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0007487CMakeCMakepublic2008-08-13 17:472016-06-10 14:30
ReporterJason Spiro 
Assigned ToBrad King 
PrioritynormalSeverityfeatureReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionmoved 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product VersionCMake-2-6 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0007487: Please change FILE(GLOB) not to find hidden files or directories
DescriptionWhen I do FILE(GLOB cpp_files *.cpp), CMake finds all *.cpp files. Sadly, this includes Emacs and XEmacs lockfiles[1]. These files are saved in the same directory as the normal source files, but they are dotfiles (Unix hidden files) whose names start with dot-pound, e.g.:

          .#main.cpp

I do not want CMake to find those files, and I assume that most programmers think likewise.[2] Please change the GLOB command[3] so that it does not find files or directories whose name starts with a dot.

Cheers,
-Jason

Footnotes:
^ [1]. http://tekman.livejournal.com/79598.html [^]
^ [2]. I can only think of one case where programmers *do* need to think about dotfiles: C and C++ programmers who use GNU Libtool, in the cases where they need to look inside the hidden directories that Libtool creates. You can read more about these hidden directories at http://makepp.sourceforge.net/1.40.1/makepp_scanning.html#libtool. [^] But I think it would be rare for anyone to use GLOB to try to find things inside Libtool hidden directories. They probably only want a few libraries from inside there, not dozens of files like I assume most GLOB users would want. So they are much more likely to specify the individual libraries they want by typing their full filenames.
^ [3]. Tip: The FILE(GLOB) command is defined by cmFileCommand::HandleGlobCommand. That method uses calls kwsys/Glob.cxx to do most of the work.
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(0013004)
Jason Spiro (reporter)
2008-08-13 18:07

 Boost.Build, a competitor to CMake, has the same problem. I told them too, at http://zigzag.cs.msu.su/boost.build/ticket/199 [^]
(0013087)
Brad King (manager)
2008-08-19 16:51

 We recommend against using file(GLOB) to collect a list of source files. If you add a source file, you should explicitly update CMakeLists.txt file to list it. Then CMake will automatically re-run and handle the dependencies.
(0030499)
Brad King (manager)
2012-08-13 10:36

 Sending issues I'm not actively working on to the backlog to await someone with time for them.

If an issue you care about is sent to the backlog when you feel it should have been addressed in a different manner, please bring it up on the CMake mailing list for discussion. Sign up for the mailing list here, if you're not already on it:

 http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake [^]

It's easy to re-activate a bug here if you can find a CMake developer or contributor who has the bandwidth to take it on.
(0041444)
Kitware Robot (administrator)
2016-06-10 14:27

 Resolving issue as `moved`.

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 Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
2008-08-13 17:47 Jason Spiro New Issue
2008-08-13 18:07 Jason Spiro Note Added: 0013004
2008-08-19 16:45 Bill Hoffman Status new => assigned
2008-08-19 16:45 Bill Hoffman Assigned To => Brad King
2008-08-19 16:51 Brad King Note Added: 0013087
2012-08-13 10:36 Brad King Status assigned => backlog
2012-08-13 10:36 Brad King Note Added: 0030499
2016-06-10 14:27 Kitware Robot Note Added: 0041444
2016-06-10 14:27 Kitware Robot Status backlog => resolved
2016-06-10 14:27 Kitware Robot Resolution open => moved
2016-06-10 14:30 Kitware Robot Status resolved => closed

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