On Tue, 2013-08-13 at 00:24 +0200, Eric Noulard wrote: > > OK, maybe I'm misunderstanding but if the SerializeTarget is considered > > "always out of date" because it was defined with add_custom_target() > > then won't that cause the two libraries to always rebuild, since > > something they depend on is always out of date? Maybe I'm thinking of > > it too much like make. > > This is puzzling but as far as I understand it, since SerializeTarget > has no output it cannot trigger the rebuilt of a target (nioether Lib1 > nor Lib2), however whenever you need (or ask) to build Lib1 or Lib2 > then SerializeTarget has to be executed and consequently the > add_custom_command will be if the "generated.c" file is out of date.
OK, I was thinking it was like a .PHONY rule in make, but it looks like it's rather just like a normal empty rule (if it has no commands). That works. Thanks! -- 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
