Disable UNITY_BUILD for now - globally (#4515)

HDFGroup · May 25, 2024 · 3bd8159 · 3bd8159
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diff --git a/config/cmake/HDFMacros.cmake b/config/cmake/HDFMacros.cmake
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ macro (TARGET_C_PROPERTIES wintarget libtype)
   if(MSVC)
     set_property(TARGET ${wintarget} APPEND PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
   endif()
+  #Disable UNITY_BUILD for now
+  set_property(TARGET ${wintarget} APPEND PROPERTY UNITY_BUILD OFF)
 endmacro ()
 
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diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ New Features
 
     Configuration:
     -------------
+    - Disable CMake UNITY_BUILD for hdf5
+
+      CMake added a target property, UNITY_BUILD, that when set to true, the target
+      source files will be combined into batches for faster compilation. By default,
+      the setting is OFF, but could be enabled by a project that includes HDF5 as a subproject.
+
+      HDF5 has disabled this feature by setting the property to OFF in the HDFMacros.cmake file.
+
     - Removed "function/code stack" debugging configuration option:
 
           CMake:      HDF5_ENABLE_CODESTACK