Exclude code generation from regular build

Author: gavv

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -71,15 +71,13 @@ set(OBJECT_LIST
   "Plugin"
   "Stream"
   "VolumeControl"
-  )
+)
+
+add_custom_target("gen")
 
 foreach(CLASS IN LISTS OBJECT_LIST)
   add_custom_command(
-    DEPENDS
-      "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/${CLASS}.json"
-      "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/script/generate-accessors.py"
-    OUTPUT
-      "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/${CLASS}.g.cpp"
+    TARGET "gen"
     COMMAND cd "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}" &&
       "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/script/generate-accessors.py"
         -i "src/${CLASS}.json"
@@ -95,11 +93,7 @@ foreach(CLASS IN LISTS OBJECT_LIST)
 endforeach()
 
 add_custom_command(
-  DEPENDS
-    "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/Bridge.json"
-    "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/script/generate-bridge.py"
-  OUTPUT
-    "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/Bridge.g.cpp"
+  TARGET "gen"
   COMMAND cd "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}" &&
     "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/script/generate-bridge.py"
     -i "src/Bridge.json"
@@ -113,10 +107,7 @@ list(APPEND SOURCE_LIST
   )
 
 add_custom_command(
-  DEPENDS
-    "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/script/generate-strings.py"
-  OUTPUT
-    "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/Strings.g.cpp"
+  TARGET "gen"
   COMMAND cd "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}" &&
     "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/script/generate-strings.py"
     -c "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}"

Makefile

@@ -12,27 +12,31 @@ CODESIGN_ID ?= \
 
 all: release_build
 
-release_build:
+release_cmake:
 	mkdir -p build/Release
 	cd build/Release && $(CMAKE) $(CMAKE_ARGS) -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ../..
+
+release_build: release_cmake
 	cd build/Release && make -j$(NUM_CPU)
 
-debug_build:
+debug_cmake:
 	mkdir -p build/Debug
 	cd build/Debug && $(CMAKE) $(CMAKE_ARGS) \
 		-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
 		-DENABLE_SANITIZERS=ON \
 		-DBUILD_TESTING=ON \
 		-DBUILD_DOCUMENTATION=ON \
 		../..
+
+debug_build: debug_cmake
 	cd build/Debug && make -j$(NUM_CPU)
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: debug_build
 	cd build/Debug && make test ARGS="-V"
 
-install:
-	cd build/Release && make install
+gen: debug_cmake
+	cd build/Debug && make gen
 
 .PHONY: example
 example:
@@ -41,6 +45,9 @@ example:
 		-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCODESIGN_ID="$(CODESIGN_ID)" ../../example
 	cd build/Example && make -j$(NUM_CPU)
 
+install:
+	cd build/Release && make install
+
 clean:
 	rm -rf build
 	rm -rf html

README.md

@@ -508,13 +508,19 @@ Build and run tests:
 make test
 ```
 
+Run code generation:
+
+```
+make gen
+```
+
 Remove build results:
 
 ```
 make clean
 ```
 
-Also remove generated files:
+Remove build results and generated files:
 
 ```
 make clobber