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0014691CMakeCMakepublic2014-01-09 14:202016-06-10 14:31
Reportertron_thomas 
Assigned ToKitware Robot 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionmoved 
PlatformMacintoshOSOS XOS Version10.7.5
Product VersionCMake 2.8.12 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0014691: Post build phase to delete directory fails in Xcode project
DescriptionIf someone creates a post build phase command to delete a directory, that command will fail when executed in Xcode
Steps To ReproduceCreate a very simple Hello World code module. Create a directory that can be deleted
Use a CMakeLists.txt file like the following to create an Xcode project to build the Hello World application:

cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8)

project (HelloWorld)

add_executable (HelloWorld HelloWorld.cpp)

add_custom_command (
    TARGET HelloWorld
    POST_BUILD
    COMMAND cmake -E remove_directory <Path to directory that will be deleted>
)

Create and build the Xcode project.

Expected:
The project should build without errors

Actual:
Even though the directory exists and the path to it is valid, the following error will occur in Xcode
make: cmake: No such file or directory
Additional InformationUsing Xcode version 4.6.3
This problem will not happen if someone creates an UNIX makefile project instead of Xcode. Everything builds successfully
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2014-01-09 14:20tron_thomasNew Issue
2014-01-09 14:32Nils GladitzNote Added: 0034921
2015-01-14 13:13tron_thomasNote Added: 0037692
2015-01-14 13:19Brad KingNote Added: 0037693
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotNote Added: 0042462
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotStatusnew => resolved
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotResolutionopen => moved
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotAssigned To => Kitware Robot
2016-06-10 14:31Kitware RobotStatusresolved => closed

Notes
(0034921)
Nils Gladitz   
2014-01-09 14:32   
"make: cmake: No such file or directory" looks like it can not find "cmake".
Can you try ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E instead?
(0037692)
tron_thomas   
2015-01-14 13:13   
This is problem that Xcode cannot find the cmake executable. Xcode does not inherit a user environment, so if CMake is installed and configured to work from the command line, Xcode can still fail to find it.

A possible work around is for someone to create a symbolic link to cmake in /usr/bin which is a standard path location Xcode will look for applications.

It seem it would be better if the full path to cmake can be specified when using the add_custom_command. This can vary on different systems so it would be something CMake would have to do rather than a script author.
(0037693)
Brad King   
2015-01-14 13:19   
Re 0014691:0037692: The suggestion in 0014691:0034921 to use ${CMAKE_COMMAND} will produce a full path.
(0042462)
Kitware Robot   
2016-06-10 14:29   
Resolving issue as `moved`.

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