Hi,
Maybe i can try to reexplain, from head, ignore syntactic errors and
oversimplifying...
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/sources/cmakelist.txt
/sources/binaries/helloworld
..................cmakelists.txt
/sources/binaries/hellocmake
..................cmakelists.txt
/sources/libraries/stdio
..................cmakelists.txt
..................description.txt
/sources/libraries/gfx
..................cmakelists.txt
..................description.txt
**********************************
helloworld: <<
project(helloworld)
include("${libs}/stdio/description.txt")
include("${libs}/network/description.txt")
file(glob da_files "*.*")
add_executable( helloworld da_files )
helper_add_stdio()
**********************************
stdio description <<
function (helper_add_stdio)
include_directory( "${sources}/libraries/stdio" )
target_add_library( ${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}
"${BINDIR}/whatever/stdio.lib" )
add_definition( -DUSING_STDIO )
...
execute(grab_me_a_beer_and_add_some_more_flags)
...
if(not exists "${BINDIR}/whatever/stdio.lib")
add_subdirectory( "/sources/libraries/stdio")
endif()
endfunction()
**********************************
hellocmake <<
project(hellocmake)
include("${libs}/gfx/description.txt")
include("${libs}/network/description.txt")
file(glob da_files "*.*")
add_executable( hellocmake da_files )
helper_add_gfx()
helper_add_stdio()
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gfx description <<
function (helper_add_gfx)
include_directory( "${sources}/libraries/gfx" )
target_add_library( ${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}
"${BINDIR}/whatever/gfx.lib" )
add_definition( -DUSING_GFX )
...
if(not exists "${BINDIR}/whatever/gfx.lib")
add_subdirectory( "${sources}/libraries/gfx"
"${BINDIR}/whatever/gfx.lib" )
endif()
endfunction()
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sources/cmakelist.txt <<
add_subdirectory( "/sources/binaries/helloworld" )
add_subdirectory( "/sources/binaries/hellocmake" )
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* If i run cmake on helloworld, lets say for windows, i get solution
and
vcprojs
of helloworld with dependancy to generated vcproj for stdio. Stand
alone.
* If i run cmake on hellocmake, lets say for windows, i get solution
and
vcprojs
of hellocmake with dependancy to generated vcproj for stdio and gfx.
Stand
alone.
* If i run cmake on /sources/cmakelist.txt i get full build.
* The author(s) of helloworld doesnt need to have a clue about stdio
library
its paths
or whatever as the author(s) of stdio/description.txt has prepared
everything for him
(in a perfect world :) ). Same goes for hellocmake.
* The full build doesnt need to understand what is behind the
helloworld and
hellocmake as
they both will take care about building the dependancies on their
own.
* The coupling is minimized.
* The description.txt can serve as a hook in case of changing
whatever
settings for
the libraries (from renaming them, to changing directory tree,
changing
compiler flags etc)
This is what i would like to achieve. But if you look at >>
hellocmake <<,
the
stdio cmakelists will inherit the include path from gfx library
which you
really
dont want. It will also inherit -DUSING_GFX even if it has nothing
to do
with it.
Regards,
irukandji
On 2012-04-17 22:56, irukandji wrote:
I don't know how you'd ever maintain a sane overall project if it
depends on each subdirectory having conflicting compiler flags.
Well here is the fun, there is not something like "you", we are
taling
about
over 100 developers and if everyone is handling his own garden,
this is
not
a problem. I cant tell you the details (the lawyers stuff) but
believe me
it
is as sane as it can be in regards of doing insane things :)
I'll check your suggestions tomorrow, thank you.
Regards,
irukandji
On 2012-04-17 20:54, Kent Williams wrote:
I think then that you shouldn't use add_subdirectory.
I'd suggest using the ExternalProject module in this case, because
it
uncouples the subdirectory's project from the parent project. In
that
case, each subdirectory can be its own project and maintain
private
configurations.
You can manage dependencies between ExternalProjects with the
DEPENDS
keyword.
I think that what you're describing doesn't really make any sense
to
me. I don't know how you'd ever maintain a sane overall project
if it
depends on each subdirectory having conflicting compiler flags.
Another way you can manage this sort of thing is to use Source
file
properties -- see SET_SOURCE_FILE_PROPERTIES in the CMake
documentation and the "Properties on Source Files" section as
well.
On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 1:27 PM, irukandji <irukan...@voidptr.eu>
wrote:
Oh, hi :)
Well, the add_subdirectory takes all the preprocessor defines and
include/library
paths defined before calling it into the added "subdirectory"
cmakelists.txt.
If cmakelists.txt A defines -DWhatever and calls
add_subdirectory(/B)
where
the
cmakelists.txt for building library B resides then the library B
is
going to
be
built with -DWhatever. This is probably great behaviour for some
cases
but
can
also be undesired:
in my case, each library has its own description file, residing
in same
directory
as its cmakelists.txt, with only one function, which is included
and
called
with few
parameters to specify runtime etc. by each binary which has a
dependancy
to
library.
The description file function sets the -I to itself for caller,
the -l
to
its output
and, if the output file is not found, also calls add_subdirectory
on its
own
directory.
This is a perfect situation for developers as we can just do out
of
source
configuration
for whatever directory (where project resides) and only the
dependancy
tree
for that
particular binary is built.
It also brings additional benefit that the team which takes care
about
specific
library also takes care for description file and needed defines
which
splits
the
ownership of projects and also presents a single point of
inclusion for
that
particular
library, meaning only one file has to be changed for library
specializations.
For the nightly builds, only executables are added to the build
while
everything
else is built only if actually used.
It works great, but the add_subdirectory is propagating the
settings
from
executable
to dependant libraries and messes the build.
The question actually is: can i workaround this behaviour and if
not,
can
you please
include the parameter to add_subdirectory function to NOT
propagate the
settings.
Regards,
Irukandji
On 2012-04-17 17:58, Kent Williams wrote:
Frankly, I don't entirely understand what the problem is, or
what your
proposed solution is.
What is it that you don't want the subdirectory context to
inherit?
On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 10:30 AM, irukandji
<irukan...@voidptr.eu>
wrote:
Hi,
(as no one answered to my previous email, let me add this:
multiplatform
project with few million lines
of code, sheer size of the project is not allowing to turn
around
whole
directory tree as price / performance
is a very relevant factor and even rewriting makefiles/vcprojs
to
cmake
will
take months)
The add_subdirectory inheritance striked which is practically a
show
stopper, it was already discussed here
http://www.mail-archive.com/cmake@cmake.org/msg34291.html What
was
proposed
(DONT_INHERIT) was a great idea
and improvement to versability of CMake and also harmless for
backward
compatibility so i dont really
understand why forcing subproject to inherit all the settings.
Yes, what is added with add_subdirectory is not a child but a
sibling
or
even some other part of the tree
but the point is that it doesnt stop the cmake from building it
correctly
but this inheritance is a problem
as it adds include directories to wrong versions of headers in
public
libs
(due to bugs in different versions,
affecting different platforms,... the unification is
impossible), the
flags
are used on wrong places etc.
Is there a way to workaround it?
Thank you.
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