[CMake] Problem with CMAKE_AUTOMOC files not being regenerated or cleaned

[Alexander Neundorf]

On Friday 26 April 2013, Glenn Coombs wrote:
> No, the yuv_player_automoc.cpp file is not removed on a clean (nor are the
> other moc_*.cpp files).  Having just modified ctrlBasic.cpp and
> ctrlBasic.h:
> 
> $ ls -ltr moc* ../ctrlMenu/ctrlBasic.*
> -rwxr-xr-x+ 1 glenn.coombs Domain Users  4366 Apr 25 15:04
> moc_ctrlBasic.cpp*
> -rwxr-xr-x+ 1 glenn.coombs Domain Users 11912 Apr 25 15:04
> moc_ctrlmenu.cpp* -rwxr-xr-x+ 1 glenn.coombs Domain Users  8203 Apr 25
> 15:04 moc_infoWin.cpp* -rwxr-xr-x+ 1 glenn.coombs Domain Users  3508 Apr
> 25 15:04
> moc_qglDisplay.cpp*
> -rwxr-xr-x+ 1 glenn.coombs Domain Users  6493 Apr 25 15:04
> moc_qglMultiWindow.cpp*
> -rwxr-xr-x+ 1 glenn.coombs Domain Users  2529 Apr 25 15:04
> moc_qglWindow.cpp*
> -rwxr-xr-x+ 1 glenn.coombs Domain Users  4242 Apr 25 15:04
> moc_videoGeneric.cpp*
> -rwxr-xr-x+ 1 glenn.coombs Domain Users  8513 Apr 26 08:27
> ../ctrlMenu/ctrlBasic.cpp*
> -rwxr-xr-x+ 1 glenn.coombs Domain Users  1237 Apr 26 08:28
> ../ctrlMenu/ctrlBasic.h*
> 
> I would expect the moc_ctrlBasic.cpp file to be regenerated but it isn't.
> In fact, if I manually delete moc_ctrlBasic.cpp then the build fails:
> 
> 1>------ Build started: Project: yuv_player, Configuration: Debug Win32
> ------
> 1>  yuv_player_automoc.cpp
> 1>yuv_player_automoc.cpp(2): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file:
> 'moc_ctrlBasic.cpp': No such file or directory
> 
> The only way to get moc_ctrlBasic.cpp regenerated that I have found so far
> is to manually delete both it and yuv_player_automoc.cpp.

yuv_player_automoc.cpp is the "key" file. If you remove it, everything should 
be regenerated.

So "cleaning" the project did not remove that file ?

I'll have a look.

Alex