Re: [CMake] Generating include files

Michael Ellery writes: > https://github.com/mellery451/gen_header > > works for with me with makefile generator. Yes, that's similar to what I have found yesterday after my posting. It works but I'd prefer not to have to add the dependency to the add_executable()

Re: [CMake] Generating include files

Craig Scott writes: > This property need not be used to specify the dependency of a source file > on a generated header file that it includes. Although the property was > originally introduced for this purpose, it is no longer necessary. If the > generated header file is

Re: [CMake] Generating include files

Hendrik Sattler writes: > >IMO that feels just wrong. foo.c does NOT depend on tab.h, foo.c does > >not depend on anything, it's not even generated by the build system. > >*I* edit it. Instead, it is the object file foo.o that depends on > >tab.h. > This is not quite

Re: [CMake] Generating include files

Michael Ellery writes: > if your source can be generated by simple substitution of variable > values (like a template file), then configure_file() will do the > trick. If the process to create the file is more complex, then > add_custom_command() with an appropriate OUTPUT

[CMake] Generating include files

How can I write a CMakeFile that will include a generated source file into another C source? I have read the FAQ, searched the mailing list archives and have tried for two hours without success. With standard make this would be quite simple: $ cat Makefile foo: foo.o

Re: [CMake] Generating include files

Craig Scott writes: > A bit of a long-shot, have you tried generating the file with the extension > .h instead of .c? That might allow it to be picked up by the dependency > scanner (I don't know if it treats file extensions differently). Also, the >