On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Michael Wild <them...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 12/21/2011 05:25 PM, André Caron wrote: >> I've recently been surprised by the behavior of CMake when modifying >> "CMakeLists.txt" files pointed to by "add_subdirectory()" directives. >> I've asked the question on StackOverflow[1] and have gotten no clean >> answer. If anyone is interested, there is a small bounty (50 points) >> on the question expiring in a few hours. >> >> The question is tad bit lengthy, so I won't duplicate here. Any reply >> on either the mailing list or to the linked StackOverflow question is >> appreciated. >> >> Thanks! >> André >> >> [1]: >> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8479929/cmake-add-subdirectory-and-recompiling > > Get rid of the file(GLOB ...). Never, ever use it unless you know > exactly what you're doing. Using it usually breaks something. > > Also, you didn't say *what* changes you made that caused a full rebuild. > If you change anything that will show up on the command line (e.g. > change add_definitions(), include_directories(), etc.), this will of > course cause a rebuild. > > Michael > > -- > > 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
I agree with the advice to get rid of file(GLOB, but I also think it's irrelevant to the problem here. Using it should have no bearing on what rebuilds when CMake re-runs, assuming that the set of globbed files is the same from run to run. -- 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
