On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Robert Dailey <rcdai...@gmail.com> wrote: > I tested this and it works! I was using target_link_libraries() before which > sets the dependency but also links it. > I noticed that it creates a "fubar_UTILITY" project in addition to "fubar" > project in my solution when I specify it in add_dependencies()... is this > normal? What does the _UTILITY project do? >
Yes, it's normal. The _UTILITY project is there just to establish dependencies correctly in VS 7.1 and earlier. Starting with VS8 the _UTILITY targets are no longer generated. > --------- > Robert Dailey > > > On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Robert Dailey <rcdai...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 12:25 PM, David Cole <david.c...@kitware.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 1:06 PM, Robert Dailey <rcdai...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > I'm using CMake 2.8.6 and generating for VS 2003. >>> > I have a DLL project that my EXE project needs to depend on, however I >>> > don't >>> > want my EXE to link against that DLL's import library, since the EXE >>> > will >>> > call LoadLibrary() to dynamically import symbols from the DLL being >>> > built. >>> > I want the EXE project to depend on the DLL project so that in visual >>> > studio >>> > the DLL is built when I build the EXE (because of project >>> > dependencies), but >>> > I don't want the DLL 's import LIB to be linked in via command line. >>> > Any way to do this? >>> > >>> > --------- >>> > Robert Dailey >>> > >>> > -- >>> > >>> > 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 >>> > >>> >>> add_dependencies(exe dll) >>> >>> But use the CMake target names, not "exe" and "dll"... >>> >>> That makes sure that the project build for "dll" is completely done >>> before beginning any build commands for the "exe" project. >> >> Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't this still cause the LIB to be linked? >> There is an option to inherit dependency libraries in project settings which >> is enabled, so CMake would somehow need to specify this import library to be >> ignored. > -- 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