Fraser Hutchison wrote:
> On 30/08/2013 22:30, Stewart, Robert wrote:
> > I'm effectively doing the following, with CMake 2.8, but it
> > doesn't work.  What am I missing?
> >
> > get_directory_property(before DEFINITIONS)
> > set_directory_properties(PROPERTIES DEFINITIONS "-DFOO")
> > get_directory_property(after DEFINITIONS)
> >
> > before and after are the same, and before isn't -DFOO.
>
> The DEFINITIONS directory property is read-only.
> COMPILE_DEFINITIONS or the configuration-specific versions
> are mutable I believe.

Thanks! That worked.

Why doesn't CMake generate an error when one tries to set a
read-only property!  Indeed, the error message should say
which property to set.

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Rob Stewart
Software Engineer
Dev Tools & Components
Susquehanna International Group, LLP

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