I have created an issue in the bug tracker: http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=11940
-Nico 2011/2/24 Nicolas Desprès <nicolas.desp...@gmail.com>: > I have checked by calling cmake from the "real" builddir (not the > symlink) and it works fine: > > $ pwd > /home/despre_n/build/test/helloworld-cmake/_build > $ 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/build/test/helloworld-cmake/_build > $ make > Scanning dependencies of target helloworld > [100%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/helloworld.dir/src/main.cc.o > Linking CXX executable helloworld > [100%] Built target helloworld > > Cheers, > > -Nico > > 2011/2/24 Nicolas Desprès <nicolas.desp...@gmail.com>: >> 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 >> > > > > -- > Nicolas Desprès > -- 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