cmTarget: Allow any generator expression in SOURCES property.

Remove use of UseObjectLibraries from Makefile and Ninja generators. It
is not needed now because those generators use GetExternalObjects
which already contains the objects from object libraries.

The VS10 generator calls both the UseObjectLibraries and the GetExternalObjects
methods. Ensure that duplicates are not created by skipping objects
from object libraries in handling of GetExternalObjects.

Similarly, fix VS6, VS7 and Xcode object handling by skipping
external objects from OBJECT_LIBRARY usage as appropriate.

The error message in the BadSourceExpression1 test is now reported
by the generator expression evaluator, so it has different text.

Help/command/add_executable.rst

@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ If ``EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL`` is given the corresponding property will be set on
 the created target.  See documentation of the :prop_tgt:`EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL`
 target property for details.
 
-See the :manual:`cmake-buildsystem(7)` manual for more on defining
-buildsystem properties.
+Source arguments to ``add_executable`` may use "generator expressions" with
+the syntax ``$<...>``.  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)`
+manual for available expressions.  See the :manual:`cmake-buildsystem(7)`
+manual for more on defining buildsystem properties.
+
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

Help/command/add_library.rst

@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ If ``EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL`` is given the corresponding property will be set on
 the created target.  See documentation of the :prop_tgt:`EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL`
 target property for details.
 
-See the :manual:`cmake-buildsystem(7)` manual for more on defining buildsystem
-properties.
+Source arguments to ``add_library`` may use "generator expressions" with
+the syntax ``$<...>``.  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)`
+manual for available expressions.  See the :manual:`cmake-buildsystem(7)`
+manual for more on defining buildsystem properties.
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

Help/release/dev/target-SOURCES-genex.rst

@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@ target-SOURCES-genex
   :manual:`generator expression <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`
   such as ``TARGET_OBJECTS`` when read at configure time, if
   policy :policy:`CMP0051` is ``NEW``.
+
+* The :prop_tgt:`SOURCES` target property now generally supports
+  :manual:`generator expression <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`.  The
+  generator expressions may be used in the :command:`add_library` and
+  :command:`add_executable` commands.

Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx

@@ -1007,7 +1007,10 @@ cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::CreateXCodeTargets(cmLocalGenerator* gen,
       if(filetype &&
          filetype->GetString() == "compiled.mach-o.objfile")
         {
-        externalObjFiles.push_back(xsf);
+        if ((*i)->GetObjectLibrary().empty())
+          {
+          externalObjFiles.push_back(xsf);
+          }
         }
       else if(this->IsHeaderFile(*i) ||
         (tsFlags.Type == cmGeneratorTarget::SourceFileTypePrivateHeader) ||

Source/cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx

@@ -324,6 +324,11 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator::WriteDSPFile(std::ostream& fout,
   for(std::vector<cmSourceFile*>::const_iterator i = classes.begin();
       i != classes.end(); i++)
     {
+    if (!(*i)->GetObjectLibrary().empty())
+      {
+      continue;
+      }
+
     // Add the file to the list of sources.
     std::string source = (*i)->GetFullPath();
     cmSourceGroup* sourceGroup =
@@ -398,6 +403,11 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator
   for(std::vector<const cmSourceFile *>::const_iterator sf =
         sourceFiles.begin(); sf != sourceFiles.end(); ++sf)
     {
+    if (!(*sf)->GetObjectLibrary().empty())
+      {
+      continue;
+      }
+
     std::string source = (*sf)->GetFullPath();
     const cmCustomCommand *command =
       (*sf)->GetCustomCommand();

Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx

@@ -1401,6 +1401,10 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator::WriteVCProjFile(std::ostream& fout,
   for(std::vector<cmSourceFile*>::const_iterator i = classes.begin();
       i != classes.end(); i++)
     {
+    if (!(*i)->GetObjectLibrary().empty())
+      {
+      continue;
+      }
     // Add the file to the list of sources.
     std::string source = (*i)->GetFullPath();
     if(cmSystemTools::UpperCase((*i)->GetExtension()) == "DEF")

Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx

@@ -202,9 +202,6 @@ void cmMakefileTargetGenerator::WriteTargetBuildRules()
     // Generate this object file's rule file.
     this->WriteObjectRuleFiles(**si);
     }
-
-  // Add object library contents as external objects.
-  this->GeneratorTarget->UseObjectLibraries(this->ExternalObjects);
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx

@@ -525,17 +525,6 @@ cmNinjaTargetGenerator
     this->ModuleDefinitionFile = this->ConvertToNinjaPath(def.c_str());
     }
 
-  {
-  // Add object library contents as external objects.
-  std::vector<std::string> objs;
-  this->GeneratorTarget->UseObjectLibraries(objs);
-  for(std::vector<std::string>::iterator oi = objs.begin();
-      oi != objs.end(); ++oi)
-    {
-    this->Objects.push_back(ConvertToNinjaPath(oi->c_str()));
-    }
-  }
-
   this->GetBuildFileStream() << "\n";
 }
 

Source/cmTarget.cxx

@@ -551,15 +551,16 @@ void cmTarget::GetSourceFiles(std::vector<std::string> &files) const
       si != this->Internal->SourceEntries.end(); ++si)
     {
     std::vector<std::string> srcs;
-    cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument((*si)->ge->GetInput(), srcs);
+    cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument((*si)->ge->Evaluate(this->Makefile,
+                                        "",
+                                        false,
+                                        this),
+                                      srcs);
+
     for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator i = srcs.begin();
         i != srcs.end(); ++i)
       {
       std::string src = *i;
-      if (cmGeneratorExpression::Find(src) != std::string::npos)
-        {
-        continue;
-        }
       cmSourceFile* sf = this->Makefile->GetOrCreateSource(src);
       std::string e;
       src = sf->GetFullPath(&e);
@@ -606,7 +607,14 @@ void cmTarget::AddSources(std::vector<std::string> const& srcs)
     const char* src = i->c_str();
     if(src[0] == '$' && src[1] == '<')
       {
-      this->ProcessSourceExpression(*i);
+      this->AddSource(src);
+
+      if(cmHasLiteralPrefix(i->c_str(), "$<TARGET_OBJECTS:") &&
+         (*i)[i->size()-1] == '>')
+        {
+        std::string objLibName = i->substr(17, i->size()-18);
+        this->ObjectLibraries.push_back(objLibName);
+        }
       }
     else
       {
@@ -734,28 +742,11 @@ cmSourceFile* cmTarget::AddSource(const std::string& src)
     this->Internal->SourceEntries.push_back(
                           new cmTargetInternals::TargetPropertyEntry(cge));
     }
-  return this->Makefile->GetOrCreateSource(src);
-}
-
-
-
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void cmTarget::ProcessSourceExpression(std::string const& expr)
-{
-  if(cmHasLiteralPrefix(expr.c_str(), "$<TARGET_OBJECTS:") &&
-     expr[expr.size()-1] == '>')
+  if (cmGeneratorExpression::Find(src) != std::string::npos)
     {
-    std::string objLibName = expr.substr(17, expr.size()-18);
-    this->ObjectLibraries.push_back(objLibName);
-    this->AddSource(expr);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-    cmOStringStream e;
-    e << "Unrecognized generator expression:\n"
-      << "  " << expr;
-    this->Makefile->IssueMessage(cmake::FATAL_ERROR, e.str());
+    return 0;
     }
+  return this->Makefile->GetOrCreateSource(src);
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2886,6 +2877,14 @@ const char *cmTarget::GetProperty(const std::string& prop,
           {
           std::string objLibName = li->substr(17, li->size()-18);
 
+          if (cmGeneratorExpression::Find(objLibName) != std::string::npos)
+            {
+            ss << sep;
+            sep = ";";
+            ss << *li;
+            continue;
+            }
+
           bool addContent = false;
           bool noMessage = true;
           cmOStringStream e;
@@ -2920,6 +2919,12 @@ const char *cmTarget::GetProperty(const std::string& prop,
             ss << *li;
             }
           }
+        else if (cmGeneratorExpression::Find(*li) == std::string::npos)
+          {
+          ss << sep;
+          sep = ";";
+          ss << *li;
+          }
         else
           {
           cmSourceFile *sf = this->Makefile->GetOrCreateSource(*li);

Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx

@@ -1054,6 +1054,19 @@ void cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator::WriteAllSources()
 
   std::vector<cmSourceFile const*> externalObjects;
   this->GeneratorTarget->GetExternalObjects(externalObjects);
+  for(std::vector<cmSourceFile const*>::iterator
+        si = externalObjects.begin();
+      si != externalObjects.end(); )
+    {
+    if (!(*si)->GetObjectLibrary().empty())
+      {
+      si = externalObjects.erase(si);
+      }
+    else
+      {
+      ++si;
+      }
+    }
   if(this->LocalGenerator->GetVersion() > cmLocalVisualStudioGenerator::VS10)
     {
     // For VS >= 11 we use LinkObjects to avoid linking custom command

Tests/GeneratorExpression/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ add_library(imported4 SHARED IMPORTED)
 set_property(TARGET imported4 APPEND PROPERTY
   INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES $<TARGET_PROPERTY:imported3,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>)
 
-add_executable(someexe empty.cpp)
+add_executable(someexe $<1:empty.cpp> $<0:does_not_exist>)
 add_executable(Alias::SomeExe ALIAS someexe)
 
 add_library(Alias::SomeLib ALIAS empty1)

Tests/RunCMake/ObjectLibrary/BadSourceExpression1-stderr.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 CMake Error at BadSourceExpression1.cmake:1 \(add_library\):
-  Unrecognized generator expression:
+  Error evaluating generator expression:
 
     \$<BAD_EXPRESSION>
+
+  Expression did not evaluate to a known generator expression
 Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
   CMakeLists.txt:3 \(include\)