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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0014978CMakeCPackpublic2014-06-17 18:082016-06-10 14:21
ReporterClinton Stimpson 
Assigned ToDomen Vrankar 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionfixed 
PlatformLinuxOSOS Version
Product VersionCMake 3.0 
Target VersionFixed in VersionCMake 3.4 
Summary0014978: cpack excludes empty directories with archive generators (and others?)
DescriptionEmpty directories are not included in cpack generated archives/installers.
Steps To Reproduceproject(archive)

set(CMAKE_INSTALL_BINARY_DIR bin)
set(CPACK_PACKAGE_CONTACT me)
set(CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX /opt/me)

install(CODE
  "
  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY \$ENV{DESTDIR}\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINARY_DIR}/userfiles)
  if(WIN32)
    execute_process(COMMAND icacls \$ENV{DESTDIR}\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINARY_DIR}/userfiles /grant:r \"Users:(OI)(CI)(F)\")
  else()
    execute_process(COMMAND chmod ugo+rw \$ENV{DESTDIR}\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINARY_DIR}/userfiles)
  endif()
  "
)

include(CPack)


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Run cmake, then cpack -G TGZ or ZIP. Open the archive, and you will see that the directory is not included.

It is included for RPM, Deb and NSIS.
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 Relationships
related to 0013009closedRaffi Enficiaud CPack DEB generator ignores top-level directories which do not contain a file 

  Notes
(0041260)
Kitware Robot (administrator)
2016-06-10 14:21

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 Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
2014-06-17 18:08 Clinton Stimpson New Issue
2015-09-14 10:27 Clinton Stimpson Relationship added related to 0013009
2015-10-10 03:58 Domen Vrankar Assigned To => Domen Vrankar
2015-10-10 03:58 Domen Vrankar Status new => assigned
2016-02-09 23:03 Clinton Stimpson Status assigned => resolved
2016-02-09 23:03 Clinton Stimpson Fixed in Version => CMake 3.4
2016-02-09 23:03 Clinton Stimpson Resolution open => fixed
2016-06-10 14:21 Kitware Robot Note Added: 0041260
2016-06-10 14:21 Kitware Robot Status resolved => closed

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