On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 07:23:55PM -0600, Oliver kfsone Smith wrote: > Ok - I just wanted to make sure there wasn't some built-in way of doing > it before I plowed ahead with that :)
Nope. Writing your own wrapper for add_* commands seems to be a pretty common practice. > >making all the config variables for that target match the form > >dbproxy_WHATEVER lets you say stuff like: > > > >add_library(${this_target} ${${this_target}_SOURCE_FILES} ...) > > > Hmm - I didn't know you could do that, so I've been doing everything > project relative, but then the size of this project and the number of > sub-targets, and the huge amount of shared code between targets means > that things aren't really organized by target, so all of the targets sit > in one top-level project. You are definitely not the first build engineer tasked with modernizing a crufty legacy codebase. I recommend making friends with add_subdirectory() as soon as you can. Once you start breaking the build up into parts, it becomes easier to manage. The external project stuff may also be worth a look, but probably not until you tease some modules out of your big ball of mud. tyler _______________________________________________ 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