On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 8:08 PM Robert Maynard <robert.mayn...@kitware.com> wrote: > By default CMake wants to get a correct build 100% of the time. There > is nothing to stop people from having functions defined in a .cxx file > with no corresponding header, and using manual forward deceleration is > used in a consuming library/executable. By setting > `LINK_DEPENDS_NO_SHARED` to `True` you will convert what was a link > time error ( renaming the function in the .cxx ) to a run time error.
First of all, thanks for the answer - it's good to understand the rationale and to know that in our use case we can safely use this setting. On the question of whether to set this as the default, I understand your position and I personally disagree - but do not wish to start a debate. However I will say that this simple change has, in a common case, reduced my build time from 5 minutes to 15 seconds. At the very least could you consider steps to make this setting more known and accessible? (No one on Stack Overflow knew about it, and I think that's saying something.) Perhaps put it in a FAQ, and/or more prominently in the documentation. Kind regards, itay -- 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: https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
