2012/2/18 Eric Noulard <[email protected]>: > 2012/2/18 Alexander Neundorf <[email protected]>: >> On Saturday 18 February 2012, Eric Noulard wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'm pursuing my quest for a better CPack doc. >>> First set of modifications are in master: >>> cpack --help-command-xxx >>> cpack --help-variable-xxx >>> works. >>> >>> However variables are somehow "problematic" because I get all the >>> properties defined for CMake in the doc because variables are a >>> special kind of properties. >>> >>> CPack (or CTest) is using a instance of cmake object which does: >>> >>> this->InitializeProperties(); >>> >>> in its constructor.... >>> so that I end up with a lot more properties in "full doc" >>> i.e. in >>> cpack --help-full >>> >>> Than I thought I shall. >>> Now there is two options: >>> >>> 1) Avoid InitializeProperties(); in cmake object constructor and do >>> that elsewhere >>> for CMake and nowhere for CTest and CPack. >>> >>> 2) Let CTest and CPack keep the CMake inherited properties and filter out >>> the unwaned CMake specific section in the doc. >>> >>> 1) is definitely easier but raise a question: >>> Do CTest and CPack NEED the cmake property definition? >>> Is this a wanted behavior or just an oversight? >>> i.e. is set_property(...) supposed to work in a ctest or cpack >>> loaded script? >>> >>> 2) is doable but require more work. >>> >>> in the same way should the "standard" variable doc section be inherited >>> from CMake to CTest/CPack? >>> >>> try (I know it's not supposed to work but nevertheless): >>> ctest --help-variable-list >>> >>> and you'll see what I mean. >> >> 2) sounds like a hack. If the properties are there, there should be a reason >> for it, and then they should also appear in the documentation. > > Agreed but it strange to have documentation for > ALLOW_DUPLICATE_CUSTOM_TARGETS > RULE_LAUNCH_COMPILE > COMPILE_DEFINITIONS > etc... > > for either CPack or CTest. > nevertheless they ARE currently defined in the CMake script > interpreter used by CTest or CPack > because as I said they are defined in the cmake object constructor. > They do not appear in the CTest doc because --help-variable is not implemented > they do now in cpack because of that. > > Concerning CPack I'm pretty sure no part of CPack code uses > CMake inherited properties, cpack's cmake interpreter is not supposed > to load > > For CTest I doubt it but the fact is I don't really know. > > A small test of CMake in scripting mode > (see script attached > try it with > cmake -P scriptable.cmake) > tells me some properties may be useful but may be not all of them... > > Your opinion?
Just a precision, I did test CMake in script mode because it is basically the mode used by CTest and CPack. -- Erk Membre de l'April - « promouvoir et défendre le logiciel libre » - http://www.april.org -- Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://public.kitware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers
