[cmake-developers] [RFC] Remove `-i` from the build command for makefile generators

Ben Boeckel ben.boeckel at kitware.com
Thu May 7 13:06:26 EDT 2015


On Thu, May 07, 2015 at 09:12:43 -0400, Brad King wrote:
> IIRC when use of -i was introduced we actually used -k first and found
> it to be inadequate for the needs at the time.  Since requirements seem
> to have changed I think switching to -k is okay.

I've merged this into next as replace-make--i.

> > Heh. We were setting MAKECOMMAND, but using ctest_build. Seems the
> > documentation could use some sprucing up :) .
> 
> See the "MakeCommand" setting here:
> 
>  http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.2/manual/ctest.1.html#ctest-build-step
> 
> It explains both CTEST_BUILD_COMMAND and MAKECOMMAND.
> 
> What is missing is that ctest_build docs:
> 
>  http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.2/command/ctest_build.html
> 
> should reference CTEST_BUILD_COMMAND.  Please add that.

Merged as update-ctest_build-docs.

Thanks,

--Ben


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