It's nice when everyone agrees. thanks
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Matthew Woehlke < [email protected]> wrote: > On 2013-06-12 15:30, William McKenzie wrote: > >> Just wondering what the common convention is here. If I have some >> generated >> c/c++ source files, say from gSoap or Lex/Yacc (and my build rules take >> care of the generation), is the convention to generate these into the >> build >> folder, or the original source folder? I understand I could use either, >> and >> in some ways it makes more sense for them to go into the build folder. But >> it also feels a little weird that all of my c files are not in the same >> place if I do that. >> > > Build directory. Configuring and building should never, ever alter the > source directory in any way. (It should be possible, even, to configure and > build successfully if the source directory is mounted read-only.) > > Basically, generated artifacts of any kind should be kept separate from > non-generated, for several reasons: > > - Makes version control much easier. > > - Can get back to 'pristine' state simply by removing the build directory. > > - Can have multiple builds with different configurations (or even > compilers) sharing a single source directory. > > - Can ensure integrity of the source tree by making it immutable (see > above ;-)... not that I tend to do this, but it's still good to have the > ability if needed). > > -- > Matthew > > -- > > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/** > opensource/opensource.html<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<http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ> > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://www.cmake.org/mailman/**listinfo/cmake<http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake> >
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