On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 8:08 PM, Brian Davis <bitmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Is there a CMake equivalent to a site-config.jam or user-config.jam > > http://www.boost.org/build/doc/html/bbv2/recipies/site-config.html > > basically a CMake file the user can put in a project directory that CMake > will read first when using cmake-gui that allows user to specify stuff they > don't want to have to keep specifying in cmake-gui each "delete cache" > > such as > > set( CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX ${CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/install CACHE STRING "" > FORCE) > set( CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX d CACHE STRING "" FORCE ) > > > There is cmake.exe > > -C <initial-cache> > > but requires command line > > come to think of it would be nice if > set( CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM "Visual Studio 12 2013 Win64" ) > > in desired user config file and CMake would just "make it so" on clicking > Generate. > > I can do this with my own projects, by implementing it myself, but when > checking out 3rd party projs they can be all over the map on config > allowing a user-config.cmake would provide mechanism to tame the config > problems. > > Desired workflow > > 1) Checkout 3rd party proj > > 2) put a CMakeUser.txt or whatever file per project > > 3) Run CMake GUI Generate > > 4) Click Open Project > > 5) Change whatever manual bits in in gui > > 6) Update project suing git witch branches versions > > 7) Delete Cache > > 8) Return to 3 > > 9) Doopy doopy doo whatever else > There is the (undocumented) PreLoad.cmake <https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/blob/master/Source/cmake.cxx#L1507>, which acts like giving a precache file with -C command line argument. But, as it turns out, it doesn't work with server mode :( Cheers, Cristian.
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