[cmake-developers] [CMake 0013047]: Visual Studio 2010 Generator and "PROPERTIES GENERATED 1" adds .obj as "not part of this build" to projects

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The following issue has been SUBMITTED. 
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http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=13047 
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Reported By:                Petr Pospíšil
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    CMake
Issue ID:                   13047
Category:                   CMake
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   major
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     new
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Date Submitted:             2012-03-17 08:11 EDT
Last Modified:              2012-03-17 08:11 EDT
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Summary:                    Visual Studio 2010 Generator and "PROPERTIES
GENERATED 1" adds .obj as "not part of this build" to projects
Description: 
When you add .obj files that already exist and want to add them
to the executable or library sources, the Visual Studio 2010 Generator
add the file to the Project but it is marked as "not part of this build"
and not linked with the executable or library.

If you look in the .vxproj file is says..:
...
  <ItemGroup>
    <None Include="C:/Users/PETR2/Desktop/bug/build/aaaa.obj" />
  </ItemGroup>
...

Instead it should read:
  <ItemGroup>
    <Object Include="C:/Users/PETR2/Desktop/bug/build/aaaa.obj" />
  </ItemGroup>

Steps to Reproduce: 
1) Use the following CMakeLists.txt:
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cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
project(bug CXX)

set( obj_file aaaa.obj )
set_source_files_properties( ${obj_file} PROPERTIES GENERATED 1)
add_executable(main main.cpp ${obj_file})
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with simple main.cpp and any .obj file,

2) run cmake with Visual Studio 2010 Generator
3) Open solution -> stack.obj is added as "Not part of this build"
   and the object file is not linked with the executable or library
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Issue History 
Date Modified    Username       Field                    Change               
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2012-03-17 08:11 Petr Pospíšil  New Issue                                    
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