I don't think it's stupid. No judgment here. :-) But can it be renamed, or does this logging library require ".res" as the file extension?
On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:22 AM, <aaron_wri...@selinc.com> wrote: > Well, you're probably going to think this is stupid, but the *.res file is > not actually a resource file in the Microsoft sense of it. It's just a > text file that happens to have the *.res extension. It's a string > localization text file that our logging library knows how to read. It > think it is just happen stance that the logging library expects the files > to end in *.res. > > --- > Aaron Wright > > > > > From: > David Cole <david.c...@kitware.com> > To: > aaron_wri...@selinc.com > Cc: > "cmake@cmake.org" <cmake@cmake.org> > Date: > 01/21/2011 08:10 AM > Subject: > Re: [CMake] VS2010 tries to compile a file with *.res extension when its > copied > > > > This is similar in nature to > http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=11147 and friends... > > The fix for that issue is ending up being "obj" file specific, though, > because we have a special handler in place for files with "obj" > extensions. Perhaps we need similar handling for "res" files. (They are > really just obj files from the rc compiler...) > > Do you not have the rc file? Or are you compiling it as a custom command > to avoid some other issue with rc files? > > This sounds like we need to add a test similar to our existing ExternalOBJ > test, but with a pre-built res file. > > > Thanks for the discussion -- seems like something needs to be fixed here. > Let's track it down. > > David > > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 10:57 AM, <aaron_wri...@selinc.com> wrote: > This is with both 2.8.3 and 2.8.4-rc1. > > On a side note, VS2010 is not trying to compile the *.res file as part of > the executable, because it is marked HEADER_FILE_ONLY, and in addition I > can remove it entirely from the project. Instead, even when the *.res file > appears no where in the solution explorer in VS2010 (except as a > *.res.rule file), VS2010 is still trying to compile it. If I remove the > *.res.rule file it stops trying to compile it. So basically its just > something to do with the ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND that copies the file. > > --- > Aaron Wright > > > > > From: > David Cole <david.c...@kitware.com> > To: > "aaron_wri...@selinc.com" <aaron_wri...@selinc.com> > Cc: > "cmake@cmake.org" <cmake@cmake.org> > Date: > 01/20/2011 07:57 PM > Subject: > Re: [CMake] VS2010 tries to compile a file with *.res extension when its > copied > Sent by: > cmake-boun...@cmake.org > > > > Is tha with 2.8.3 or 2.8.4-rc1? > > On Thursday, January 20, 2011, <aaron_wri...@selinc.com> wrote: > > I know I've asked this before, but now I've narrowed it down a bit and I > > have an example. This copies a *.res file to the binary directory where > > presumably the executable can find it. The executable has that file as a > > source file to hook up the dependency, and the copied file has the > > HEADER_FILE_ONLY property set. Yet, somehow VS2010 is still trying to > > compile en.res. I even tried setting the source and destination en.res > > files to HEADER_FILE_ONLY, but that didn't fix it. Removing the > > ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND that does the copy fixes the problem. Why is this > > broken? FYI, it worked fine in VS2008. > > > > CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8) > > > > PROJECT(cmake_res_bug) > > > > SET(RESOURCE_FILE "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/en.res") > > > > GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(RESOURCE_FILE_BASENAME "${RESOURCE_FILE}" NAME) > > SET(LOCAL_RESOURCE_FILE > > "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/resources/${RESOURCE_FILE_BASENAME}") > > > > ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND( > > OUTPUT "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/resources/${RESOURCE_FILE_BASENAME}" > > COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory > > "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/resources" > > COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy "${RESOURCE_FILE}" > > "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/resources" > > DEPENDS "${RESOURCE_FILE}" > > COMMENT "Localizing ${RESOURCE_FILE_BASENAME}") > > > > SET_SOURCE_FILES_PROPERTIES( > > "${LOCAL_RESOURCE_FILE}" > > PROPERTIES HEADER_FILE_ONLY TRUE) > > > > INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES("${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}") > > > > ADD_EXECUTABLE( > > ${PROJECT_NAME} > > "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/main.cpp" > > "${LOCAL_RESOURCE_FILE}") > > > > --- > > Aaron Wright > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
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