[CMake] Custom targets & dependencies causing unintended builds

[Robert Dailey]

Hi, I currently do exclude it manually like this as a workaround for
now. However, I expect the ALL option to be respected between custom
targets when dependencies are formed. This is most likely a defect.

On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 1:43 AM, Petr Kmoch <petr.kmoch at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Robert.
>
> Whether a target is included in Visual Studio's "Build solution" is
> controlled by target property EXCLUDE_FROM_DEFAULT_BUILD. Would setting it
> for your custom target(s) help?
>
> Petr
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 11:57 PM, Robert Dailey <rcdailey.lists at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I have two custom targets named A and B. These are not POST_BUILD
>> targets, these are targets set to depend on files generated by custom
>> commands. Neither custom target has the "ALL" option specified.
>>
>> I have called add_dependencies( A B ) to make A depend on B.
>>
>> When I Build Solution in Visual Studio, A does not build but B does
>> build. I think because B is a dependency of A, even though A itself
>> does not build, the dependency forces B to build. If I remove the
>> add_dependencies() call, then neither A or B builds (desired
>> behavior).
>>
>> If I run a build on ALL_BUILD, then regardless of dependencies set,
>> neither A or B build (desired behavior).
>>
>> This seems like a defect to me. When I go to Configuration Manager
>> (Right click solution -> Configuration Manager), I see that B is has
>> the check box under "Build" checked. This is supposed to be unchecked.
>> Basically when I make B a dependency of A, and B is a custom target,
>> it should exclude B from the build unless 1) A has a dependency or 2)
>> B has been created with the ALL option.
>>
>> Comments?
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