[CMake] XCode, CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR, and add_custom_command

[James Bigler]

Thanks for both of your suggestions.  It looks the like the right approach
is to manage the directory creation myself.

Thanks,
James

On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:07 PM, David Cole <david.cole at kitware.com> wrote:

> It should be fairly easy to add a 2nd custom command that creates the
> directory and writes out a stamp file and then make your 1st custom command
> depend on the stamp file.
> I would go with that approach and put stuff where you want it rather than
> trying to figure out where all the varied generators put things...
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:10 AM, James Bigler <jamesbigler at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> So when I compile a regular C file, XCode puts the resulting object file
>> here:
>>
>>
>> /code/myproj/src/MyProj.build/Debug/mytarget.build/Objects-normal/i386/main.o
>>
>> When I try to compile something else to an object file using an
>> add_custom_command and CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR I get this path:
>>
>> ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/myfile.o ->
>> /code/myproj/src/Debug/myfile.o
>>
>> The I run into problem of the directory /code/myproj/src/Debug/ not
>> existing.
>>
>> So I have two choices.
>>
>> 1. Add the directory creation to the custom command.
>> 2. Figure out how to get a path that actually exists.
>>
>> What is the preferred method, and does anyone have hints of how to get an
>> actual build path for XCode?
>>
>> It's too bad that add_custom_command doesn't detect that the path to the
>> output file doesn't exist and make it for me. ;)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> James
>>
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