Hi Nick, Not sure if it is relevant for you, but for other who will search.
I have the same problem. What I found: 1. When you issue "cmake --build", it runs following command line: msbuild ALL_BUILD.vcxproj /p:Platform=Win32 ... So it is not a solution file, that have rules to match configurations, but a ALL_BUILD project file. 2. inside each *.vcxproj, there is a section(s) <ProjectReference Include="<path_to>\ZERO_CHECK.vcxproj"> <Project>{979FF7F1-351C-30B2-9F05-100EBC38B87E}</Project> <Name>ZERO_CHECK</Name> </ProjectReference> There is reference for each dependent projects. 3. ms build is using this information to build project and all its dependencies. 4. however, <ProjectReference ..> does not contain configuration matching rules (set with MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_XXX) 5. there is a way to specify configuration in ProjectReference, but VS generator in CMake does not have this ability. 5.1. Way to specify: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6624168/configuration-for-projectreference-in-msbuild <ProjectReference Include="path to project.projext"> <SetPlatform>Platform=x64</SetPlatform> <SetConfiguration>Configuration=Release</SetConfiguration> </ProjectReference> Conclusion: I don't think that CMake can do it right now. I plan to add Debug/Release targets on my proprietary provided projects. Probably this can be address in future version of CMake. Regards, Serg -- Sent from: http://cmake.3232098.n2.nabble.com/ -- 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: https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake