"--" for script mode is a good idea. (Actually, if we had this for non-script mode even, it would then make sense to expose the command line arguments in similar variables even when configuring a CMakeLists file. Presently, the CMAKE_ARGVn vars are only available in script mode.)
Can you propose a patch? If so, open a feature request in the bug tracker, and attach a "git format-patch -1" file. Thanks, David On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 12:21 AM, Eskandar Ensafi <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I often find it very useful to run CMake scripts of the form "cmake -P > script-name arg1 arg2 ..." as a cross-platform scripting solution that > doesn't rely on Perl, Python, etc. One major limitation is that CMake > continues to parse all arguments after the script name. For example, if arg1 > is "-i" then CMake will enter wizard mode before executing the script, and > options such as "-D", "-G" and "-L" will be parsed and removed from the > command-line by CMake. The current behavior limits the flexibility of > CMake's script mode by making it impossible to pass arbitrary options to be > parsed directly by the script. > > It would be great if I could somehow specify "cmake -P script-name -- arg1 > arg2 ..." to tell CMake to stop parsing all subsequent arguments while still > placing arg1, arg2, etc. in the CMAKE_ARGVn variables. If the "--" flag is > potentially problematic and may pose compatibility problems, perhaps another > syntax can be adopted, such as "cmake -PP script-name arg1 arg2 ..." where -P > is doubled. > > Is this something that can be easily implemented? > > Best, > > Eskandar > -- > > 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 -- 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
