Hello all, I like "EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL", because with the Make-generator I can define library-targets that will not be built with "make all" *unless* another target depends on it.
This way, I can define libraries that will only be built if another target depends on it. Maybe that's not exactly the idea of EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL, but it is convenient this way. However, I don't see how exactly the same can be achieved with Visual Studio. Yes, I could tell developers to build the "ALL_BUILD" project instead of hitting F7 (to build the solution) but that's not convenient. Why is this a problem for us? Because a library that no one depends on may actually not even build under Windows and we don't want to clutter our CMakeLists with if(WIN32) add_subdirectory(...) endif() . Build times is another thing. This issue has already been filed: https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/12379 and discussed in these threads: http://public.kitware.com/pipermail/cmake/2011-August/045662.html http://public.kitware.com/pipermail/cmake/2013-February/053528.html I can think of two solutions, the latter being the cleaner IMO: 1. A property on a library-target that inhibits generation of the respective Visual Studio project if no other target depends on it. 2. Being able to mark targets as being "non-standalone" in the sense that they'll be ignored by the generator if no other targets depends on them. For our case I found myself this workaround: https://gist.github.com/sebknzl/ff6524420890fe6fdbdbc7d3264b103a Thanks for your attention and greetings from Munich, Sebastian Kienzl -- 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
