Actually a solution for this is using add_subdirectory().
The problem is that I use two out-of-source build directories, one for building A and one for B. If I use some directory the files generated during the compilation of A will be stored: - in the out-of-source build folder of solution A when the compilation is launched from the solution A, - in the out-of-source build folder of solution B when the compilation is launched from the solution B, In this way there is a duplication of files, which I would like to avoid. A solution could be use the binary_dir option and specify that the project A has to be built in the out-of-source build folder of solution A also when the compilation is launched from B. This would be the folder organization: Root - A - CMakeLists.txt - src - B - CMakeLists.txt - src - BUILD_A - BUILD_B And the CMakeLists of be would contain the following line: Add_subdirectory(ABSOLUT_PATH_TO_A BUILD_A) Does it make sense? Thanks! From: Petr Kmoch [mailto:petr.km...@gmail.com] Sent: mercoledì 5 febbraio 2014 14:15 To: Luca Gherardi Cc: cmake@cmake.org Subject: Re: [CMake] How to manage dependencies between projects in Visual Studio Sorry, I've never used either functionality myself. I just wanted to point out what exists. Petr On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Luca Gherardi <luca.ghera...@unibg.it <mailto:luca.ghera...@unibg.it> > wrote: Hi Peter, I tried to use the include_external_msproject(PROJECT_NAME PATH_TO_VCXPROJ) The project is included in the solution, however when I try to build the solution VS returns the following error: The operation could not be completed. The parameter is incorrect No other information. Any idea? Thanks, Luca From: Petr Kmoch [mailto:petr.km...@gmail.com <mailto:petr.km...@gmail.com> ] Sent: mercoledì 5 febbraio 2014 12:34 To: Luca Gherardi Cc: cmake@cmake.org <mailto:cmake@cmake.org> Subject: Re: [CMake] How to manage dependencies between projects in Visual Studio Hi Luca. You could look into the CMake command include_external_msproject(), or into the ExternalProject module. Petr On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Luca Gherardi <luca.ghera...@unibg.it <mailto:luca.ghera...@unibg.it> > wrote: Im working with Visual Studio and I need to create the CMakeLists files for the following scenario. I have a project A, which contains the sources for a library. This project has its own CMakeLists and generates a lib (add_library). I have a second project B, which contains the sources from an executable and uses the library generated by A. I would like to setup its CMakeLists in such a way that: - The Visual Studio solution generated from the CMakeLists of B includes the projects for A and B - The project A should be just a link to the project generated with the CMakeLists of A. In other words I would like to avoid duplications of compilation files. I would like that the file generated for A by a compilation started from the solution of A were stored in the same path of the file generated for A by a compilation started from the solution of B. Is that possible? I know it is possible to do it with visual studio, but I dont know how to do it with CMake. Thanks in advance. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Luca Gherardi, PhD Postdoc at ETH Zurich Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control Room ML K 34 Sonneggstrasse 3 - 8092 Zurich SWITZERLAND Office: +41 44 632 73 55 <tel:%2B41%2044%20632%2073%2055> Mobile: +41 788 833 174 <tel:%2B41%20788%20833%20174> Home: http://www.lucagherardi.it -- Powered by www.kitware.com <http://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
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