How do I exclude a single file from a cmake `file(GLOB … )` pattern?

Question

My CMakeLists.txt contains this line:

file(GLOB lib_srcs Half/half.cpp Iex/*.cpp IlmThread/*.cpp Imath/*.cpp IlmImf/*.cpp)

and the

Answer 1

try this : CMakeLists.txt

install(DIRECTORY   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/ 
            DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}
            COMPONENT   copy-files
            PATTERN     ".git*"   EXCLUDE
            PATTERN     "*.in"    EXCLUDE
            PATTERN     "*/build" EXCLUDE)

add_custom_target(copy-files
            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -D COMPONENT=copy-files
            -P cmake_install.cmake)

$cmake  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=
$cmake --build . --target copy-files