Actually, I can just set the building directory outside Dropbox. So the annoying files won't make trouble with Dropbox.
Thanks, Qihan On Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 4:32:26 PM UTC-4 Qihan Xuan wrote: > Thanks Radu. > Now I know I don't need to keep these files. But I don't quite understand > what you said here " If you want to save an install of Chrono, set a proper > install directory during CMake configuration, then build the INSTALL target > (project) after a successful build of the Chrono solution, and backup the > install directory. That directory will contain all headers, libraries, and > DLLs you’d need to link Chrono to some external project." > Do you mean if I set a proper install directory during CMake > configuration, I can just save the necessary files in Dropbox and save > others locally? > > Thanks, > Qihan > > > On Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 4:03:03 PM UTC-4 Radu Serban wrote: > >> These are not part of the Chrono distribution. Rather, they are files >> generated during the build process with Visual Studio. >> >> Whatever Dropbox thinks about these files may have to do with some >> setting on your local machine. >> >> Having said that, there is no reason to try to backup such files. If you >> want to save an install of Chrono, set a proper install directory during >> CMake configuration, then build the INSTALL target (project) after a >> successful build of the Chrono solution, and backup the install directory. >> That directory will contain all headers, libraries, and DLLs you’d need to >> link Chrono to some external project. >> >> >> >> --Radu >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On >> Behalf Of *Qihan Xuan >> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 6, 2022 9:55 PM >> *To:* ProjectChrono <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* [chrono] Some files generated by Chrono have some syncing >> issues in Dropbox >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> I found some sync issues for the file "CompilerldC.exe" and >> 'Browse.VC.opendb' (see below images). That's because they were detected as >> viruses. >> >> >> >> Do you know what these files are? They seem not important because the >> simulation still works after we delete them. >> >> >> >> Could you help to confirm that they can be deleted? And, do you happen to >> know how to fix it or not generate them or delete them automatically? >> >> >> >> This question is minor but annoying. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Qihan >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "ProjectChrono" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/projectchrono/6dc185ad-803d-4fdb-8f19-ea5782cdae99n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/projectchrono/6dc185ad-803d-4fdb-8f19-ea5782cdae99n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ProjectChrono" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/projectchrono/5689e6df-d997-4134-acc5-951ddfdf0a1cn%40googlegroups.com.
