2013/12/5 David Erickson <[email protected]>: > Hi All- > We would like to use cmake for our build infrastructure, and Eclipse for > code editing/debugging. I found and read > (http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/Eclipse_CDT4_Generator) which worked as expected.. > However, what became apparent is that anytime we update our source code > working tree there is the possibility that another developer has added > directories/files and/or changes the CMakeLists.txt file, rendering our > Eclipse configuration out of date for the new code. The two major > limitations I see are: > > 1) Having to delete the project from Eclipse, regenerate .project/.cproject, > and re-import the project anytime the source code structure changes > 2) Related to the above, losing any local modifications to the project > configuration made after generation when regenerating it
When I want that I do not use Eclipse CDT generator I use plain Makefile/Ninja generator and configure my own CDT project by hand. .project/.cproject go into the source tree whereas the generated bits goes into a separate build dir (usually <src>/build) > How are other teams dealing with these problems? Problem #1 is the much > larger issue I suspect, but solving both would be ideal. > > As a secondary question, why doesn't the generator create a > .project/.cproject in the root directory of a project, The usual way for CMake to deal with that is out-of-source build: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ#Out-of-source_build_trees In that case every generated bits goes into "build tree", this is fine but with Eclipse which does not not support to have a .project/.cproject outside source if you want to have VCS work. You can workaround that by setting ECLIPSE_CDT4_GENERATE_SOURCE_PROJECT to 1. You can dig the CMake ML about out-of-source build and Eclipse and you'll see more precisely what I am speaking of. > but just put all > temporary/build data inside a build subdirectory - and create separate > projects for each subdirectory? Separate project for each subdir ? I don't think I get what you want. -- Erk L'élection n'est pas la démocratie -- http://www.le-message.org -- Powered by www.kitware.com Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more information on each offering, please visit: CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
