Matthew Woehlke wrote:
> On 2014-04-13 03:37, Rolf Eike Beer wrote:
> > Sadly the expression is even expanded when it is quoted as long as it is a
> > valid variable name. So what you could do is: replace the "x" by a simple
> > space and then quote the match string, because " Linux" is no valid
> > variable name.
>
> set(" Linux" Windows) # succeeds
Doh! You are right, I confused that with target names, where we have a
restriction on what names are allowed. Brad, what about nuking at least all
control characters and whitespace from variable names in 3.1? I don't think
that anyone has used them on purpose, and accidentially using them will only
cause trouble.
Eike
--
--
Powered by www.kitware.com
Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at:
http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ
Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more
information on each offering, please visit:
CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html
CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html
CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html
Visit other Kitware open-source projects at
http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html
Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe:
http://public.kitware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers
