cmake: Ignore build subdirectories within the source directory#302
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the mentioned cmake-build-debug and cmake-build-debug-coverage folders were created outside of build by default:
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I'm not a CLion expert, but it seems inappropriate to create build artifacts anywhere outside of the CMake's designated binary tree. Is this configurable?
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yes, but it's not the default, I'll open an issue
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I can see that "cmake-build-debug" is a configured name of the build directory for the "Debug" build type. It is OK to have multiple build directories simultaneously. The suggested pattern /*build* covers all such cases.
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Opened https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/CPP-39809/cmake-build-run-config-folders-should-be-created-inside-the-build-folder-by-default, thanks for checking
Just to clarify, based on #302 (comment), I don't consider https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/CPP-39809/cmake-build-run-config-folders-should-be-created-inside-the-build-folder-by-default to be a bug.
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Thanks, will let them decide, they have all the context here
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It was planned to clean up the
.gitignorefile during the removal of the Autotools and MSVC legacy build systems. However, reviewers requested it earlier.Therefore, delivering it now :)