Maybe executing your script in configure time (execute_process)? On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 4:36 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello, > > I'm working on a project where some of our libs depend on custom build of > some external libraries. > Those external libraries are managed through a repository manager similar > to rpm (redhat package manager) which allows us to retrieve pre-compiled > versions with related header files. (similar to devel packages) > > The catch is we want libraries to be downloaded automatically to a shared > (multiple users) local dir __AND__ we don't want them to be cleaned. > (because another user could be using it). > > I've tried add_custom_command but files disappear with make clean. > I've tried to set NO_CUSTOM_CLEAN, that works with make but not with ninja. > > I've tried to chain add_custom_target to download the file and > add_dependencies, again, this works with make but not with ninja (ninja > does not know how to create protocol buffer compiler "protoc" for example > since it's not the output of any command he knows) > > I've tried externalproject_add with BUILD_BYPRODUCTS but it looks like > ninja still clean the downloaded files. > > Any idea on how to make ninja not clean those downloaded files (we use > generators like protoc, libraries and header files) > > With regards > > David > > PS : in my add_custom_command/add_custom_target, I invoke "cmake -P" on a > custom cmake script with 2 args. The first arg is a file to test for > existence, the second one is the parameter to our custom "rpm" to download > the package. > > -- > > 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://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake >
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