Hi Cedric, I believe you should do it this way:
Your config.cmake file should be: set(ENABLE_DOWNLOAD True CACHE BOOL "") set(GCC_ROOT "/local/cdoucet/gcc/4.9.2/" CACHE PATH "") In the signature of set() for "Set Cache Entry", the *docstring* is mandatory. cf https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.4/command/set.html#set-cache-entry And you forgot the path to your source directory in your CMake command line : cmake -C ../config.cmake /path/to/your/source I hope this helps! Xavier On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 3:43 PM, Cedric Doucet <cedric.dou...@inria.fr> wrote: > > > Hello, > > I do not manage to pass a configuration file to cmake. > > I type 'cmake -C ../config.cmake' > > where config.cmake belongs to the parent directory and contains these > lines: > > set(ENABLE_DOWNLOAD True CACHE BOOL) > set(GCC_ROOT "/local/cdoucet/gcc/4.9.2/" CACHE PATH) > > I get the following error message but I don't understand why: > > loading initial cache file ../config.cmake > CMake Error at /local/cdoucet/simol/config.cmake:1 (set): > set given invalid arguments for CACHE mode. > > > CMake Error at /local/cdoucet/simol/config.cmake:2 (set): > set given invalid arguments for CACHE mode. > > > CMake Error: The source directory "/local/cdoucet/simol/config.cmake" is a > file, not a directory. > > > Do you know how to solve this problem? > > ----- Cedric Doucet <cedric.dou...@inria.fr> a écrit : > > > > Hi Peter! > > Thank you very much! > It seems to be exactly what I want. :) > I will try to use it. > > Cédric > > ------------------------------ > > *De: *"Petr Kmoch" <petr.km...@gmail.com> > *À: *"Cedric Doucet" <cedric.dou...@inria.fr> > *Cc: *cmake@cmake.org > *Envoyé: *Lundi 21 Décembre 2015 13:25:53 > *Objet: *Re: [CMake] How to pass a configuration file to CMake? > > Hi Cedric. > > I have never used it myself, but I believe you're looking for CMake's > command-line option '-C <initial-cache>': > https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake.1.html > > Petr > > On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 1:12 PM, Cedric Doucet <cedric.dou...@inria.fr> > wrote: > >> >> Hello, >> >> I would like to know if it's possible to pass a configuration file to >> CMake. >> I have to pass a lot of information to CMake and the resulting command >> line is very long to type. >> Would it be possible to create a file containing all needed definitions >> and pass it to CMake? >> >> For exemple, instead of typing >> >> cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/me/there -D >> CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/local/gcc/4.9.3/g++ >> >> would it be possible to create a file containing >> >> CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug >> CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/me/there >> CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/local/gcc/4.9.3/g++ >> >> and pass it to CMake? >> >> Cédric >> >> -- >> >> > >> >> > 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/mailman/listinfo/cmake >> > > > > > > > > -- Dr Xavier BESSERON Research associate FSTC, University of Luxembourg Campus Kirchberg, Office E-007 Phone: +352 46 66 44 5418 http://luxdem.uni.lu/
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