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-rw-r--r--Source/cmake.cxx38
1 files changed, 34 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Source/cmake.cxx b/Source/cmake.cxx
index 1202835..133d71d 100644
--- a/Source/cmake.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmake.cxx
@@ -392,7 +392,24 @@ void cmake::SetDirectoriesFromFile(const char* arg)
listPath = cmSystemTools::GetFilenamePath(fullPath.c_str());
}
}
-
+ else
+ {
+ // Specified file or directory does not exist. Try to set things
+ // up to produce a meaningful error message.
+ std::string fullPath = cmSystemTools::CollapseFullPath(arg);
+ std::string name = cmSystemTools::GetFilenameName(fullPath.c_str());
+ name = cmSystemTools::LowerCase(name);
+ if(name == "cmakecache.txt" || name == "cmakelists.txt")
+ {
+ argIsFile = true;
+ listPath = cmSystemTools::GetFilenamePath(fullPath.c_str());
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ listPath = fullPath;
+ }
+ }
+
// If there is a CMakeCache.txt file, use its settings.
if(cachePath.length() > 0)
{
@@ -880,9 +897,22 @@ int cmake::DoPreConfigureChecks()
if(!cmSystemTools::FileExists(srcList.c_str()))
{
cmOStringStream err;
- err << "The source directory \"" << this->GetHomeDirectory()
- << "\" does not appear to contain CMakeLists.txt.\n"
- << "Specify --help for usage, or press the help button on the CMake GUI.";
+ if(cmSystemTools::FileIsDirectory(this->GetHomeDirectory()))
+ {
+ err << "The source directory \"" << this->GetHomeDirectory()
+ << "\" does not appear to contain CMakeLists.txt.\n";
+ }
+ else if(cmSystemTools::FileExists(this->GetHomeDirectory()))
+ {
+ err << "The source directory \"" << this->GetHomeDirectory()
+ << "\" is a file, not a directory.\n";
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ err << "The source directory \"" << this->GetHomeDirectory()
+ << "\" does not exist.\n";
+ }
+ err << "Specify --help for usage, or press the help button on the CMake GUI.";
cmSystemTools::Error(err.str().c_str());
return -2;
}