Hi, when using out-of-source builds and the Eclipse CDT project generator, a "linked resource" is created in the Eclipse project file, which points to CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR, so the user can browse the source directory.
Now, when CMAKE_BINARY_DIR is a subdirectory of CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR (e.g. MyProject/build/ ), such a "linked resource" can't be created, and the resulting project file still works, but is less usable. I just added a warning, so that cmake now says: "-- Configuring done CMake Warning in CMakeLists.txt: The build directory is a subdirectory of the source directory. This is not supported well by Eclipse. It is strongly recommended to use a build directory which is not a subdirectory of the source directory. -- Generating done" I'm thinking about using FATAL_ERROR instead of warning for this, since the resulting project file without that link really feels wrong, and I recommend everybody to not build in a subdir of the source dir. This would have the effect that a build dir which was working until now does not work anymore with the next cmake release, the user would have to create a new build dir in some other location. Would this be acceptable ? Alex -- 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://public.kitware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers
