You can't. The default target is stored in the .suo file. That file is generated by visual studio when it loads the solution file. The rules that Visual studio uses for chosing the default target are not published and don't seem to make a lot of sense. The reason that ALL_BUILD is marked as the default target has to do with the order of projects listed in the solution file generated by CMake. That order is no adjustable in CMake, and other factors can change the behavior.
I had a conversation on the list this week about it already, with regards to the project folders and getting ALL_BUILD to be placed in the default cmake projects folder. I played around with the generated solution file, forcing ALL_BUILD into that folder manually, and it then chose the INSTALL target as the default, even though all I had done was add a refrence to the ALL_BUILD project in the folder grouping. Weird. You'll just have to chose the default target manually after loading the solution. Aaron C. Meadows -----Original Message----- From: cmake-boun...@cmake.org [mailto:cmake-boun...@cmake.org] On Behalf Of Anton Sibilev Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 5:27 AM To: cmake@cmake.org Subject: [CMake] How to change default target in solution? Hello! By default ALL_BUILD is main target, how can I change it? _______________________________________________ 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 This email was sent to you by Thomson Reuters, the global news and information company. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Thomson Reuters. _______________________________________________ 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
