On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 4:20 AM, Aleix Pol <aleix...@kde.org> wrote: > Dear cmake'rs, > I'm rewriting the KDevelop plugin from scratch to fetch the information from > the build directory. > > Now in the first implementation I'm using the compile_commands.json file > that cmake already can generate for some time. It works quite well already, > given how data just comes out ready to be consumed (almost). The problem now > is that we're lacking some information, namely information about the > targets, their location and such *. > > To that end, I wrote a little patch to be taken as a proof of concept, that > generates (some of) the needed information. I would like to know if you > think it's an approach that would be accepted in the cmake code-base or if I > need to take a different approach. > > Patch http://proli.net/meu/kdevelop/cmake-targetsdata.patch > Output: http://proli.net/meu/kdevelop/AwesomeTargets.json > > Cheers! > Aleix > > * Yes, I'm aware of generators, but I'm not comfortable with the idea of > tying a build directory to an editor (even if it's my editor). Our users > usually build the projects with different tools and asking them to re-create > their build only for being comfortable with KDevelop sometimes is a burden. > It would be for me too!
I created a new version of the patch: http://proli.net/meu/kdevelop/0001-cmake-Add-option-to-generate-target-metadata-for-IDE-v2.patch Main differences are: * Uses JsonCpp to generate json (makes the code much easier to read!). * Adds a CMAKE_EXPORT_PROJECT_METADATA.rst file for documentation. * Adds a test that checks some of the parameters in the file. * Uses for directory the directory where the target was generated rather than the output directory. I hope this helps. Aleix Samples: LLVM: https://paste.kde.org/pelr1ditp A small random KDE project: https://paste.kde.org/pgkbecv5p -- Powered by www.kitware.com Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more information on each offering, please visit: CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers
