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0012336CMakeCMakepublic2011-07-14 04:322016-06-10 14:31
ReporterRon de Bruijn 
Assigned ToKitware Robot 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionmoved 
Platformx86-64OSFedoraOS Version14
Product VersionCMake 2.8.4 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0012336: No warning or error generated for putting source dir -D in wrong position on command line
DescriptionThe following is completely wrong:
cmake . -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$HOME"

This is correct:
cmake -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$HOME" .

The problem is that cmake happily continues to do something with the former version instead of just ignoring the rest of the input.

Possible solutions range from properly parsing the input and reporting a message like "In CMake the source directory comes last, cmake -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$HOME" . would be a valid version of your command" or simply extend the specification of cmake to reduce the need to place a certain parameter in a certain location and make it work as intended.
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2011-07-14 04:32Ron de BruijnNew Issue
2011-07-14 14:43Alex NeundorfSummaryNo warning or error generated for putting source dir in wrong location => No warning or error generated for putting source dir -D in wrong position on command line
2012-08-11 11:38David ColeStatusnew => backlog
2012-08-11 11:38David ColeNote Added: 0030277
2016-06-10 14:28Kitware RobotNote Added: 0041863
2016-06-10 14:28Kitware RobotStatusbacklog => resolved
2016-06-10 14:28Kitware RobotResolutionopen => moved
2016-06-10 14:28Kitware RobotAssigned To => Kitware Robot
2016-06-10 14:31Kitware RobotStatusresolved => closed

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(0030277)
David Cole   
2012-08-11 11:38   
Sending old, never assigned issues to the backlog.

(The age of the bug, plus the fact that it's never been assigned to anyone means that nobody is actively working on it...)

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 who has the bandwidth to take it on, and ferry a fix through to our 'next' branch for dashboard testing.
(0041863)
Kitware Robot   
2016-06-10 14:28   
Resolving issue as `moved`.

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