Enable CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS

JeffersonLab · Jul 19, 2024 · 7534a3c · 7534a3c
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ docs/latex/*
 cmake-build*/
 .idea/*
 .cache
+compile_commands.json
 
 # PODIO generated artifacts
 src/examples/PodioExample/datamodel/*

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ set( CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH FALSE )
 set( CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib" )
 set( CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE )
 
+# Generate a compilation database, e.g. for IDE autocompletion
+set( CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS TRUE )
 
 # Useful for debugging. Copied from:
 # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9298278/cmake-print-out-all-accessible-variables-in-a-script