On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 2:23 PM, Brad King <[email protected]> wrote: > On 1/28/2012 11:36 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Is it possible to get CMake to process/search for an alternative > >> default filename to CMakeLists.txt? > > Not currently. We're not fundamentally opposed to the idea, but it may > be tricky to get the interface right. Should the alternate name be used > in *all* directories? Should it be configurable on a per-subdirectory > basis? What if you have some third-party subdirectories that you're > not touching? Should it be an ordered list of names to check? Does the > rule apply to try_compile projects? Do we keep the information in the > CMakeCache.txt? Once it is switched for the top-most directory should > that one need to tell add_subdirectory what name to use for a subdir? >
Brad, All these considerations are important but maybe we could just do first the easy path which is: add a -f option which change the default name every where, for all sub-directories, try_compile, etc... [...] -Nico -- 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
