BUG: 4244, add a --build option to cmake that can build projects configured by CMake

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Source/cmakemain.cxx b/Source/cmakemain.cxx
index 0aaf58194e..46a17ef0d8 100644
--- a/Source/cmakemain.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmakemain.cxx
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ static const char * cmDocumentationOptions[][3] =
    "variables being created. If A is specified, then it will display also "
    "advanced variables. If H is specified, it will also display help for "
    "each variable."},
+  {"--build dir", "Build a configured cmake tree found in dir.",
+   "This option will use the native build tool from the command line to"
+   " build the project. Other options that can be specified with this one" 
+   " are --target, --config, --extra-options, and --clean.  For complete "
+   "help run --build with no options."},
   {"-N", "View mode only.",
    "Only load the cache. Do not actually run configure and generate steps."},
   {"-P <file>", "Process script mode.",
@@ -407,6 +412,7 @@ int do_cmake(int ac, char** av)
   bool list_help = false;
   bool view_only = false;
   bool script_mode = false;
+  bool build = false;
   std::vector<std::string> args;
   for(int i =0; i < ac; ++i)
     {
@@ -414,6 +420,10 @@ int do_cmake(int ac, char** av)
       {
       wiz = true;
       }
+    else if(!command && strcmp(av[i], "--build") == 0)
+      {
+      return cmake::DoBuild(ac, av);
+      }
     else if(!command && strcmp(av[i], "--system-information") == 0)
       {
       sysinfo = true;
@@ -465,6 +475,11 @@ int do_cmake(int ac, char** av)
       args.push_back(av[i]);
       }
     }
+  if(build)
+    {
+    int ret = cmake::DoBuild(ac, av);
+    return ret;
+    }
   if(command)
     {
     int ret = cmake::ExecuteCMakeCommand(args);