Nils

Marvellous. Just what I needed. Works like a charm. and only 5 minutes between 
posting my question and getting the answer.

Many thanks indeed

JB



From: Nils Gladitz [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 14 January 2015 13:17
To: Biddiscombe, John A.; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [CMake] evaluate a generator experssion

On 14.01.2015 13:11, Biddiscombe, John A. wrote:

file(WRITE "stuff containing above string")

the file is written with   
"$<TARGET_FILE:hg_test_server<FILE:///\\hg_test_server>>" inside it, and not 
the full path/name of the target as I'd hoped.

Is there a way to force the evaluation of the generator expression so it is 
correctly written out into the launch script?


file(WRITE) is run at configuration time. Generator expressions are evaluated 
after configuration has finished (at generation time).
You can use file(GENERATE) to create files with generator expressions expanded 
at generation time.

Nils
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