[CMake] Clearing all cmake files

[Aleix]

This is not possible because you might have more build directories and might
not want to delete them all. plus the builddirs are not linked to srcdirs.

I still wonder why cmake does let to build a builddir in a non-empty
folder...

On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 6:50 PM, Robert Kubrick <robertkubrick at gmail.com>wrote:

> I did not use an out of source build, so that of course would simplify
> things, but I still think that a command like:
>
> cmake erase
>
> Would be convenient to clear all cmake generated files and roll-back to the
> scenario *before* 'cmake .' Yes, I can remove files manually but the user is
> not supposed to know exactly which files cmake generates. Different versions
> might change generated files or add hidden files.
>
>
> On Sep 9, 2008, at 11:08 AM, Mike Jackson wrote:
>
>  I am going to assume then that you DID in fact use an out of source build
>> for your project. Assuming that build directory is called "Build" the
>> command is:
>>
>> rm -rf Build/  (Linux/Unix/OS X)
>> Use Windows Explorer to delete the entire build tree on Windows.
>>
>> Those are the commands.
>>
>> Granted they are not the most obvious but they do work. If you have
>> suggestions let's hear them..
>>
>> ---
>> Mike Jackson - Principal Software Engineer
>> www.bluequartz.net
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 9, 2008, at 10:42 AM, Robert Kubrick wrote:
>>
>>
>>> On Sep 9, 2008, at 10:36 AM, Mike Jackson wrote:
>>>
>>>  If you used an out of source build then you can simply delete the build
>>>> directory. If you did NOT use an out-of-source build then you are going to
>>>> have to hand pick through your source directories to find everything that
>>>> does not belong.
>>>>
>>>> With that said CMakeCache.txt is the first obvious choice for deletion.
>>>> Next comes CMakeFiles and CMakeTemp. Not sure about anything else.
>>>>
>>>> Also, CMakeLists.txt is the _project_ file. Deleting this file is the
>>>> same as deleting the .sln on windows, the xcode project file on OS X or the
>>>> main Makefile on Linux/Unix. Are you sure you really want to remove
>>>> CMakeLists.txt file?
>>>>
>>>
>>> No you're right, the CMakeLists.txt is the only file I need to keep. In
>>> facts I store that under source control.
>>>
>>> I think it would be useful to have a command to clobber the whole cmake
>>> hierarchy for when you need to prepare a distribution, change the compiler
>>> settings or clear some conflicts in the build tree. It does happen,
>>> especially during the project initial setup.
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> _________________________________________________
>>>> | Mike Jackson - Principal Software Engineer      |
>>>> | BlueQuartz Software                             |
>>>> | mike.jackson at bluequartz.net                     |
>>>> | www.bluequartz.net                              |
>>>> ---------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 9, 2008, at 9:55 AM, Robert Kubrick wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  I was wondering if there is a standard command to clear all cmake
>>>>> files, including CMakeLists.txt, CMakeCache.txt, the CMakeFiles directory
>>>>> and cmake_install.cmake?
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