Hi there, I am having a problem with cmake-2.8.4 for Linux with the Makefile generator. I have my srcdir in an encrypted partition and my builddir in a normal partition. For convenience I have a symlink inside my srcdir pointing to my buildir.
Here the scenario: $ pwd /home/despre_n/src/test/helloworld-cmake # src is a symlink to /media/blabla/src (the encrypted partition) $ find . ./src ./src/main.cc ./CMakeLists.txt $ cat CMakeLists.txt cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8) project(helloworld) add_executable(helloworld src/main.cc ) $ cat src/main.cc #include <iostream> int main(void) { std::cout << "Hello world\n" << std::endl; return 0; } $ mkdir -p ~/build/test/helloworld-cmake/_build # Out of the encrypted partition $ ln -s ~/build/test/helloworld-cmake/_build # Create the convenient symlink $ cd _build $ cmake .. CMake Error: The source directory "/home/despre_n/build/test/helloworld-cmake" does not appear to contain CMakeLists.txt. Specify --help for usage, or press the help button on the CMake GUI. $ cmake ~/src/test/helloworld-cmake -- The C compiler identification is GNU -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc -- works -- Detecting C compiler ABI info -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- works -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done -- Configuring done -- Generating done -- Build files have been written to: /home/despre_n/src/test/helloworld-cmake/_build $ make -- Configuring done -- Generating done -- Build files have been written to: /home/despre_n/src/test/helloworld-cmake/_build Scanning dependencies of target helloworld make[2]: *** No rule to make target `../src/main.cc', needed by `CMakeFiles/helloworld.dir/src/main.cc.o'. Stop. make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/helloworld.dir/all] Error 2 make: *** [all] Error 2 I have tested with cmake-2.8.2 and I have the same result. I thought CMake was generating absolute path whenever possible. Maybe it should resolve symlinks as well. I don't know. Shall I create a bug report? Regards, -- Nicolas Desprès _______________________________________________ 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