[CMake] target issue

["Flávio P. Duarte"]

Thanks Brad and Alan. The EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL solution worked.

Flavio

Brad King wrote:
> Flávio P. Duarte wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 	I am developing a project where I have a subdirectory with a bunch of
>> programs. Those programs are being created with ADD_EXECUTABLE command.
>> The main CMakeLists.txt include this dir using SUBDIRS command, which
>> makes all programs in this directory. Since ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND seems to
>> add a target that is executed by default, I would like to know how I can
>> change this behaviour by only creating those programs when the user
>> explicitly invoke make with a target (make programs).
> 
> Use the ADD_SUBDIRECTORY command with the EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL option.
> CMake will create a build system in that subdirectory in the build tree
> but it will not be included by default.  Users will have to manually go
> into the subdirectory to build it.  Then you can use ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET
> to create a target that does the build for you.
> 
> -Brad
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