From ffcf821435b101dca86463a55f48beed161aac64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jw098 <justin.wong098@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2026 12:19:34 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] toggle the build for the command line exe

---
 SerialPrograms/CMakeLists.txt | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/SerialPrograms/CMakeLists.txt b/SerialPrograms/CMakeLists.txt
index edbacc028c..84e30d8486 100644
--- a/SerialPrograms/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/SerialPrograms/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -821,5 +821,11 @@ if (QT_MAJOR GREATER_EQUAL 6)
     qt_finalize_target(SerialPrograms)
 endif()
 
-# Add command-line executable (GUI-free) from subdirectory
-include(Source/CommandLine/CommandLineExecutable.cmake)
+
+# Define a toggle option (ON by default)
+option(COMMAND_LINE_EXE "Build the optional executable" ON)
+
+if(COMMAND_LINE_EXE)
+    # Add command-line executable (GUI-free) from subdirectory
+    include(Source/CommandLine/CommandLineExecutable.cmake)
+endif()