> > Actually, when I used the macro I found that though this macro gives > > a > > useful functionality it is not exactly what I wanted. > > > > What I want to do can be illustrated the following example: > > I have a main project/dir - projectSystem > > I have three component/dir - projectcomponent1, projectcomponent2, > > projectcomponent3. > > > > Now on windows from the directory where the cmake generated files are > > present, at present I issue a command : > > cmake --build PATH_TO_PROJECTSYSTEM > > This builds the projectSystem alongwith projectComponent1, > > projectComponent2 & projectComponent3. > > > > Now, I want to do two things on command window(from the dir where > > cmake > > build files are generated): > > 1. Query the list of sub-targets(components) available. In this case > > the > > result is a list > > projectComponent1 > > projectComponent2 > > projectComponent3 > > 2. Now based on the list in 1, optionally build any component. For > > example issue a command: > > > > cmake --build projectComponent1 > > > > Can we achieve this? Or is it asking for too much :) > > > > Thanks, > > Vikas > > I'm new to CMake too, but it looks like you could do what you want with the > option() directive. > > So I would have in my CMakeLists.txt something like: > > option(ProjectComponent1 "Builds the first project component" OFF) > etc. > > And later on: > if(ProjectComponent1) > add_subdirectory(${ProjectComponent1_DIR}) > endif(ProjectComponent1) > etc. > > and then in ccmake set the option to ON when you want to build with it. I'd be > surprised if there wasn't a way to define separate make targets somewhere > instead though, so you could do "make projectComponent1", but I'm not sure > about how to do that.
I understand what you mean and it is similar to what the macro suggested by Alex does. However, I do not want a developer to have a need to change setting in the cmake GUI for what I need. What I want is that: 1. the user should be able to see a list of components & sub-components, using a command from the cmd window from the location where the cmake GUI has generated the build files. 2. the user should be able to choose a sub-component to build without asking to build the whole component. Also, I do not want to be generating build files every time I choose to build a different sub-component. Is this possible? Please note that I am on windows. I guess this is easily possible on Linux. As make allows you to query a list of targets & can build specific targets as well. Please correct me if I am wrong. Thanks, Vikas _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake