Can you send your CMakeLists.txt file? Or at least copy/paste the relevant portion of it so we can see how you're adding the file?
Actually, maybe you won't need to send us code... It needs to be a "*.obj" file to work with the Visual Studio generators. We use the file extension ".obj" to identify them as object files. If you copy it to a file name ending with ".obj" does it work? On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Chatterjee, Shash <schatter...@camber.com> wrote: > Hi David, > > I truly appreciate your willingness to help, and your prompt response. > Thanks a bunch! > > I just installed 2.8.4 and tried again. As far as I can tell, the behavior > did not change (I deleted the CMake-2.8.3 generated build directory, as well > as uninstalling CMake-2.8.3). I still see the <ClInstall> element for the .o > file, and it does not get included in the library. > > Thanks, > Shash > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Cole [mailto:david.c...@kitware.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 12:23 PM > To: Chatterjee, Shash > Cc: cmake@cmake.org > Subject: Re: [CMake] Including an external object file (.o) into static > shared library using MS Visual Studio generator > > This was a known bug, and has been fixed in CMake 2.8.4. > > See here for details if you want: > http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=11459 > > Upgrade to CMake 2.8.4 and try again. Should work.... > > > Cheers, > David > > > On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Chatterjee, Shash > <schatter...@camber.com> wrote: >> Hi! >> >> >> >> I need to include a 3rd-party API, which comes without source, as an object >> (.o) file into a static library using CMake 2.8.3. I know it is possible to >> add the .o when executables are linked, but that is not the preferred >> method. >> >> >> >> I have simply defined the .o file in the ADD_LIBRARY command. This works >> under linux, and nmake (MS Visual Studio 10 /2010). If I look in the >> cmake-generated build.make, CMake correctly recognizes the .o as an external >> dependency and defines a <libname>_EXTERNAL_OBJECTS variable in there, and >> it is listed at the tail end of objects1.rsp. So far, so good! >> >> >> >> When using the "Visual Studio 10" generator, CMake adds the object file as a >> <ClInclude Include="....."/> XML element under a <ItemGroup> element that >> also >> lists all the source files as <ClCompile> elements for the static library >> project. Of course the .o is not include in the lib when the project is >> built. I can manually go into the project properties, and add it as an >> "Additional Dependencies" dependency for the Librarian, and that works. Is >> there a way to get CMake to do this automatically? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Shash >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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