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ianzone
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May 22, 2026
Question

CMakeLists.txt should use file(GLOB_RECURSE) instead of manually listing each file

  • May 22, 2026
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When generating a CMake-based STM32 project, STM32CubeMX currently lists every single .c source file manually in CMakeLists.txt.
 
This brings major inconvenience for users:
  • When adding user drivers (e.g., sensor, flash, display, or custom modules), users must manually edit CMakeLists.txt and add each new .c file path.
  • If the user adds many source files, this process is error-prone and inefficient.
  • It does not match modern CMake project practices and reduces project maintainability.
 
Suggestion:

Please use file(GLOB_RECURSE ...) to automatically include source files from standard directories such as:
  • Core/Inc/*.h
  • Core/Src/*.c

1 reply

Ghofrane GSOURI
Ghofrane GSOURI
Technical Moderator
May 22, 2026

Hello @ianzone 

First let me thank you for posting.

Your change request has been escalated to the development team and is being tracked under internal ticket ID #0062844 for further investigation and feasibility assessment.

THX

Ghofrane

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