The COMMENT part of add_custom_target is shown as the message by make/ninja when a target is being built. Apparently, the string to be shown is evaluated at the time when add_custom_target is parsed, not when the target is actually built, and as a consequence cmake generator expressions are not evaluated but shown verbatim.
This leads to awkward screen messages in a case I introduced in one of my previous patches. Instead, show a message like this, which while not perfect is better than the awkward $<...> text:
[1/1] Creating symlink from aspect.exe.debug to './aspect'
tjhei
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5 days ago
The COMMENT part of
add_custom_targetis shown as the message bymake/ninjawhen a target is being built. Apparently, the string to be shown is evaluated at the time whenadd_custom_targetis parsed, not when the target is actually built, and as a consequence cmake generator expressions are not evaluated but shown verbatim.This leads to awkward screen messages in a case I introduced in one of my previous patches. Instead, show a message like this, which while not perfect is better than the awkward
$<...>text: