Hi Isaiah, the idea was to make sure the IDE and cmake agree on the settings being used and to make it very explicit what is going to be used.
Best Regards, Tobias On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 4:54 PM, Isaiah Norton <isaiah.nor...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'd like to use cmake server with only a build directory argument (mostly in > order to query the cache), but receive an error in return: > > ``` >> cmake --version > cmake version 3.9.4 > >> cmake -E server --experimental --debug > >> [== "CMake Server" ==[ >> {"cookie":"zimtstern","type":"handshake","protocolVersion":{"major":1}, >> "buildDirectory":"/opt/bld/s5nj/Slicer-build" >> } >> ]== "CMake Server" ==] > > [== "CMake Server" ==[ > {"cookie":"zimtstern","errorMessage":"Failed to activate protocol version: > \"CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY\" is set but incompatible with configured source > directory value.","inReplyTo":"handshake","type":"error"} > ]== "CMake Server" ==] > ``` > > The docs example with source and generator arguments works -- but shouldn't > the build directory fully determine these options for an already-configured > build tree? > > Thanks, > Isaiah > > > -- > > 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: > https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers > -- 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: https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers