Hi Robert. Whether a target is included in Visual Studio's "Build solution" is controlled by target property EXCLUDE_FROM_DEFAULT_BUILD. Would setting it for your custom target(s) help?
Petr On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 11:57 PM, Robert Dailey <[email protected]>wrote: > I have two custom targets named A and B. These are not POST_BUILD > targets, these are targets set to depend on files generated by custom > commands. Neither custom target has the "ALL" option specified. > > I have called add_dependencies( A B ) to make A depend on B. > > When I Build Solution in Visual Studio, A does not build but B does > build. I think because B is a dependency of A, even though A itself > does not build, the dependency forces B to build. If I remove the > add_dependencies() call, then neither A or B builds (desired > behavior). > > If I run a build on ALL_BUILD, then regardless of dependencies set, > neither A or B build (desired behavior). > > This seems like a defect to me. When I go to Configuration Manager > (Right click solution -> Configuration Manager), I see that B is has > the check box under "Build" checked. This is supposed to be unchecked. > Basically when I make B a dependency of A, and B is a custom target, > it should exclude B from the build unless 1) A has a dependency or 2) > B has been created with the ALL option. > > Comments? > -- > > 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 >
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