How can I disable CMake in some project folders of a VSCode workspace?

Question

I have a project that uses git-repo so it contains multiple repos. The only way I can find of supporting this in VSCode is to use multi-root workspaces and add each repo as a separate folder within the workspace. Some of these repos use CMake but some don't. I find that when I open the workspace I get messages for these repos like:

CMakeLists.txt was not found in the root of the folder 'MyFolder'

then VSCode attempts to setup CMake by creating a Build directory containing a bunch of default files. I also get:

CMake Tools would like to configure IntelliSense for the 'MyFolder' folder.

Is there any way to tell CMake to ignore a folder, maybe a setting in the .code-workspace file?

Sauerkraut

Not the answer to your question, but this issue (still open as of this comment) may be related. For those who said yes to allow CMake to configure IntelliSense and want to undo it, just remove the configurationProvider key in .vscode/c_cpp_properties.json. – Barrelhouse

did not work for me – Pepe

Answer 1

I guess you installed Cmake Tools extension in VScode, it will automatically run when a folder is opened. To avoid run cmake on specific folder, you can try create .vscode/settings.json on your folder. And set "cmake.configureOnOpen": false

Set

I have set this setting to be false but I still get the pop-up with CMakeLists.txt selection, any recommendation? – Plumbo

Who's upvoting this? This is CMake Tools issue #2338. There is currently no setting to get rid of the warning. – Latvian

this setting doesn't exist – Cameroncameroon

didn't work for me too – Fall

Answer 2

If you're on CMake Tools 1.13.40+, try using the cmake.sourceDirectory setting and specify an array of the CMake source directories you want to configure with CMake Tools.

You may also be interested in

• the cmake.ignoreCMakeListsMissing setting
• the cmake.configureOnOpen and cmake.configureOnEdit settings
• issue ticket CMake Tools try to configure IntelliSense for Non-CMake projects #2338

Lippizaner

cmake.ignoreCMakeListsMissing works fine. – Byproduct

Answer 3

Do not install "CMake Tools", install only "CMake".

Prolamine

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