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0008123CMakeCMakepublic2008-11-19 14:012016-06-10 14:30
ReporterRalf Floca 
Assigned ToBill Hoffman 
PrioritynormalSeveritytextReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionmoved 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product VersionCMake-2-6 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0008123: Addressing an external MS project as target
DescriptionThere is the following situation: I use CMake as build control system (Windows platform, MS Visual Studio) for my own project (A). A depends on a second project (B). The project-files of B are pre generated and not covered by my CMake-Scripts. I use “INCLUDE_EXTERNAL_MSPROJECT” to integrate B into my solution.
Until this point everything works fine. But is there any way to address included external projects (like B) as a target in a CMake script. I would need this to add dependencies between A and B (e.g. ADD_DEPENDENCIES(A B)), so that B would also be build when I want to build A.
 
In the documentation and the mailing list I have found no information how to do this. And it seems that INCLUDE_EXTERNAL_MSPROJECT has no possibilities to introduce a Target identifier (like ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET)

Solution by Bill Hoffman:
>> include_external_msproject(B /some/path)
>>
>> add_dependencies(A INCLUDE_EXTERNAL_MSPROJECT_B)
>>

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related to 0009743closed Alex Neundorf Incorrect documentation of include_external_msproject() 
related to 0010920closed Bill Hoffman CMake allows name collisions between targets 
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2008-11-19 14:01Ralf FlocaNew Issue
2009-02-12 12:15Bill HoffmanNote Added: 0014914
2009-02-12 12:15Bill HoffmanStatusnew => assigned
2009-02-12 12:15Bill HoffmanAssigned To => Bill Hoffman
2010-06-30 19:04David ColeRelationship addedrelated to 0010920
2010-12-15 10:14David ColeRelationship addedrelated to 0009743
2016-06-10 14:27Kitware RobotNote Added: 0041470
2016-06-10 14:27Kitware RobotStatusassigned => resolved
2016-06-10 14:27Kitware RobotResolutionopen => moved
2016-06-10 14:30Kitware RobotStatusresolved => closed

Notes
(0014914)
Bill Hoffman   
2009-02-12 12:15   
It creates a target INCLUDE_EXTERNAL_MSPROJECT_B automatically. So, is this a documentation bug?
(0041470)
Kitware Robot   
2016-06-10 14:27   
Resolving issue as `moved`.

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