[CMake] using cmake on windows - query on existing targets

[Chauhan, Vikas]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Drescher [mailto:drescherjm at gmail.com]
> Sent: 06 January 2010 19:57
> To: Chauhan, Vikas; CMake mailing list
> Subject: Re: [CMake] using cmake on windows - query on existing
targets
> 
> I am going to only answer 1 part of this.
> 
> > For example: I may have a set of separate directories(each
containing a
> > project) and from the top level root directory, I want to
selectively build
> > a subset of projects.
> >
> > How can I do it on the command line ?
> 
> I do this with a batch file. Each project configures an install.bat.in
> file which generates a install.bat in a Build sudirectory of the
> projects Build tree.
> 
> Here is an example for a project called LungAnalysis
> 
> Here is the install.bat.in
> [x:\]type X:\CMakeBased\Qt\LungAnalysis\install.bat.in
> devenv @PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@\@PROJECT_NAME at .sln /build
> @RELEASE_BUILD_NAME@ /project PACKAGE
> 
> Now the install.bat
> [x:\]type X:\32Bit\VC.80\Qt\LungAnalysis\Batch\install.bat
> devenv X:/32Bit/VC.80/Qt/LungAnalysis\LungAnalysis.sln /build
> RelWithDebInfo /project PACKAGE
> 
> So then in a the root folder for the build trees for 32 bit vc2005
> projects folder I have:
> 
> [x:\32bit\vc.80]type install_la.bat
> call Lung\CT_Imaging\Batch\install.bat
> call Lung\BZ_Airway\Batch\install.bat
> call Lung\SCP_LS\Batch\install.bat
> call Lung\JPU_Lobe\Batch\install.bat
> call Qt\QtbasicUtils\Batch\install.bat
> call Qt\LungAnalysis\Batch\install.bat
> 
> This builds all dependencies for the project by calling each projects
> install.bat script.
> 
> I know this probably could be done in a more cross platform way but
> this was pretty easy to implement on the platform I develop the most.
> When I build on linux (not that often) I build each project manually.
> 
> John
> 
> John

Thanks, however I was looking to do it in a path independent way. For
example by just using the directory/vcproj name from top build
directory. Please do correct me if I have not understood correctly.

Thanks,
Vikas