premake / premake/premake-core

sysincludedirs does not generate -isystem in xcode

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Description

My premake script has sysincludedirs "./libs" which goes under Header Search Paths in the Xcode project setting. The command line output then turns this into -I ./libs.

Found a similar issue with cmake: https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/16795

I fixed this by putting ./libs under System Header Search Paths, which generates -isystem ./libs

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Start at Premake's Xcode project generation path and trace how sysincludedirs becomes Header Search Paths and command-line flags. Compare the existing handling with the System Header Search Paths behavior; done means system include directories produce -isystem ./libs in generated Xcode projects.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, lua
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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