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    David's original answer does what you require.<br>
    <br>
    Simply include <code>add_custom_target(Foo ...)</code> and don't
    include <code>add_dependencies(Bar Foo)</code>.<br>
    <br>
    If your project is also called Bar, then Bar.sln will include
    Foo.vcproj and Bar.vcproj, but Foo will not be built when invoking
    "Build Solution".<br>
    <br>
    Cheers,<br>
    <br>
    Fraser.<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <br>
    On 04/04/2012 21:33, Robert Dailey wrote:
    <blockquote
cite="mid:CAHd499ApOYE+R-vT1AjsJEOchtn7=wb_ngy91FgFEcKDXqHv+A@mail.gmail.com"
      type="cite">Sorry I think we are not on the same page.
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      <div>My custom target is: "Foo"</div>
      <div>My C++ executable target is: "Bar"</div>
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      <div>I don't want Bar depend on Foo, because I do not want Foo's
        commands to execute when I build Bar. However, because Bar does
        not depend on Foo, Foo.vcproj will not be part of Bar.sln. I
        need a way to make sure that Foo.vcproj opens with Bar.sln
        without creating that dependency.</div>
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      <div>I hope this makes a little more sense.<br>
        <br>
        <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 2:01 PM, David
          Cole <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:david.cole@kitware.com">david.cole@kitware.com</a>&gt;</span>
          wrote:<br>
          <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0
            .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Your
            original message said you didn't want to make it a
            dependency.<br>
            So, why then use "add_dependencies" ...?<br>
            <div class="HOEnZb">
              <div class="h5"><br>
                <br>
                On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 3:00 PM, David Cole &lt;<a
                  moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:david.cole@kitware.com">david.cole@kitware.com</a>&gt;
                wrote:<br>
                &gt; Well, add_dependencies means that the custom target
                will be built<br>
                &gt; *before* the target that needs it. So it becomes
                part of "ALL" if the<br>
                &gt; other target is part of "ALL".<br>
                &gt;<br>
                &gt; I thought nothing depended on it, that's why I
                offered the leave out<br>
                &gt; "ALL" advice. If something depends on it, then it's
                going to be<br>
                &gt; executed before the thing that depends on it...<br>
                &gt;<br>
                &gt;<br>
                &gt;<br>
                &gt; On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 2:35 PM, Robert Dailey &lt;<a
                  moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:rcdailey.lists@gmail.com">rcdailey.lists@gmail.com</a>&gt;
                wrote:<br>
                &gt;&gt; I add the custom targets as a dependency
                with&nbsp;add_dependencies(), and I<br>
                &gt;&gt; create the targets with add_custom_target(), I
                don't specify "ALL".<br>
                &gt;&gt;<br>
                &gt;&gt; In my test with Visual Studio 2008, building
                the parent project results in<br>
                &gt;&gt; these custom targets being built as well.
                According to your instruction,<br>
                &gt;&gt; this should not happen, correct?<br>
                &gt;&gt;<br>
                &gt;&gt; On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 12:10 PM, David Cole
                &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:david.cole@kitware.com">david.cole@kitware.com</a>&gt;
                wrote:<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; Sure, just use add_custom_target without
                the "ALL" argument. If you<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; don't use "ALL", then the project is
                completely disconnected from<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; ALL_BUILD and everything else, and will
                only be triggered when you<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; explicitly build that target/project.<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; HTH,<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; David<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Robert
                Dailey &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:rcdailey.lists@gmail.com">rcdailey.lists@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; wrote:<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; Hi,<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; I have a custom target that just runs
                some commands that have nothing to<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; do<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; with building source. For convenience,
                when generating visual studio<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; projects, I'd like for that target to
                be included in the SLN generated<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; by<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; project() but I don't want to make it
                a dependency, since that would<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; force<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; it to build when I build any other
                project in the solution (I think).<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; Is there a way to make a vcproj be
                included in a sln without it building<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; as<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; part of the dependency chain?<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; Thanks in advance.<br>
                &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
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