[CMake] Forcing project to be included in a solution?

[David Cole]

This all assumes everything is in the same CMakeLists.txt.

I suspect since Robert is not already seeing the proper behavior that
he has complex cross-directory target and library distribution, but
wants to see them all in the sub-directory sln files, too... (maybe?)


On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 9:48 PM, Fraser Hutchison
<fraser.hutchison at gmail.com> wrote:
> David's original answer does what you require.
>
> Simply include add_custom_target(Foo ...) and don't include
> add_dependencies(Bar Foo).
>
> If your project is also called Bar, then Bar.sln will include Foo.vcproj and
> Bar.vcproj, but Foo will not be built when invoking "Build Solution".
>
> Cheers,
>
> Fraser.
>
>
>
>
> On 04/04/2012 21:33, Robert Dailey wrote:
>
> Sorry I think we are not on the same page.
>
> My custom target is: "Foo"
> My C++ executable target is: "Bar"
>
> I don't want Bar depend on Foo, because I do not want Foo's commands to
> execute when I build Bar. However, because Bar does not depend on Foo,
> Foo.vcproj will not be part of Bar.sln. I need a way to make sure that
> Foo.vcproj opens with Bar.sln without creating that dependency.
>
> I hope this makes a little more sense.
>
> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 2:01 PM, David Cole <david.cole at kitware.com> wrote:
>>
>> Your original message said you didn't want to make it a dependency.
>> So, why then use "add_dependencies" ...?
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 3:00 PM, David Cole <david.cole at kitware.com> wrote:
>> > Well, add_dependencies means that the custom target will be built
>> > *before* the target that needs it. So it becomes part of "ALL" if the
>> > other target is part of "ALL".
>> >
>> > I thought nothing depended on it, that's why I offered the leave out
>> > "ALL" advice. If something depends on it, then it's going to be
>> > executed before the thing that depends on it...
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 2:35 PM, Robert Dailey <rcdailey.lists at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >> I add the custom targets as a dependency with add_dependencies(), and I
>> >> create the targets with add_custom_target(), I don't specify "ALL".
>> >>
>> >> In my test with Visual Studio 2008, building the parent project results
>> >> in
>> >> these custom targets being built as well. According to your
>> >> instruction,
>> >> this should not happen, correct?
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 12:10 PM, David Cole <david.cole at kitware.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Sure, just use add_custom_target without the "ALL" argument. If you
>> >>> don't use "ALL", then the project is completely disconnected from
>> >>> ALL_BUILD and everything else, and will only be triggered when you
>> >>> explicitly build that target/project.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> HTH,
>> >>> David
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Robert Dailey
>> >>> <rcdailey.lists at gmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>> > Hi,
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I have a custom target that just runs some commands that have
>> >>> > nothing to
>> >>> > do
>> >>> > with building source. For convenience, when generating visual studio
>> >>> > projects, I'd like for that target to be included in the SLN
>> >>> > generated
>> >>> > by
>> >>> > project() but I don't want to make it a dependency, since that would
>> >>> > force
>> >>> > it to build when I build any other project in the solution (I
>> >>> > think).
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Is there a way to make a vcproj be included in a sln without it
>> >>> > building
>> >>> > as
>> >>> > part of the dependency chain?
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Thanks in advance.
>> >>> >
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