Thanks. Worked. -- Mike Jackson <www.bluequartz.net> On May 11, 2012, at 3:40 PM, Alexander Neundorf wrote:
> On Friday 11 May 2012, Michael Jackson wrote: > > I have a function where I am generating a number of files and I need to > > pass that list of files back to the original calling cmake > > command/file/scope. How would I go about that? > > > > > > > > function(create_files) > > set(options) > > set(multiValueArgs GENERATED_HEADERS) > > cmake_parse_arguments( WIG "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" > > "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN} ) > > > > foreach (....) > > .. Generate some files > > > > endforeach() > > > > > > ?? > > > > endfunction() > > > > > > set(headers "") > > create_files (GENERATED_HEADERS headers) > > > > > > Could someone help me fill in the blanks? Thanks > Give the name of a variable to create_files() which will be used to return > the values: > function(create_files) > set(options) > set(multiValueArgs GENERATED_HEADERS) > cmake_parse_arguments( WIG "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" > "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN} ) > > foreach (....) > .. Generate some files > endforeach() > # the following line sets generatedFiles to file[123].x > set(${outVar} file1.x file2.x file3.x PARENT_SCOPE) > endfunction() > > > set(headers foo.h bar.h blub.h) > set(generatedFiles ) > create_files (GENERATED_HEADERS INFILES ${headers} OUTVAR generatedFiles) > Alex -- 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://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake