[CMake] Makefile includes

[John Donovan]

Hmmm... I was worried that'd be the case. It makes complete sense really, 
I'm just getting annoyed at this rubbish build system we're forced to use. 
*grumble*

-J
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Noulard" <eric.noulard at gmail.com>
To: "John Donovan" <john.donovan at embryonicstudios.com>
Cc: <cmake at cmake.org>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: [CMake] Makefile includes


> 2007/6/4, John Donovan <john.donovan at embryonicstudios.com>:
>> We're using a 3rd-party build system that is build around GNU make and
>> CodeWarrior *shudder*, and they have provided a fairly chunky file that
>> needs to be included at the top of the makefile, e.g.:
>> include $(SOME_ROOT_DIR)/build/buildtools/commondefs
>>
>> Is it possible to get cmake to insert this line into my generated 
>> makefile?
>
> I think it has already been discussed on this list (you may have a
> look in archive).
> CMake does not handle such kind of
> mix makefile + CMake inclusion.
> Moreover you certainly don't *really* want to do it
> for the following reason:
>
> How would you use the content of your
> include $(SOME_ROOT_DIR)/build/buildtools/commondefs
> from within your CMakeLists.txt ?
>
> How can you be sure the eventual makefile rules defined
> in your specific file won't clash or interfere with the ones "generated"
> by CMake generated Makefiles?
>
> May be you can:
>
> 1) Ask your third party build tool provider for CMake support
>
> 2) Send on the mailing list the content of
>   $(SOME_ROOT_DIR)/build/buildtools/commondefs
>   in order for us to suggest Makefile to CMake translation
>
> 3) Design your CMake usage with orthogonal usage
>    of the 3-rd party buildtool and your CMake usage
>   then you may invoke the "3rd party buildtool make"
>   from an ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND in your CMakeLists.txt
>
>
> -- 
> Erk
>
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