How can I disable CMake in some project folders of a VSCode workspace?

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I have a project that uses git-repo so it contains multiple repos. The only way I can find of supporting this in VSCode is to use multi-root workspaces and add each repo as a separate folder within the workspace. Some of these repos use CMake but some don't. I find that when I open the workspace I get messages for these repos like:

CMakeLists.txt was not found in the root of the folder 'MyFolder'

then VSCode attempts to setup CMake by creating a Build directory containing a bunch of default files. I also get:

CMake Tools would like to configure IntelliSense for the 'MyFolder' folder.

Is there any way to tell CMake to ignore a folder, maybe a setting in the .code-workspace file?

Not the answer to your question, but [this issue](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/issues/1069) (still open as of this comment) may be related. For those who said yes to _allow CMake to configure IntelliSense_ and want to undo it, just remove the `configurationProvider` key in `.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json`. — deqyra, Dec 15 '20 at 08:30

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 07 '22 at 09:59

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I guess you installed Cmake Tools extension in VScode, it will automatically run when a folder is opened. To avoid run cmake on specific folder, you can try create .vscode/settings.json on your folder. And set "cmake.configureOnOpen": false

answered Jun 07 '22 at 09:59

Michael_Cache

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I have set this setting to be false but I still get the pop-up with CMakeLists.txt selection, any recommendation? – Igor Jan 23 '23 at 18:41
Who's upvoting this? This is CMake Tools issue [#2338](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/issues/2338). There is currently no setting to get rid of the warning. – rustyx Mar 30 '23 at 13:30
this setting doesn't exist – Linus Apr 25 '23 at 07:59
didn't work for me too – Mah35h Jun 30 '23 at 04:01

How can I disable CMake in some project folders of a VSCode workspace?

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