Re: [CMake] Question about Variables
The `${ }` syntax deferences the variable, so what you are asking is
if the variable `1_INC_PATH` exists.
What you want is `if(DEFINED WITH_LIB_GLAD_INC_PATH)` to check for the
existence of the variable `WITH_LIB_GLAD_INC_PATH`
On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 4:11 PM Steven Truppe wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> i'm relative new to cmake (a few weeks now) and i have the following
> problem:
>
>
> set(WITH_LIB_GLAD 1)
>
> IF(DEFINED ${WITH_LIB_GLAD}_INC_PATH)
>
> I try to check if the variable WITH_LIB_GLAD_INC_PATH can be found.
>
>
> best regards!
>
>
>
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[CMake] Question about Variables
Hi everyone,
i'm relative new to cmake (a few weeks now) and i have the following
problem:
set(WITH_LIB_GLAD 1)
IF(DEFINED ${WITH_LIB_GLAD}_INC_PATH)
I try to check if the variable WITH_LIB_GLAD_INC_PATH can be found.
best regards!
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Re: [CMake] Question about variables, cache, and scope
>
> This works:
> set( project_count 0 CACHE INTERNAL "")
> function( define_project )
>math( EXPR count "${project_count}+1" )
>set( project_count ${count} CACHE INTERNAL "")
> endfunction()
> define_project()
> message(${project_count})
> define_project()
> message(${project_count})
> define_project()
> message(${project_count})
> It prints out
> 1
2
> 3
Unfortunately this isn't a valid test case.
You need to add each call to define_project() into a CMakeLists.txt script
in a subdirectory, and then call add_subdirectory() from the root script. It
won't work in that case in my tests.
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Re: [CMake] Question about variables, cache, and scope
Doh :-) Thanks for pointing out what should perhaps have been obvious in
retrospect. Cache variables are one of the more confusing areas of cmake.
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On 10 October 2011 22:38, Bill Hoffman wrote:
> On 10/10/2011 3:52 PM, Robert Dailey wrote:
>
>> Yes, this works perfectly.
>>
>> It's a bit disappointing that cache variables are, for all intents and
>> purposes, read-only in functions. The property approach is a bit more
>> verbose but it functions! I think 'set' needs a new override
>> specifically for cases like this. Something similar to "PARENT_SCOPE",
>> but something like "CACHE_SCOPE", that forces CMake to first check for
>> the existance of a cache variable with that name, and it would take
>> precedence over any identically named variable in function scope.
>>
>> On another note, you'd think this would work too but it doesn't:
>>
>> set( project_count ${new_count} CACHE INTERNAL FORCE )
>>
>>
> This works:
>
>
> set( project_count 0 CACHE INTERNAL "")
> function( define_project )
>
> math( EXPR count "${project_count}+1" )
> set( project_count ${count} CACHE INTERNAL "")
> endfunction()
> define_project()
> message(${project_count})
> define_project()
> message(${project_count})
> define_project()
> message(${project_count})
>
> It prints out
> 1
> 2
> 3
>
> -Bill
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Re: [CMake] Question about variables, cache, and scope
On 10/10/2011 3:52 PM, Robert Dailey wrote:
Yes, this works perfectly.
It's a bit disappointing that cache variables are, for all intents and
purposes, read-only in functions. The property approach is a bit more
verbose but it functions! I think 'set' needs a new override
specifically for cases like this. Something similar to "PARENT_SCOPE",
but something like "CACHE_SCOPE", that forces CMake to first check for
the existance of a cache variable with that name, and it would take
precedence over any identically named variable in function scope.
On another note, you'd think this would work too but it doesn't:
set( project_count ${new_count} CACHE INTERNAL FORCE )
This works:
set( project_count 0 CACHE INTERNAL "")
function( define_project )
math( EXPR count "${project_count}+1" )
set( project_count ${count} CACHE INTERNAL "")
endfunction()
define_project()
message(${project_count})
define_project()
message(${project_count})
define_project()
message(${project_count})
It prints out
1
2
3
-Bill
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Re: [CMake] Question about variables, cache, and scope
Yes, this works perfectly.
It's a bit disappointing that cache variables are, for all intents and
purposes, read-only in functions. The property approach is a bit more
verbose but it functions! I think 'set' needs a new override specifically
for cases like this. Something similar to "PARENT_SCOPE", but something like
"CACHE_SCOPE", that forces CMake to first check for the existance of a cache
variable with that name, and it would take precedence over any identically
named variable in function scope.
On another note, you'd think this would work too but it doesn't:
set( project_count ${new_count} CACHE INTERNAL FORCE )
Thanks!
-
Robert Dailey
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Glenn Coombs wrote:
> Calling a function pushs a new variable scope. All variables visible in
> the callers scope are copied into the new scope but changes by default only
> affect the callee scope. You could try using the PARENT_SCOPE option to the
> set command but I'm not sure that will achieve what you want as it only gets
> you to the next scope whereas you really want a global variable.
>
> You can use properties instead of variables as those are explicitly
> scoped. So something like this:
>
> set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY project_count "0")
>
> function( define_project ... )
>get_property(old_count GLOBAL PROPERTY project_count)
>math( EXPR new_count "${old_count}+1" )
>set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY project_count "${new_count}"
> endfunction()
>
> will probably work.
>
> --
> Glenn
>
>
> On 10 October 2011 17:11, Robert Dailey wrote:
>
>> I have a function that I define in my top-most CMakeLists.txt file (on
>> Windows using CMake version 2.8.6) called define_project() that calls
>> add_executable, sets up compile defintions, etc etc.
>>
>> For each time define_project() is called *anywhere* in the directory
>> hierarchy, I need to increment a global "project_count" variable to keep
>> track of how many projects were created and print that at the very end of
>> the root CMakeLists.txt file.
>>
>> So far my attempts at this have been unsuccessful. I tried creating a
>> cache variable in the root script:
>>
>> set( project_count 0 CACHE INTERNAL "" )
>>
>> Then inside of my function, I do this:
>>
>> function( define_project ... )
>>math( EXPR count "${project_count}+1" )
>>set( project_count ${count} )
>> endfunction()
>>
>> However, 'project_count' is always 0 each time that the function is
>> executed.
>>
>> How can I make this work?
>>
>> -
>> Robert Dailey
>>
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Re: [CMake] Question about variables, cache, and scope
Calling a function pushs a new variable scope. All variables visible in the
callers scope are copied into the new scope but changes by default only
affect the callee scope. You could try using the PARENT_SCOPE option to the
set command but I'm not sure that will achieve what you want as it only gets
you to the next scope whereas you really want a global variable.
You can use properties instead of variables as those are explicitly scoped.
So something like this:
set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY project_count "0")
function( define_project ... )
get_property(old_count GLOBAL PROPERTY project_count)
math( EXPR new_count "${old_count}+1" )
set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY project_count "${new_count}"
endfunction()
will probably work.
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On 10 October 2011 17:11, Robert Dailey wrote:
> I have a function that I define in my top-most CMakeLists.txt file (on
> Windows using CMake version 2.8.6) called define_project() that calls
> add_executable, sets up compile defintions, etc etc.
>
> For each time define_project() is called *anywhere* in the directory
> hierarchy, I need to increment a global "project_count" variable to keep
> track of how many projects were created and print that at the very end of
> the root CMakeLists.txt file.
>
> So far my attempts at this have been unsuccessful. I tried creating a cache
> variable in the root script:
>
> set( project_count 0 CACHE INTERNAL "" )
>
> Then inside of my function, I do this:
>
> function( define_project ... )
>math( EXPR count "${project_count}+1" )
>set( project_count ${count} )
> endfunction()
>
> However, 'project_count' is always 0 each time that the function is
> executed.
>
> How can I make this work?
>
> -
> Robert Dailey
>
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[CMake] Question about variables, cache, and scope
I have a function that I define in my top-most CMakeLists.txt file (on
Windows using CMake version 2.8.6) called define_project() that calls
add_executable, sets up compile defintions, etc etc.
For each time define_project() is called *anywhere* in the directory
hierarchy, I need to increment a global "project_count" variable to keep
track of how many projects were created and print that at the very end of
the root CMakeLists.txt file.
So far my attempts at this have been unsuccessful. I tried creating a cache
variable in the root script:
set( project_count 0 CACHE INTERNAL "" )
Then inside of my function, I do this:
function( define_project ... )
math( EXPR count "${project_count}+1" )
set( project_count ${count} )
endfunction()
However, 'project_count' is always 0 each time that the function is
executed.
How can I make this work?
-
Robert Dailey
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