On Monday 02 December 2013, Martin Zenzes wrote: > Hi, > > is there a reason why the cmake-option "CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS" > is not enabled by default? It was exposed as an option in 2011 [1], a > few days after adding it initially. It can be enabled manually by adding > "set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)" into the CMakeLists.txt or > giving the option on the commandline as in "mkdir -p build && cd build > && cmake .. -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=on" > > The option generates a file "compile_commands.json", containing the > exact calls for all translation units of the project in machine-readable > form. Benefits:
what is actually the purpose of this feature ? It sounds to me a bit more like it should be an additional "extra" generator, i.e. generate makefiles/ninja files and additionally this json file. Alex -- Powered by www.kitware.com Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more information on each offering, please visit: CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
