cmGlobalGenerator: Add method to check if object file location is known

Add a `HasKnownObjectFileLocation` method returning whether we know the
exact location of object files produced by the native build system.
This is true everywhere except on Xcode when an architecture placeholder
is used.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
index 4200b21..aa2dd22 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
@@ -331,6 +331,11 @@ public:
       i.e. "Can I build Debug and Release in the same tree?" */
   virtual bool IsMultiConfig() const { return false; }
 
+  /** Return true if we know the exact location of object files.
+      If false, store the reason in the given string.
+      This is meaningful only after EnableLanguage has been called.  */
+  virtual bool HasKnownObjectFileLocation(std::string*) const { return true; }
+
   virtual bool UseFolderProperty() const;
 
   virtual bool IsIPOSupported() const { return false; }