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(0010945) Eric NOULARD (developer) 2008-03-28 04:37	As noted by Hendrik http://www.cmake.org/pipermail/cmake/2008-March/020398.html [^] one should verify that we are not build in-source because in this case excluding CMake generated files may not be easy I think it is (almost) the same problem as "make clean" because if we were able to get the list of generated files then excluding them from CPack source package may well be easy. Assuming CMake may know a list of generated files from "clean target" and "ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES" CPack source package may package the source tree excluding those files/dirs unless specific behavior like the ones proposed there http://www.cmake.org/pipermail/cmake/2008-March/020406.htm [^] is specified.

(0013665) Bill Hoffman (manager) 2008-10-01 14:29	So, the list had a more extensive request of using source properties to specify the files to cpack: http://www.cmake.org/pipermail/cmake/2008-March/020412.html [^]

(0013695) Eric NOULARD (developer) 2008-10-01 17:19	Yes I know :-) I was part of the proposal. The idea is simple we should be able to tell CPack to ADD or IGNORE file, may be in the same way autotools gives you "dist/nodist and EXTRA_DIST": http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/html_node/Dist.html#Dist [^] This may be done with a new property: to ADD: set_source_files_properties(file1 file2 ... PROPERTIES CPACK_PACKAGE_SOURCE true) to IGNORE set_source_files_properties(file1 file2 ... PROPERTIES CPACK_PACKAGE_SOURCE false) this should work even of the file is GENERATED. We did not discussed the fact that may be we should be able to use a "directory" property: set_directory_properties(PROPERTIES CPACK_SOURCE_ADD "list of regex") set_directory_properties(PROPERTIES CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE "list of regex") However I thought, this may not be enough if we want to ADD files (or directory) which are outside the source tree, for example [doxygen] generated documentation. Thus we may want to be able to use regular expression for "pattern-like" inclusion or exclusion. Thus the idea of: SET(CPACK_SOURCE_ADD_FILES "list of regular_expressions") SET(CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES "list of regular_expressions") Which may be global inclusion of exclusion rules. May be a "real" CPACK_SOURCE_ADD / IGNORE macro would be better for this the macro would be CPACK_SOURCE_ADD(FILES "list of files or regex" INTO <relative path in source tree>) CPACK_SOURCE_ADD(DIRECTORIES "list of directories" RENAME_TO <relative path in source tree>) For example: CPACK_SOURCE_ADD(DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/doxygen/doc/html" RENAME_TO "doc/html") would add the content of the directory ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/doxygen/doc/html into "doc/html" in the source package, whereas CPACK_SOURCE_ADD(DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/doxygen/doc/html") would add the "html" directory to the source package. CPACK_SOURCE_ADD(FILES /path/to/whatever/doc/tutorial.pdf INTO "doc") would add the file "tutorial.pdf" to a "doc" directory in the source package. You may imagine a similar CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE("regex") CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE and CPACK_SOURCE_ADD should be cumulative. If ignore and add rules are in conflict then we should decide what to do... I think the exclusion scheme is easy, but the out-of-build tree inclusion may not be. I personnally think properties on [generated] source files and directories is a good starter but I found CPACK_SOURCE_ADD/IGNORE macro more powerful. it is just like if you use ADD_LIBRARY or ADD_EXECUTABLE but not for building but for packaging. CPACK_SOURCE_ADD/IGNORE should certainly support the COMPONENT framework. Here are the ideas, for this time I won't be able to provide patch any time soon, work is hitting me again :-)

(0021876) ClausKlein (reporter) 2010-08-21 18:18 edited on: 2010-08-22 10:36	I simple add this line in my CMakeLists.txt before i include cpack: set (CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES "/build/;/CVS/;/\\.svn/;/\\.bzr/;/\\.hg/;/\\.git/;\\.swp$;\\.#;/#" CACHE STRING "CPACK will ignore this files" ) so my build directory (which is my CMAKE_BINARY_DIR) is than excluded. My be it a quick hack, but it works and is configurable with cmake-gui. My by to add the build directory to that list automatically is more comfortable, but not really needed.

(0041414) Kitware Robot (administrator) 2016-06-10 14:27	Resolving issue as `moved`. This issue tracker is no longer used. Further discussion of this issue may take place in the current CMake Issues page linked in the banner at the top of this page.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2008-03-07 10:37	Eric NOULARD	New Issue
2008-03-27 22:02	Bill Hoffman	Status	new => assigned
2008-03-27 22:02	Bill Hoffman	Assigned To	=> Bill Hoffman
2008-03-28 04:37	Eric NOULARD	Note Added: 0010945
2008-10-01 14:29	Bill Hoffman	Note Added: 0013665
2008-10-01 17:19	Eric NOULARD	Note Added: 0013695
2010-08-21 18:18	ClausKlein	Note Added: 0021876
2010-08-21 18:18	ClausKlein	Note Added: 0021877
2010-08-21 18:19	ClausKlein	Note Deleted: 0021877
2010-08-22 10:36	ClausKlein	Note Edited: 0021876
2016-06-10 14:27	Kitware Robot	Note Added: 0041414
2016-06-10 14:27	Kitware Robot	Status	assigned => 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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