Yes, an existing build saves all the information it needs in the build cache. Once you have created a build, you never need to specify the source directory again.
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 9:13 AM, Vania Joloboff <vania.jolob...@inria.fr> wrote: > Hi, > > The cmake documentation says there are two alternatives > to start cmake > > cmake [<options>] (<path-to-source> | <path-to-existing-build>) > > But it does not explain nowhere the difference between the two... > Does the path-to-existing-build retrieve itself the source dir > and start like if it were invoked with path-to-source > from path-to-existing-build working directory ? > > Vania > > -- > > 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://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake -- 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://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake
