On 12/21/2011 05:59 PM, David Cole wrote: > 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.
That's why I was asking for the specifics of the modifications causing 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
