That's a very useful feature to have! Ideally CMake would also try to load it recursively up to the "/" folder just like for instance clang-format or clang-tidy look for their configuration folders upwards. This would allow for instance to easily build all the projects in a certain folder in release mode by default or stuff like this.
------- Jean-Michaël Celerier http://www.jcelerier.name On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Cristian Adam <cristian.a...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 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. > > > -- > > 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 >
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