[Cmake] cmake error: identic name for binary and source cmake run after building

[Andy Cedilnik]

Hi Jan,

Have you tried ADD_EXECUTABLE(demo demo.cxx demo_b.cxx).

			Andy

On Thu, 2003-03-13 at 04:00, Jan Woetzel wrote:
> Hi,
> a 'newbie' question about ADD_EXECUTABLE:
> When my executable should have the same base name as the source,
> the *second* cmake run (after building it) doesn't work.
> 
> I am confused because it doesn't even work in the "CMakeExample" Hello 
> world example.
> 
> My executables should have the same (base) name as the corresponding 
> binary,
> Refering to the "CMakeExample":
> e.g.
>    Demo/demo.cxx
> should become
>    'demo' executable (and not 'helloDemo') under Linux (and maybe 
> demo.exe under Windows which I did'nt test yet).
> 
> I edited Demo/CMakeLists.txt:
> ...
> #ADD_EXECUTABLE(helloDemo demo demo_b)
> ADD_EXECUTABLE(demo demo demo_b)
> ...
> #TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(helloDemo Hello)
> TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(demo Hello)
> ...
> 
> 
> This works for the first cmake; make run, teh binary 'demo' is there and 
> works.
> But a second cmake run seems to produce wrong dependnecies.
> 
>  >>>
> jw at tauber:jw/source/CMakeExample> cmake
> -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc -- works
> -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/g++ -- works
> -- Configuring done
> CMake Error: Unexpected file type /home/jw/source/CMakeExample/Demo/demo
> -- Generating done
> <<<
> 
> The subsequent make doesn't work either.
>  >>>
> jw at tauber:jw/source/CMakeExample> make
> cmake.depends is up-to-date
> /home/jw/source/CMakeExample/Hello: building default_target
> /home/jw/source/CMakeExample/Demo: building default_target
> Building dependencies cmake.check_depends...
> CMake Error: Unexpected file type /home/jw/source/CMakeExample/Demo/demo
> make[3]: *** [cmake.check_depends] Error 255
> make[2]: *** [default_target] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [default_target_Demo] Error 2
> make: *** [default_target] Error 2
> <<<
> 
> 
> i am using "cmake version 1.6" from website binary.
> 
> I didn't find a hint in docu or web,
> sorry if it's a typical "newbie" problem.