How do I prevent CMake from creating more than one Project (ALL_BUILD and ZERO_CHECK)

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How do I prevent CMake from creating more than one Project (ALL_BUILD and ZERO_CHECK)

Brandyon Scott 20

I just want to generate the Project/Solution that would (should) be created from the source code folder, and not the other two (completely separate) Projects that are named in the above Title. With the other two Projects being created, I am unable to build the Solution or the Project I'm working on, after the fact, as the IDE says that it cannot open one thing or the other.

Cmake is creating a functional .exe file, so I know that I'm on the right track, but I can't figure out a preset or other way to rein in CMake.

I have been invoking Cmake from both the IDE and PowerShell.

Help!

Minxin Yu 13,506 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-06-12T09:53:26.0133333+00:00

As Bruce said , you can suppress ZERO_CHECK . But you cannot avoid creating ALL_BUILD. For your reference: Is it possible not to generate ALL_BUILD project in cmake?
Brandyon Scott 20 Reputation points

2023-06-12T16:55:31.71+00:00

Thanks for the link. I'm still stumped unfortunately, but at least I'm learning.

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Minxin Yu 13,506 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-06-12T09:53:26.0133333+00:00

As Bruce said , you can suppress ZERO_CHECK . But you cannot avoid creating ALL_BUILD. For your reference: Is it possible not to generate ALL_BUILD project in cmake?
Brandyon Scott 20 Reputation points

2023-06-12T16:55:31.71+00:00

Thanks for the link. I'm still stumped unfortunately, but at least I'm learning.

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Bruce (SqlWork.com) 78,236 Volunteer Moderator

they are not projects but targets. ALL_BUILD is the ms version of make all. the ZERO_CHECK target should be used if the cmake file is changed.

you can suppress ZERO_CHECK by Add the following line to you CMakeLists.txt to suppress generation of ZERO_CHECK:

set(CMAKE_SUPPRESS_REGENERATION true)

Brandyon Scott 20 Reputation points

2023-06-12T16:45:09.7933333+00:00

This is what I get when I try to Build/Debug the project that CMake has created.

I think that it may have something to do with the fact that the CMakeLists and a corresponding CMakeSettings files provided by AutoDesk are almost 10 years old. Once again it has created a functional executable, but I can't do anything with the code that I am trying to learn. Visual Studio is literally telling me that it can't find something that it just created.

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