# warnings in the configure process

**URL:** <https://discourse.cmake.org/t/warnings-in-the-configure-process/705>\
**Category:** Code\
**Created:** [February 26, 2020, 10:39am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/warnings-in-the-configure-process/705 "2020-02-26T10:39:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![ORI\_HECHT](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/9de053/32.png) [@ORI\_HECHT](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ORI_HECHT)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 10:39am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/warnings-in-the-configure-process/705/1 "2020-02-26T10:39:13Z")

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I am getting the following warning when configuring a project that compiles C++ files from different directories -  
source directory … has no common path with …

What importance is there in this warning?

How can I suppress it if I so wish?

Thank you  
ori

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**Author:** ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ben.boeckel)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/warnings-in-the-configure-process/705/2 "2020-02-28T20:18:42Z")

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Could you paste the entire error message? Feel free to censor specifics about the paths involved if there could be problems with them.