[CMake] Win: Dependency for def file missing

[Martin Apel]

Bill Hoffman wrote:
> Martin Apel wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am generating a DLL under Windows using a def file. The def file
>> itself is generated. It seems that CMake (2.6.3rc5) does not generate a
>> dependency between the generated def file and the DLL. When I change the
>> input, from which the def file is generated, the def file is rebuilt,
>> but not the DLL itself. The code looks as follows:
>>
>>   SET(DefFile ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/FortranInterface.def)
>>   ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(OUTPUT ${DefFile}
>>                      COMMAND ${PERL_EXECUTABLE}
>> ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/create_dll_exports_file.pl
>>                      --export-file=${DefFile} --so-name=FortranInterface
>>                     
>> ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/FortranInterfaceExport.txt
>>                      DEPENDS
>> ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/FortranInterfaceExport.txt
>>                      )
>>
>>   ADD_LIBRARY(FortranInterface SHARED ${DefFile} ${FortranSrc})
>>   TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(FortranInterface ${MY_LIBS})
>>   SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(FortranInterface PROPERTIES
>> LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES "")
>>
>>   SET_SOURCE_FILES_PROPERTIES(${DefFile} PROPERTIES GENERATED 1)
>>
>> To me this looks like a bug in CMake. Can somebody confirm, that this is
>> a bug or am I doing something wrong?
>>
> What version of VS are you using?   Also, nmake or VS IDE?
>
Hi Bill and all the rest,

sorry, I forgot to state this: VS version is 2005 and I am using nmake.

Best Regards,

Martin


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