Oh also file(INSTALL) does the same thing; the "Installing:" message gets printed each time for the same file, and never says that it is "up to date".
On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 4:04 PM, Robert Dailey <rcdailey.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > According to the documentation for file(COPY) [1]: "Copying preserves > input file timestamps, and optimizes out a file if it exists at the > destination with the same timestamp" > > However this is not the case. My host OS is Windows 10 and I'm using > CMake 3.9.0-rc5. Each time my CMakeLists.txt is run, the file(COPY) is > copying over the file even if it didn't change. The "date modified" > timestamp for the destination file is updated. I do not want the copy > to occur if the source file has not changed (this appears to be the > intended behavior based on the documentation). > > Am I understanding this correctly or is this a bug? > > [1]: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/command/file.html -- 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
