[CMake] What is the VS10 .rule file generated for each ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND?

[Bill Hoffman]

On 6/27/2011 11:57 AM, Gabriel Petrovay wrote:
> Hi Bill,
>
> I have no exception. I only know that Cmake generates a wrong Include
> attribute for a <CustomBuild> element (first in a series of cmake
> generated filed). This generated file also does not have a .rule file
> generated for it like for all the others in the loop.
>
If you could provide a small example that shows this issue, it would be 
very helpful in fixing this for you.
> Where exactly is 2.8.5?
>
See Dave Cole's email to the cmake mailing list about 2.8.5 RC 3.
> http://www.cmake.org/cmake/resources/software.html
>
> I will also give it a try with 2.8.5 once I have it.
>
>
> In the meanwhile can you also please give me some details about the rule
> files? Thanks!
> 1. What is the rule file?
> 2. What is the logic by which this file is generated?
>

The custom commands in VS require that they are "hung" on a file.  It is 
not sufficient to list inputs and outputs and create a rule.  With VS 7, 
8, and 9, the .rule file did not need to exist.  VS 2010 does not run 
rules that hang off of non-existent files. So, we have to actually 
create the files...

-Bill