[CMake] Re: Sharing code between projects

[Simon]

On 24/08/07, kitts <kitts.mailinglists at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thursday 23 Aug 2007 3:53:41 pm kitts wrote:
> > Anyway, I have a new set of projects and my current problem is that i have
> > some code that i share between projects. Once source can be shared not
> > binaries.
> >
> > Code is organized as;
> > src/common
> > src/project1
> > src/project2
> >
> > The CMakeLists.tst files are located inside for each project which sets the
> > right compiler and sources to be built. Now i want common to be included in
> > each of these proejects and build separately for each by inheriting all the
> > settings for that project.
> >
> > What is the best way to achieve this? I cant use ADD_SUBDIRECTORY() as it
> > is really a sibling folder (cmake complains if I use "../common").
>
> Does anybody have a solution around this? The only way i could think of is to
> copy the common folder during configure time and run cmake again inside it by
> using the current cache. This is not a very efficient way as not all of the
> common folder code is necessary in every project. Also code changes in the
> common directory will not result in an update in the project.

I can't say that I have an answer myself, but I'm also very interested
in any proposed solutions!?

Regards
Simon