OK, so set_source_file_properties needs a property value that's a single string. This wasn't clear from the documentation at all or not clear to me at least. Thanks for your help!
On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Andreas Pakulat <[email protected]> wrote: > On 20.07.10 15:43:16, kent williams wrote: >> I see what you're doing and I have two points: >> >> 1. You only have one file in ${${PROJECT_HAME}_UIS} -- what happens if >> you create a second file with Designer and add it to this project? >> Believe me, I read through Qt4Macros.cmake, and what's there should >> work, but in my case it most definitely does not. > > I've adjusted your CMakeLists.txt to use > > set_source_files_properties(${QTCMake_SRC} PROPERTIES OBJECT_DEPENDS > "${UIHeaders}") > > The generated Makefiles do generate the headers from the ui files before > building the object file for the executable. So this does work as long > as you're using quotes around the variable. It also works that after > touching a .ui file the header gets re-generated. (I'm using CMake 2.8.1 > currently here). > >> 2. I don't get adding '*.h' files to the source list in add_executable >> does anything. It doesn't apparently generate a recipe to make an >> object file from a header. > > It does make sure that _something_ depends on the generated header > files. This then triggers generating them from the .ui file. I think > thats the problem with your original example, there's nothing (in > particular no target) that depends explicitly on the generated header > files and hence the "all" target doesn't generate them. > > This is pretty similar to your approach with > set_source_files_properties, except its a bit more hidden whats going on > and the dependency is probably between the target and the header. > > Andreas > > -- > Expect a letter from a friend who will ask a favor of you. > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
