Can't build custom targets from project outline panel

[fb39ca4]

Brief Issue Summary

Custom targets which build fine from the command palette can't be built in the outline panel.

Expected:

I expect to be able to right click on a custom target and be able to build it, like I can for executable and library targets.

Apparent Behavior:

However, I can only select "run utility" which seems to do a full rebuild of the ALL target and doesn't even build the custom target. I can select and build the custom target just fine using the "Cmake: Build a target" command.

CMake Tools Log

What I get:

[build] Starting build
[proc] Executing command: /usr/bin/cmake --build /home/fb39ca4/cmake-tools-bug/build --config Debug --target all -- -j 6
[build] [1/2  50% :: 0.131] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello.dir/src/main.o
[build] [2/2 100% :: 0.300] Linking C executable hello
[build] Build finished with exit code 0

What I should get:

[build] Starting build
[proc] Executing command: /usr/bin/cmake --build /home/fb39ca4/cmake-tools-bug/build --config Debug --target run -- -j 6
[build] [1/1 100% :: 0.011] cd /home/fb39ca4/cmake-tools-bug/build && /home/fb39ca4/cmake-tools-bug/build/hello
[build] hello world!
[build] Build finished with exit code 0

Developer Tools Log

[Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:58.483Z [debug] [extension] [4539] cmake.cleanRebuild started
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:58.485Z [debug] [main] Run build clean
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:58.551Z [debug] [main] Saving open files before configure/build
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:58.592Z [info] [build] Starting build
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:58.627Z [debug] [driver] Start build clean
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:58.627Z [debug] [driver] Runnnig pre-configure checks and steps
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:58.631Z [info] [proc] Executing command: /usr/bin/cmake --build /home/fb39ca4/cmake-tools-bug/build --config Debug --target clean --
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:58.742Z [info] [build] Cleaning... 2 files.
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:58.778Z [debug] [driver] Run _refreshExpansions
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:58.778Z [debug] [cms-driver] Run doRefreshExpansions
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:58.779Z [debug] [driver] Run _refreshExpansions cb
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:58.849Z [info] [build] Build finished with exit code 0
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:58.861Z [debug] [main] Run build 
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:58.911Z [debug] [cache] Reading CMake cache file /home/fb39ca4/cmake-tools-bug/build/CMakeCache.txt
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:58.912Z [debug] [cache] Parsing CMake cache string
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:59.090Z [debug] [main] Saving open files before configure/build
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:59.299Z [info] [build] Starting build
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:59.369Z [debug] [driver] Start build all
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:59.369Z [debug] [driver] Runnnig pre-configure checks and steps
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:59.377Z [info] [proc] Executing command: /usr/bin/cmake --build /home/fb39ca4/build --config Debug --target all -- -j 6
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:59.607Z [info] [build] [1/2  50% :: 0.150] Building C object CMakeFiles/hello.dir/src/main.o
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:59.772Z [info] [build] [2/2 100% :: 0.314] Linking C executable hello
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:59.794Z [debug] [driver] Run _refreshExpansions
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:59.795Z [debug] [cms-driver] Run doRefreshExpansions
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:59.796Z [debug] [driver] Run _refreshExpansions cb
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:59.860Z [info] [build] Build finished with exit code 0
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:59.882Z [debug] [extension] [4539] cmake.cleanRebuild finished (returned 0)
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:59.898Z [debug] [cache] Reading CMake cache file /home/fb39ca4/cmake-tools-bug/build/CMakeCache.txt
console.ts:134 [Extension Host] [CMakeTools] 2019-01-25T23:40:59.899Z [debug] [cache] Parsing CMake cache string

Platform and Versions

• Operating System: Arch Linux
• CMake Version: 3.13.2
• VSCode Version: 1.30.2
• CMake Tools Extension Version: 1.1.3
• Compiler/Toolchain: GCC 8.2.1

Other Notes/Information

I was hoping to use this in a larger embedded project, with several custom targets to upload different binaries to the microcontroller. The binary is generated as an executable target, and the custom target calls openocd with a script to flash the microcontroller.

I cannot share that project at the moment, but I have made a minimal example that builds a hello world program (target name: hello) and has a custom target to run the program (target name: run) instead.

cmake-tools-custom-command-bug.zip

[craflin]

I was about to report the same issue. But this bug report is pretty much perfect. Thanks for that! I have nothing to add. The bug is quite solid. Let me know if I can help you in any way to fix it.

[svcguy]

Can also confirm this is still an issue. Further if you right click a utility and select "Set as default target" it will properly execute that utility

[bobbrow]

This will be addressed in version 1.3.0. Thanks for the PR @rcxdude!

[andreeis]

Closing since this is fixed in CMake Tools Beta2. Please reactivate if you encounter any other symptoms of this issue.