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NAME
cmake-modules - CMake Modules Reference
The modules listed here are part of the CMake distribution. Projects may provide further modules; their
location(s) can be specified in the CMAKE_MODULE_PATH variable.
UTILITY MODULES
These modules are loaded using the include() command.
AndroidTestUtilities
New in version 3.7.
Create a test that automatically loads specified data onto an Android device.
Introduction
Use this module to push data needed for testing an Android device behavior onto a connected Android
device. The module will accept files and libraries as well as separate destinations for each. It will
create a test that loads the files into a device object store and link to them from the specified
destination. The files are only uploaded if they are not already in the object store.
For example:
include(AndroidTestUtilities)
android_add_test_data(
example_setup_test
FILES <files>...
LIBS <libs>...
DEVICE_TEST_DIR "/data/local/tests/example"
DEVICE_OBJECT_STORE "/sdcard/.ExternalData/SHA"
)
At build time a test named "example_setup_test" will be created. Run this test on the command line with
ctest(1) to load the data onto the Android device.
Module Functions
android_add_test_data
android_add_test_data(<test-name>
[FILES <files>...] [FILES_DEST <device-dir>]
[LIBS <libs>...] [LIBS_DEST <device-dir>]
[DEVICE_OBJECT_STORE <device-dir>]
[DEVICE_TEST_DIR <device-dir>]
[NO_LINK_REGEX <strings>...]
)
The android_add_test_data function is used to copy files and libraries needed to run
project-specific tests. On the host operating system, this is done at build time. For on-device
testing, the files are loaded onto the device by the manufactured test at run time.
This function accepts the following named parameters:
FILES <files>...
zero or more files needed for testing
LIBS <libs>...
zero or more libraries needed for testing
FILES_DEST <device-dir>
absolute path where the data files are expected to be
LIBS_DEST <device-dir>
absolute path where the libraries are expected to be
DEVICE_OBJECT_STORE <device-dir>
absolute path to the location where the data is stored on-device
DEVICE_TEST_DIR <device-dir>
absolute path to the root directory of the on-device test location
NO_LINK_REGEX <strings>...
list of regex strings matching the names of files that should be copied from the object
store to the testing directory
BundleUtilities
Functions to help assemble a standalone bundle application.
A collection of CMake utility functions useful for dealing with .app bundles on the Mac and bundle-like
directories on any OS.
The following functions are provided by this module:
fixup_bundle
copy_and_fixup_bundle
verify_app
get_bundle_main_executable
get_dotapp_dir
get_bundle_and_executable
get_bundle_all_executables
get_item_key
get_item_rpaths
clear_bundle_keys
set_bundle_key_values
get_bundle_keys
copy_resolved_item_into_bundle
copy_resolved_framework_into_bundle
fixup_bundle_item
verify_bundle_prerequisites
verify_bundle_symlinks
Requires CMake 2.6 or greater because it uses function, break and PARENT_SCOPE. Also depends on
GetPrerequisites.cmake.
DO NOT USE THESE FUNCTIONS AT CONFIGURE TIME (from CMakeLists.txt)! Instead, invoke them from an
install(CODE) or install(SCRIPT) rule.
fixup_bundle(<app> <libs> <dirs>)
Fix up <app> bundle in-place and make it standalone, such that it can be drag-n-drop copied to another
machine and run on that machine as long as all of the system libraries are compatible.
If you pass plugins to fixup_bundle as the libs parameter, you should install them or copy them into the
bundle before calling fixup_bundle. The <libs> parameter is a list of libraries that must be fixed up,
but that cannot be determined by otool output analysis (i.e. plugins).
Gather all the keys for all the executables and libraries in a bundle, and then, for each key, copy each
prerequisite into the bundle. Then fix each one up according to its own list of prerequisites.
Then clear all the keys and call verify_app on the final bundle to ensure that it is truly standalone.
New in version 3.6: As an optional parameter (IGNORE_ITEM) a list of file names can be passed, which are
then ignored (e.g. IGNORE_ITEM "vcredist_x86.exe;vcredist_x64.exe").
copy_and_fixup_bundle(<src> <dst> <libs> <dirs>)
Makes a copy of the bundle <src> at location <dst> and then fixes up the new copied bundle in-place at
<dst>.
verify_app(<app>)
Verifies that an application <app> appears valid based on running analysis tools on it. Calls
message(FATAL_ERROR) if the application is not verified.
New in version 3.6: As an optional parameter (IGNORE_ITEM) a list of file names can be passed, which are
then ignored (e.g. IGNORE_ITEM "vcredist_x86.exe;vcredist_x64.exe")
get_bundle_main_executable(<bundle> <result_var>)
The result will be the full path name of the bundle's main executable file or an error: prefixed string
if it could not be determined.
get_dotapp_dir(<exe> <dotapp_dir_var>)
Returns the nearest parent dir whose name ends with .app given the full path to an executable. If there
is no such parent dir, then simply return the dir containing the executable.
The returned directory may or may not exist.
get_bundle_and_executable(<app> <bundle_var> <executable_var> <valid_var>)
Takes either a .app directory name or the name of an executable nested inside a .app directory and
returns the path to the .app directory in <bundle_var> and the path to its main executable in
<executable_var>.
get_bundle_all_executables(<bundle> <exes_var>)
Scans <bundle> bundle recursively for all <exes_var> executable files and accumulates them into a
variable.
get_item_key(<item> <key_var>)
Given <item> file name, generate <key_var> key that should be unique considering the set of libraries
that need copying or fixing up to make a bundle standalone. This is essentially the file name including
extension with . replaced by _
This key is used as a prefix for CMake variables so that we can associate a set of variables with a given
item based on its key.
clear_bundle_keys(<keys_var>)
Loop over the <keys_var> list of keys, clearing all the variables associated with each key. After the
loop, clear the list of keys itself.
Caller of get_bundle_keys should call clear_bundle_keys when done with list of keys.
set_bundle_key_values(<keys_var> <context> <item> <exepath> <dirs>
<copyflag> [<rpaths>])
Add <keys_var> key to the list (if necessary) for the given item. If added, also set all the variables
associated with that key.
get_bundle_keys(<app> <libs> <dirs> <keys_var>)
Loop over all the executable and library files within <app> bundle (and given as extra <libs>) and
accumulate a list of keys representing them. Set values associated with each key such that we can loop
over all of them and copy prerequisite libs into the bundle and then do appropriate install_name_tool
fixups.
New in version 3.6: As an optional parameter (IGNORE_ITEM) a list of file names can be passed, which are
then ignored (e.g. IGNORE_ITEM "vcredist_x86.exe;vcredist_x64.exe")
copy_resolved_item_into_bundle(<resolved_item> <resolved_embedded_item>)
Copy a resolved item into the bundle if necessary. Copy is not necessary, if the <resolved_item> is "the
same as" the <resolved_embedded_item>.
copy_resolved_framework_into_bundle(<resolved_item> <resolved_embedded_item>)
Copy a resolved framework into the bundle if necessary. Copy is not necessary, if the <resolved_item> is
"the same as" the <resolved_embedded_item>.
By default, BU_COPY_FULL_FRAMEWORK_CONTENTS is not set. If you want full frameworks embedded in your
bundles, set BU_COPY_FULL_FRAMEWORK_CONTENTS to ON before calling fixup_bundle. By default,
COPY_RESOLVED_FRAMEWORK_INTO_BUNDLE copies the framework dylib itself plus the framework Resources
directory.
fixup_bundle_item(<resolved_embedded_item> <exepath> <dirs>)
Get the direct/non-system prerequisites of the <resolved_embedded_item>. For each prerequisite, change
the way it is referenced to the value of the _EMBEDDED_ITEM keyed variable for that prerequisite. (Most
likely changing to an @executable_path style reference.)
This function requires that the <resolved_embedded_item> be inside the bundle already. In other words,
if you pass plugins to fixup_bundle as the libs parameter, you should install them or copy them into the
bundle before calling fixup_bundle. The libs parameter is a list of libraries that must be fixed up, but
that cannot be determined by otool output analysis. (i.e., plugins)
Also, change the id of the item being fixed up to its own _EMBEDDED_ITEM value.
Accumulate changes in a local variable and make one call to install_name_tool at the end of the function
with all the changes at once.
If the BU_CHMOD_BUNDLE_ITEMS variable is set then bundle items will be marked writable before
install_name_tool tries to change them.
verify_bundle_prerequisites(<bundle> <result_var> <info_var>)
Verifies that the sum of all prerequisites of all files inside the bundle are contained within the bundle
or are system libraries, presumed to exist everywhere.
New in version 3.6: As an optional parameter (IGNORE_ITEM) a list of file names can be passed, which are
then ignored (e.g. IGNORE_ITEM "vcredist_x86.exe;vcredist_x64.exe")
verify_bundle_symlinks(<bundle> <result_var> <info_var>)
Verifies that any symlinks found in the <bundle> bundle point to other files that are already also in the
bundle... Anything that points to an external file causes this function to fail the verification.
CheckCCompilerFlag
Check whether the C compiler supports a given flag.
check_c_compiler_flag
check_c_compiler_flag(<flag> <resultVar>)
Check that the <flag> is accepted by the compiler without a diagnostic. Stores the result in an
internal cache entry named <resultVar>.
A positive result from this check indicates only that the compiler did not issue a diagnostic message
when given the flag. Whether the flag has any effect or even a specific one is beyond the scope of this
module.
The check is only performed once, with the result cached in the variable named by <resultVar>. Every
subsequent CMake run will reuse this cached value rather than performing the check again, even if the
<code> changes. In order to force the check to be re-evaluated, the variable named by <resultVar> must be
manually removed from the cache.
The compile and link commands can be influenced by setting any of the following variables prior to
calling check_c_compiler_flag()
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CheckCompilerFlag
New in version 3.19.
Check whether the compiler supports a given flag.
check_compiler_flag
check_compiler_flag(<lang> <flag> <resultVar>)
Check that the <flag> is accepted by the compiler without a diagnostic. Stores the result in an internal
cache entry named <resultVar>.
A positive result from this check indicates only that the compiler did not issue a diagnostic message
when given the flag. Whether the flag has any effect or even a specific one is beyond the scope of this
module.
The check is only performed once, with the result cached in the variable named by <resultVar>. Every
subsequent CMake run will reuse this cached value rather than performing the check again, even if the
<code> changes. In order to force the check to be re-evaluated, the variable named by <resultVar> must be
manually removed from the cache.
The compile and link commands can be influenced by setting any of the following variables prior to
calling check_compiler_flag()
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CheckCSourceCompiles
Check if given C source compiles and links into an executable.
check_c_source_compiles
check_c_source_compiles(<code> <resultVar>
[FAIL_REGEX <regex1> [<regex2>...]])
Check that the source supplied in <code> can be compiled as a C source file and linked as an
executable (so it must contain at least a main() function). The result will be stored in the
internal cache variable specified by <resultVar>, with a boolean true value for success and
boolean false for failure. If FAIL_REGEX is provided, then failure is determined by checking if
anything in the output matches any of the specified regular expressions.
The check is only performed once, with the result cached in the variable named by <resultVar>.
Every subsequent CMake run will reuse this cached value rather than performing the check again,
even if the <code> changes. In order to force the check to be re-evaluated, the variable named by
<resultVar> must be manually removed from the cache.
The compile and link commands can be influenced by setting any of the following variables prior to
calling check_c_source_compiles():
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CheckCSourceRuns
Check if given C source compiles and links into an executable and can subsequently be run.
check_c_source_runs
check_c_source_runs(<code> <resultVar>)
Check that the source supplied in <code> can be compiled as a C source file, linked as an
executable and then run. The <code> must contain at least a main() function. If the <code> could
be built and run successfully, the internal cache variable specified by <resultVar> will be set to
1, otherwise it will be set to an value that evaluates to boolean false (e.g. an empty string or
an error message).
The check is only performed once, with the result cached in the variable named by <resultVar>.
Every subsequent CMake run will reuse this cached value rather than performing the check again,
even if the <code> changes. In order to force the check to be re-evaluated, the variable named by
<resultVar> must be manually removed from the cache.
The compile and link commands can be influenced by setting any of the following variables prior to
calling check_c_source_runs():
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CheckCXXCompilerFlag
Check whether the CXX compiler supports a given flag.
check_cxx_compiler_flag
check_cxx_compiler_flag(<flag> <var>)
Check that the <flag> is accepted by the compiler without a diagnostic. Stores the result in an
internal cache entry named <var>.
A positive result from this check indicates only that the compiler did not issue a diagnostic message
when given the flag. Whether the flag has any effect or even a specific one is beyond the scope of this
module.
NOTE:
Since the try_compile() command forwards flags from variables like CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS, unknown flags in
such variables may cause a false negative for this check.
CheckCXXSourceCompiles
Check if given C++ source compiles and links into an executable.
check_cxx_source_compiles
check_cxx_source_compiles(<code> <resultVar>
[FAIL_REGEX <regex1> [<regex2>...]])
Check that the source supplied in <code> can be compiled as a C++ source file and linked as an
executable (so it must contain at least a main() function). The result will be stored in the
internal cache variable specified by <resultVar>, with a boolean true value for success and
boolean false for failure. If FAIL_REGEX is provided, then failure is determined by checking if
anything in the output matches any of the specified regular expressions.
The check is only performed once, with the result cached in the variable named by <resultVar>.
Every subsequent CMake run will reuse this cached value rather than performing the check again,
even if the <code> changes. In order to force the check to be re-evaluated, the variable named by
<resultVar> must be manually removed from the cache.
The compile and link commands can be influenced by setting any of the following variables prior to
calling check_cxx_source_compiles():
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CheckCXXSourceRuns
Check if given C++ source compiles and links into an executable and can subsequently be run.
check_cxx_source_runs
check_cxx_source_runs(<code> <resultVar>)
Check that the source supplied in <code> can be compiled as a C++ source file, linked as an
executable and then run. The <code> must contain at least a main() function. If the <code> could
be built and run successfully, the internal cache variable specified by <resultVar> will be set to
1, otherwise it will be set to an value that evaluates to boolean false (e.g. an empty string or
an error message).
The check is only performed once, with the result cached in the variable named by <resultVar>.
Every subsequent CMake run will reuse this cached value rather than performing the check again,
even if the <code> changes. In order to force the check to be re-evaluated, the variable named by
<resultVar> must be manually removed from the cache.
The compile and link commands can be influenced by setting any of the following variables prior to
calling check_cxx_source_runs():
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CheckCXXSymbolExists
Check if a symbol exists as a function, variable, or macro in C++.
check_cxx_symbol_exists
check_cxx_symbol_exists(<symbol> <files> <variable>)
Check that the <symbol> is available after including given header <files> and store the result in
a <variable>. Specify the list of files in one argument as a semicolon-separated list.
check_cxx_symbol_exists() can be used to check for symbols as seen by the C++ compiler, as opposed
to check_symbol_exists(), which always uses the C compiler.
If the header files define the symbol as a macro it is considered available and assumed to work.
If the header files declare the symbol as a function or variable then the symbol must also be
available for linking. If the symbol is a type, enum value, or C++ template it will not be
recognized: consider using the CheckTypeSize or CheckSourceCompiles module instead.
NOTE:
This command is unreliable when <symbol> is (potentially) an overloaded function. Since there is no
reliable way to predict whether a given function in the system environment may be defined as an
overloaded function or may be an overloaded function on other systems or will become so in the future,
it is generally advised to use the CheckSourceCompiles module for checking any function symbol (unless
somehow you surely know the checked function is not overloaded on other systems or will not be so in
the future).
The following variables may be set before calling this macro to modify the way the check is run:
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
For example:
include(CheckCXXSymbolExists)
# Check for macro SEEK_SET
check_cxx_symbol_exists(SEEK_SET "cstdio" HAVE_SEEK_SET)
# Check for function std::fopen
check_cxx_symbol_exists(std::fopen "cstdio" HAVE_STD_FOPEN)
CheckFortranCompilerFlag
New in version 3.3.
Check whether the Fortran compiler supports a given flag.
check_fortran_compiler_flag
check_fortran_compiler_flag(<flag> <resultVar>)
Check that the <flag> is accepted by the compiler without a diagnostic. Stores the result in an
internal cache entry named <resultVar>.
A positive result from this check indicates only that the compiler did not issue a diagnostic message
when given the flag. Whether the flag has any effect or even a specific one is beyond the scope of this
module.
The check is only performed once, with the result cached in the variable named by <resultVar>. Every
subsequent CMake run will reuse this cached value rather than performing the check again, even if the
<code> changes. In order to force the check to be re-evaluated, the variable named by <resultVar> must be
manually removed from the cache.
The compile and link commands can be influenced by setting any of the following variables prior to
calling check_fortran_compiler_flag()
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CheckFortranFunctionExists
Check if a Fortran function exists.
CHECK_FORTRAN_FUNCTION_EXISTS
CHECK_FORTRAN_FUNCTION_EXISTS(<function> <result>)
where
<function>
the name of the Fortran function
<result>
variable to store the result; will be created as an internal cache variable.
NOTE:
This command does not detect functions in Fortran modules. In general it is recommended to use
CheckSourceCompiles instead to determine if a Fortran function or subroutine is available.
The following variables may be set before calling this macro to modify the way the check is run:
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14: A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further
details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CheckFortranSourceCompiles
New in version 3.1.
Check if given Fortran source compiles and links into an executable.
check_fortran_source_compiles
check_fortran_source_compiles(<code> <resultVar>
[FAIL_REGEX <regex>...]
[SRC_EXT <extension>]
)
Checks that the source supplied in <code> can be compiled as a Fortran source file and linked as
an executable. The <code> must be a Fortran program.
check_fortran_source_compiles("program test
error stop
end program"
HAVE_ERROR_STOP
SRC_EXT .F90)
This command can help avoid costly build processes when a compiler lacks support for a necessary
feature, or a particular vendor library is not compatible with the Fortran compiler version being
used. This generate-time check may advise the user of such before the main build process. See also
the check_fortran_source_runs() command to run the compiled code.
The result will be stored in the internal cache variable <resultVar>, with a boolean true value
for success and boolean false for failure.
If FAIL_REGEX is provided, then failure is determined by checking if anything in the output
matches any of the specified regular expressions.
By default, the test source file will be given a .F file extension. The SRC_EXT option can be used
to override this with .<extension> instead-- .F90 is a typical choice.
The check is only performed once, with the result cached in the variable named by <resultVar>.
Every subsequent CMake run will reuse this cached value rather than performing the check again,
even if the <code> changes. In order to force the check to be re-evaluated, the variable named by
<resultVar> must be manually removed from the cache.
The compile and link commands can be influenced by setting any of the following variables prior to
calling check_fortran_source_compiles():
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CheckFortranSourceRuns
New in version 3.14.
Check if given Fortran source compiles and links into an executable and can subsequently be run.
check_fortran_source_runs
check_fortran_source_runs(<code> <resultVar>
[SRC_EXT <extension>])
Check that the source supplied in <code> can be compiled as a Fortran source file, linked as an
executable and then run. The <code> must be a Fortran program.
check_fortran_source_runs("program test
real :: x[*]
call co_sum(x)
end program"
HAVE_COARRAY)
This command can help avoid costly build processes when a compiler lacks support for a necessary
feature, or a particular vendor library is not compatible with the Fortran compiler version being
used. Some of these failures only occur at runtime instead of linktime, and a trivial runtime
example can catch the issue before the main build process.
If the <code> could be built and run successfully, the internal cache variable specified by
<resultVar> will be set to 1, otherwise it will be set to an value that evaluates to boolean false
(e.g. an empty string or an error message).
By default, the test source file will be given a .F90 file extension. The SRC_EXT option can be
used to override this with .<extension> instead.
The check is only performed once, with the result cached in the variable named by <resultVar>.
Every subsequent CMake run will reuse this cached value rather than performing the check again,
even if the <code> changes. In order to force the check to be re-evaluated, the variable named by
<resultVar> must be manually removed from the cache.
The compile and link commands can be influenced by setting any of the following variables prior to
calling check_fortran_source_runs():
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CheckFunctionExists
Check if a C function can be linked
check_function_exists
check_function_exists(<function> <variable>)
Checks that the <function> is provided by libraries on the system and store the result in a
<variable>, which will be created as an internal cache variable.
The following variables may be set before calling this macro to modify the way the check is run:
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
NOTE:
Prefer using CheckSymbolExists instead of this module, for the following reasons:
• check_function_exists() can't detect functions that are inlined in headers or specified as a macro.
• check_function_exists() can't detect anything in the 32-bit versions of the Win32 API, because of a
mismatch in calling conventions.
• check_function_exists() only verifies linking, it does not verify that the function is declared in
system headers.
CheckIncludeFileCXX
Provides a macro to check if a header file can be included in CXX.
CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE_CXX
CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE_CXX(<include> <variable> [<flags>])
Check if the given <include> file may be included in a CXX source file and store the result in an
internal cache entry named <variable>. The optional third argument may be used to add compilation
flags to the check (or use CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS below).
The following variables may be set before calling this macro to modify the way the check is run:
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
See modules CheckIncludeFile and CheckIncludeFiles to check for one or more C headers.
CheckIncludeFile
Provides a macro to check if a header file can be included in C.
CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE
CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE(<include> <variable> [<flags>])
Check if the given <include> file may be included in a C source file and store the result in an
internal cache entry named <variable>. The optional third argument may be used to add compilation
flags to the check (or use CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS below).
The following variables may be set before calling this macro to modify the way the check is run:
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
See the CheckIncludeFiles module to check for multiple headers at once. See the CheckIncludeFileCXX
module to check for headers using the CXX language.
CheckIncludeFiles
Provides a macro to check if a list of one or more header files can be included together.
CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES
CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES("<includes>" <variable> [LANGUAGE <language>])
Check if the given <includes> list may be included together in a source file and store the result
in an internal cache entry named <variable>. Specify the <includes> argument as a ;-list of
header file names.
If LANGUAGE is set, the specified compiler will be used to perform the check. Acceptable values
are C and CXX. If not set, the C compiler will be used if enabled. If the C compiler is not
enabled, the C++ compiler will be used if enabled.
The following variables may be set before calling this macro to modify the way the check is run:
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
See modules CheckIncludeFile and CheckIncludeFileCXX to check for a single header file in C or CXX
languages.
CheckIPOSupported
New in version 3.9.
Check whether the compiler supports an interprocedural optimization (IPO/LTO). Use this before enabling
the INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION target property.
check_ipo_supported
check_ipo_supported([RESULT <result>] [OUTPUT <output>]
[LANGUAGES <lang>...])
Options are:
RESULT <result>
Set <result> variable to YES if IPO is supported by the compiler and NO otherwise. If this
option is not given then the command will issue a fatal error if IPO is not supported.
OUTPUT <output>
Set <output> variable with details about any error.
LANGUAGES <lang>...
Specify languages whose compilers to check. Languages C, CXX, and Fortran are supported.
It makes no sense to use this module when CMP0069 is set to OLD so module will return error in this case.
See policy CMP0069 for details.
New in version 3.13: Add support for Visual Studio generators.
New in version 3.24: The check uses the caller's CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>
values. See policy CMP0138.
Examples
check_ipo_supported() # fatal error if IPO is not supported
set_property(TARGET foo PROPERTY INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION TRUE)
# Optional IPO. Do not use IPO if it's not supported by compiler.
check_ipo_supported(RESULT result OUTPUT output)
if(result)
set_property(TARGET foo PROPERTY INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION TRUE)
else()
message(WARNING "IPO is not supported: ${output}")
endif()
CheckLanguage
Check whether a language can be enabled by the enable_language() or project() commands:
check_language
check_language(<lang>)
Try enabling language <lang> in a test project and record results in the cache:
CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER
If the language can be enabled, this variable is set to the compiler that was found. If
the language cannot be enabled, this variable is set to NOTFOUND.
If this variable is already set, either explicitly or cached by a previous call, the check
is skipped.
CMAKE_<LANG>_HOST_COMPILER
This variable is set when <lang> is CUDA or HIP.
If the check detects an explicit host compiler that is required for compilation, this
variable will be set to that compiler. If the check detects that no explicit host compiler
is needed, this variable will be cleared.
If this variable is already set, its value is preserved only if CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER is
also set. Otherwise, the check runs and overwrites CMAKE_<LANG>_HOST_COMPILER with a new
result. Note that CMAKE_<LANG>_HOST_COMPILER documents it should not be set without also
setting CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER to a NVCC compiler.
CMAKE_<LANG>_PLATFORM
This variable is set to the detected GPU platform when <lang> is HIP.
If the variable is already set its value is always preserved. Only compatible values will
be considered for CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER.
For example:
check_language(Fortran)
if(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER)
enable_language(Fortran)
else()
message(STATUS "No Fortran support")
endif()
CheckLibraryExists
Check if the function exists.
CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS
CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS(LIBRARY FUNCTION LOCATION VARIABLE)
LIBRARY - the name of the library you are looking for
FUNCTION - the name of the function
LOCATION - location where the library should be found
VARIABLE - variable to store the result
Will be created as an internal cache variable.
The following variables may be set before calling this macro to modify the way the check is run:
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CheckLinkerFlag
New in version 3.18.
Check whether the compiler supports a given link flag.
check_linker_flag
check_linker_flag(<lang> <flag> <var>)
Check that the link <flag> is accepted by the <lang> compiler without a diagnostic. Stores the result in
an internal cache entry named <var>.
This command temporarily sets the CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS variable and calls the
check_source_compiles() command from the CheckSourceCompiles module. See that module's documentation for
a listing of variables that can otherwise modify the build.
The underlying implementation relies on the LINK_OPTIONS property to check the specified flag. The
LINKER: prefix, as described in the target_link_options() command, can be used as well.
A positive result from this check indicates only that the compiler did not issue a diagnostic message
when given the link flag. Whether the flag has any effect or even a specific one is beyond the scope of
this module.
NOTE:
Since the try_compile() command forwards flags from variables like CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS, unknown flags
in such variables may cause a false negative for this check.
CheckOBJCCompilerFlag
New in version 3.16.
Check whether the Objective-C compiler supports a given flag.
check_objc_compiler_flag
check_objc_compiler_flag(<flag> <resultVar>)
Check that the <flag> is accepted by the compiler without a diagnostic. Stores the result in an
internal cache entry named <resultVar>.
A positive result from this check indicates only that the compiler did not issue a diagnostic message
when given the flag. Whether the flag has any effect or even a specific one is beyond the scope of this
module.
The check is only performed once, with the result cached in the variable named by <resultVar>. Every
subsequent CMake run will reuse this cached value rather than performing the check again, even if the
<code> changes. In order to force the check to be re-evaluated, the variable named by <resultVar> must be
manually removed from the cache.
The compile and link commands can be influenced by setting any of the following variables prior to
calling check_objc_compiler_flag()
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CheckOBJCSourceCompiles
New in version 3.16.
Check if given Objective-C source compiles and links into an executable.
check_objc_source_compiles
check_objc_source_compiles(<code> <resultVar>
[FAIL_REGEX <regex1> [<regex2>...]])
Check that the source supplied in <code> can be compiled as a Objectie-C source file and linked as
an executable (so it must contain at least a main() function). The result will be stored in the
internal cache variable specified by <resultVar>, with a boolean true value for success and
boolean false for failure. If FAIL_REGEX is provided, then failure is determined by checking if
anything in the output matches any of the specified regular expressions.
The check is only performed once, with the result cached in the variable named by <resultVar>.
Every subsequent CMake run will reuse this cached value rather than performing the check again,
even if the <code> changes. In order to force the check to be re-evaluated, the variable named by
<resultVar> must be manually removed from the cache.
The compile and link commands can be influenced by setting any of the following variables prior to
calling check_objc_source_compiles()
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CheckOBJCSourceRuns
New in version 3.16.
Check if given Objective-C source compiles and links into an executable and can subsequently be run.
check_objc_source_runs
check_objc_source_runs(<code> <resultVar>)
Check that the source supplied in <code> can be compiled as a Objective-C source file, linked as
an executable and then run. The <code> must contain at least a main() function. If the <code>
could be built and run successfully, the internal cache variable specified by <resultVar> will be
set to 1, otherwise it will be set to an value that evaluates to boolean false (e.g. an empty
string or an error message).
The check is only performed once, with the result cached in the variable named by <resultVar>.
Every subsequent CMake run will reuse this cached value rather than performing the check again,
even if the <code> changes. In order to force the check to be re-evaluated, the variable named by
<resultVar> must be manually removed from the cache.
The compile and link commands can be influenced by setting any of the following variables prior to
calling check_objc_source_runs()
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CheckOBJCXXCompilerFlag
New in version 3.16.
Check whether the Objective-C++ compiler supports a given flag.
check_objcxx_compiler_flag
check_objcxx_compiler_flag(<flag> <resultVar>)
Check that the <flag> is accepted by the compiler without a diagnostic. Stores the result in an
internal cache entry named <resultVar>.
A positive result from this check indicates only that the compiler did not issue a diagnostic message
when given the flag. Whether the flag has any effect or even a specific one is beyond the scope of this
module.
The check is only performed once, with the result cached in the variable named by <resultVar>. Every
subsequent CMake run will reuse this cached value rather than performing the check again, even if the
<code> changes. In order to force the check to be re-evaluated, the variable named by <resultVar> must be
manually removed from the cache.
The compile and link commands can be influenced by setting any of the following variables prior to
calling check_objcxx_compiler_flag()
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CheckOBJCXXSourceCompiles
New in version 3.16.
Check if given Objective-C++ source compiles and links into an executable.
check_objcxx_source_compiles
check_objcxx_source_compiles(<code> <resultVar>
[FAIL_REGEX <regex1> [<regex2>...]])
Check that the source supplied in <code> can be compiled as a Objective-C++ source file and linked
as an executable (so it must contain at least a main() function). The result will be stored in the
internal cache variable specified by <resultVar>, with a boolean true value for success and
boolean false for failure. If FAIL_REGEX is provided, then failure is determined by checking if
anything in the output matches any of the specified regular expressions.
The check is only performed once, with the result cached in the variable named by <resultVar>.
Every subsequent CMake run will reuse this cached value rather than performing the check again,
even if the <code> changes. In order to force the check to be re-evaluated, the variable named by
<resultVar> must be manually removed from the cache.
The compile and link commands can be influenced by setting any of the following variables prior to
calling check_objcxx_source_compiles()
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CheckOBJCXXSourceRuns
New in version 3.16.
Check if given Objective-C++ source compiles and links into an executable and can subsequently be run.
check_objcxx_source_runs
check_objcxx_source_runs(<code> <resultVar>)
Check that the source supplied in <code> can be compiled as a Objective-C++ source file, linked as
an executable and then run. The <code> must contain at least a main() function. If the <code>
could be built and run successfully, the internal cache variable specified by <resultVar> will be
set to 1, otherwise it will be set to an value that evaluates to boolean false (e.g. an empty
string or an error message).
The check is only performed once, with the result cached in the variable named by <resultVar>.
Every subsequent CMake run will reuse this cached value rather than performing the check again,
even if the <code> changes. In order to force the check to be re-evaluated, the variable named by
<resultVar> must be manually removed from the cache.
The compile and link commands can be influenced by setting any of the following variables prior to
calling check_objcxx_source_runs()
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CheckPIESupported
New in version 3.14.
Check whether the linker supports Position Independent Code (PIE) or No Position Independent Code
(NO_PIE) for executables. Use this to ensure that the POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE target property for
executables will be honored at link time.
check_pie_supported
check_pie_supported([OUTPUT_VARIABLE <output>]
[LANGUAGES <lang>...])
Options are:
OUTPUT_VARIABLE <output>
Set <output> variable with details about any error. If the check is bypassed because it
uses cached results from a previous call, the output will be empty even if errors were
present in the previous call.
LANGUAGES <lang>...
Check the linkers used for each of the specified languages. If this option is not
provided, the command checks all enabled languages.
C, CXX, Fortran are supported.
New in version 3.23: OBJC, OBJCXX, CUDA, and HIP are supported.
It makes no sense to use this module when CMP0083 is set to OLD, so the command will return an error in
this case. See policy CMP0083 for details.
Variables
For each language checked, two boolean cache variables are defined.
CMAKE_<lang>_LINK_PIE_SUPPORTED
Set to true if PIE is supported by the linker and false otherwise.
CMAKE_<lang>_LINK_NO_PIE_SUPPORTED
Set to true if NO_PIE is supported by the linker and false otherwise.
Examples
check_pie_supported()
set_property(TARGET foo PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
# Retrieve any error message.
check_pie_supported(OUTPUT_VARIABLE output LANGUAGES C)
set_property(TARGET foo PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
if(NOT CMAKE_C_LINK_PIE_SUPPORTED)
message(WARNING "PIE is not supported at link time: ${output}.\n"
"PIE link options will not be passed to linker.")
endif()
CheckPrototypeDefinition
Check if the prototype we expect is correct.
check_prototype_definition
check_prototype_definition(FUNCTION PROTOTYPE RETURN HEADER VARIABLE)
FUNCTION - The name of the function (used to check if prototype exists)
PROTOTYPE- The prototype to check.
RETURN - The return value of the function.
HEADER - The header files required.
VARIABLE - The variable to store the result.
Will be created as an internal cache variable.
Example:
check_prototype_definition(getpwent_r
"struct passwd *getpwent_r(struct passwd *src, char *buf, int buflen)"
"NULL"
"unistd.h;pwd.h"
SOLARIS_GETPWENT_R)
The following variables may be set before calling this function to modify the way the check is run:
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CheckSourceCompiles
New in version 3.19.
Check if given source compiles and links into an executable.
check_source_compiles
check_source_compiles(<lang> <code> <resultVar>
[FAIL_REGEX <regex1> [<regex2>...]]
[SRC_EXT <extension>])
Check that the source supplied in <code> can be compiled as a source file for the requested
language and linked as an executable. The result will be stored in the internal cache variable
specified by <resultVar>, with a boolean true value for success and boolean false for failure. If
FAIL_REGEX is provided, then failure is determined by checking if anything in the compiler output
matches any of the specified regular expressions.
By default, the test source file will be given a file extension that matches the requested
language. The SRC_EXT option can be used to override this with .<extension> instead.
The <code> must contain a valid main program. For example:
check_source_compiles(C
"#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdnoreturn.h>
noreturn void f(){ exit(0); }
int main(void) { f(); return 1; }"
HAVE_NORETURN)
check_source_compiles(Fortran
"program test
error stop
end program"
HAVE_ERROR_STOP)
The check is only performed once, with the result cached in the variable named by <resultVar>.
Every subsequent CMake run will reuse this cached value rather than performing the check again,
even if the <code> changes. In order to force the check to be re-evaluated, the variable named by
<resultVar> must be manually removed from the cache.
The compile and link commands can be influenced by setting any of the following variables prior to
calling check_source_compiles():
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CheckSourceRuns
New in version 3.19.
Check if given source compiles and links into an executable and can subsequently be run.
check_source_runs
check_source_runs(<lang> <code> <resultVar>
[SRC_EXT <extension>])
Check that the source supplied in <code> can be compiled as a source file for the requested
language, linked as an executable and then run. If the <code> could be built and run
successfully, the internal cache variable specified by <resultVar> will be set to 1, otherwise it
will be set to a value that evaluates to boolean false (e.g. an empty string or an error message).
By default, the test source file will be given a file extension that matches the requested
language. The SRC_EXT option can be used to override this with .<extension> instead.
The <code> must contain a valid main program. For example:
check_source_runs(C
"#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdnoreturn.h>
noreturn void f(){ exit(0); }
int main(void) { f(); return 1; }"
HAVE_NORETURN)
check_source_runs(Fortran
"program test
real :: x[*]
call co_sum(x)
end program"
HAVE_COARRAY)
The check is only performed once, with the result cached in the variable named by <resultVar>.
Every subsequent CMake run will reuse this cached value rather than performing the check again,
even if the <code> changes. In order to force the check to be re-evaluated, the variable named by
<resultVar> must be manually removed from the cache.
The compile and link commands can be influenced by setting any of the following variables prior to
calling check_source_runs()
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CheckStructHasMember
Check if the given struct or class has the specified member variable
CHECK_STRUCT_HAS_MEMBER
CHECK_STRUCT_HAS_MEMBER(<struct> <member> <header> <variable>
[LANGUAGE <language>])
<struct> - the name of the struct or class you are interested in
<member> - the member which existence you want to check
<header> - the header(s) where the prototype should be declared
<variable> - variable to store the result
<language> - the compiler to use (C or CXX)
The following variables may be set before calling this macro to modify the way the check is run:
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
Example:
CHECK_STRUCT_HAS_MEMBER("struct timeval" tv_sec sys/select.h
HAVE_TIMEVAL_TV_SEC LANGUAGE C)
CheckSymbolExists
Provides a macro to check if a symbol exists as a function, variable, or macro in C.
check_symbol_exists
check_symbol_exists(<symbol> <files> <variable>)
Check that the <symbol> is available after including given header <files> and store the result in
a <variable>. Specify the list of files in one argument as a semicolon-separated list.
<variable> will be created as an internal cache variable.
If the header files define the symbol as a macro it is considered available and assumed to work. If the
header files declare the symbol as a function or variable then the symbol must also be available for
linking (so intrinsics may not be detected). If the symbol is a type, enum value, or intrinsic it will
not be recognized (consider using CheckTypeSize or CheckSourceCompiles). If the check needs to be done
in C++, consider using CheckCXXSymbolExists instead.
The following variables may be set before calling this macro to modify the way the check is run:
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
For example:
include(CheckSymbolExists)
# Check for macro SEEK_SET
check_symbol_exists(SEEK_SET "stdio.h" HAVE_SEEK_SET)
# Check for function fopen
check_symbol_exists(fopen "stdio.h" HAVE_FOPEN)
CheckTypeSize
Check sizeof a type
check_type_size
check_type_size(<type> <variable> [BUILTIN_TYPES_ONLY]
[LANGUAGE <language>])
Check if the type exists and determine its size. Results are reported in the following variables:
HAVE_<variable>
Holds a true or false value indicating whether the type exists.
<variable>
Holds one of the following values:
<size> Type has non-zero size <size>.
0 Type has architecture-dependent size. This may occur when CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES
has multiple architectures. In this case <variable>_CODE contains C preprocessor
tests mapping from each architecture macro to the corresponding type size. The list
of architecture macros is stored in <variable>_KEYS, and the value for each key is
stored in <variable>-<key>.
"" (empty string)
Type does not exist.
<variable>_CODE
Holds C preprocessor code to define the macro <variable> to the size of the type, or to
leave the macro undefined if the type does not exist.
The options are:
BUILTIN_TYPES_ONLY
Support only compiler-builtin types. If not given, the macro checks for headers <sys/types.h>,
<stdint.h>, and <stddef.h>, and saves results in HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H, HAVE_STDINT_H, and
HAVE_STDDEF_H. The type size check automatically includes the available headers, thus
supporting checks of types defined in the headers.
LANGUAGE <language>
Use the <language> compiler to perform the check. Acceptable values are C and CXX.
Despite the name of the macro you may use it to check the size of more complex expressions, too. To
check e.g. for the size of a struct member you can do something like this:
check_type_size("((struct something*)0)->member" SIZEOF_MEMBER)
The following variables may be set before calling this macro to modify the way the check is run:
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search
paths used--the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CMAKE_EXTRA_INCLUDE_FILES
list of extra headers to include.
CheckVariableExists
Check if the variable exists.
CHECK_VARIABLE_EXISTS
CHECK_VARIABLE_EXISTS(VAR VARIABLE)
VAR - the name of the variable
VARIABLE - variable to store the result
Will be created as an internal cache variable.
This macro is only for C variables.
The following variables may be set before calling this macro to modify the way the check is run:
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a
;-list will not work. The contents of CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS and its associated
configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the
contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name
specified by <resultVar> will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
New in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or
they can be Imported Targets (see try_compile() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
New in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the
check will be suppressed.
CMakeAddFortranSubdirectory
Add a fortran-only subdirectory, find a fortran compiler, and build.
The cmake_add_fortran_subdirectory function adds a subdirectory to a project that contains a fortran-only
subproject. The module will check the current compiler and see if it can support fortran. If no fortran
compiler is found and the compiler is MSVC, then this module will find the MinGW gfortran. It will then
use an external project to build with the MinGW tools. It will also create imported targets for the
libraries created. This will only work if the fortran code is built into a dll, so BUILD_SHARED_LIBS is
turned on in the project. In addition the CMAKE_GNUtoMS option is set to on, so that Microsoft .lib
files are created. Usage is as follows:
cmake_add_fortran_subdirectory(
<subdir> # name of subdirectory
PROJECT <project_name> # project name in subdir top CMakeLists.txt
ARCHIVE_DIR <dir> # dir where project places .lib files
RUNTIME_DIR <dir> # dir where project places .dll files
LIBRARIES <lib>... # names of library targets to import
LINK_LIBRARIES # link interface libraries for LIBRARIES
[LINK_LIBS <lib> <dep>...]...
CMAKE_COMMAND_LINE ... # extra command line flags to pass to cmake
NO_EXTERNAL_INSTALL # skip installation of external project
)
Relative paths in ARCHIVE_DIR and RUNTIME_DIR are interpreted with respect to the build directory
corresponding to the source directory in which the function is invoked.
Limitations:
NO_EXTERNAL_INSTALL is required for forward compatibility with a future version that supports
installation of the external project binaries during make install.
CMakeBackwardCompatibilityCXX
define a bunch of backwards compatibility variables
CMAKE_ANSI_CXXFLAGS - flag for ansi c++
CMAKE_HAS_ANSI_STRING_STREAM - has <strstream>
include(TestForANSIStreamHeaders)
include(CheckIncludeFileCXX)
include(TestForSTDNamespace)
include(TestForANSIForScope)
CMakeDependentOption
Macro to provide an option dependent on other options.
This macro presents an option to the user only if a set of other conditions are true.
cmake_dependent_option
cmake_dependent_option(<option> "<help_text>" <value> <depends> <force>)
Makes <option> available to the user if the semicolon-separated list of conditions in <depends>
are all true. Otherwise, a local variable named <option> is set to <force>.
When <option> is available, the given <help_text> and initial <value> are used. Otherwise, any
value set by the user is preserved for when <depends> is satisfied in the future.
Note that the <option> variable only has a value which satisfies the <depends> condition within
the scope of the caller because it is a local variable.
Example invocation:
cmake_dependent_option(USE_FOO "Use Foo" ON "USE_BAR;NOT USE_ZOT" OFF)
If USE_BAR is true and USE_ZOT is false, this provides an option called USE_FOO that defaults to ON.
Otherwise, it sets USE_FOO to OFF and hides the option from the user. If the status of USE_BAR or USE_ZOT
ever changes, any value for the USE_FOO option is saved so that when the option is re-enabled it retains
its old value.
New in version 3.22: Full Condition Syntax is now supported. See policy CMP0127.
CMakeFindDependencyMacro
find_dependency
The find_dependency() macro wraps a find_package() call for a package dependency:
find_dependency(<dep> [...])
It is designed to be used in a Package Configuration File (<PackageName>Config.cmake).
find_dependency forwards the correct parameters for QUIET and REQUIRED which were passed to the
original find_package() call. Any additional arguments specified are forwarded to find_package().
If the dependency could not be found it sets an informative diagnostic message and calls return()
to end processing of the calling package configuration file and return to the find_package()
command that loaded it.
NOTE:
The call to return() makes this macro unsuitable to call from Find Modules.
Package Dependency Search Optimizations
If find_dependency is called with arguments identical to a previous call in the same directory, perhaps
due to diamond-shaped package dependencies, the underlying call to find_package() is optimized out. This
optimization is important to support large package dependency graphs while avoiding a combinatorial
explosion of repeated searches. However, the heuristic cannot account for ambient variables that affect
package behavior, such as <PackageName>_USE_STATIC_LIBS, offered by some packages. Therefore package
configuration files should avoid setting such variables before their calls to find_dependency.
Changed in version 3.15: Previously, the underlying call to find_package() was always optimized out if
the package had already been found. CMake 3.15 removed the optimization to support cases in which
find_dependency call arguments request different components.
Changed in version 3.26: The pre-3.15 optimization was restored, but with the above-described heuristic
to account for varying find_dependency call arguments.
CMakeFindFrameworks
helper module to find OSX frameworks
This module reads hints about search locations from variables:
CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK_EXTRA_LOCATIONS - Extra directories
CMakeFindPackageMode
This file is executed by cmake when invoked with --find-package. It expects that the following variables
are set using -D:
NAME name of the package
COMPILER_ID
the CMake compiler ID for which the result is, i.e. GNU/Intel/Clang/MSVC, etc.
LANGUAGE
language for which the result will be used, i.e. C/CXX/Fortran/ASM
MODE
EXIST only check for existence of the given package
COMPILE
print the flags needed for compiling an object file which uses the given package
LINK print the flags needed for linking when using the given package
QUIET if TRUE, don't print anything
CMakeGraphVizOptions
The builtin Graphviz support of CMake.
Generating Graphviz files
CMake can generate Graphviz files showing the dependencies between the targets in a project, as well as
external libraries which are linked against.
When running CMake with the --graphviz=foo.dot option, it produces:
• a foo.dot file, showing all dependencies in the project
• a foo.dot.<target> file for each target, showing on which other targets it depends
• a foo.dot.<target>.dependers file for each target, showing which other targets depend on it
Those .dot files can be converted to images using the dot command from the Graphviz package:
dot -Tpng -o foo.png foo.dot
New in version 3.10: The different dependency types PUBLIC, INTERFACE and PRIVATE are represented as
solid, dashed and dotted edges.
Variables specific to the Graphviz support
The resulting graphs can be huge. The look and content of the generated graphs can be controlled using
the file CMakeGraphVizOptions.cmake. This file is first searched in CMAKE_BINARY_DIR, and then in
CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR. If found, the variables set in it are used to adjust options for the generated
Graphviz files.
GRAPHVIZ_GRAPH_NAME
The graph name.
• Mandatory: NO
• Default: value of CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME
GRAPHVIZ_GRAPH_HEADER
The header written at the top of the Graphviz files.
• Mandatory: NO
• Default: "node [ fontsize = "12" ];"
GRAPHVIZ_NODE_PREFIX
The prefix for each node in the Graphviz files.
• Mandatory: NO
• Default: "node"
GRAPHVIZ_EXECUTABLES
Set to FALSE to exclude executables from the generated graphs.
• Mandatory: NO
• Default: TRUE
GRAPHVIZ_STATIC_LIBS
Set to FALSE to exclude static libraries from the generated graphs.
• Mandatory: NO
• Default: TRUE
GRAPHVIZ_SHARED_LIBS
Set to FALSE to exclude shared libraries from the generated graphs.
• Mandatory: NO
• Default: TRUE
GRAPHVIZ_MODULE_LIBS
Set to FALSE to exclude module libraries from the generated graphs.
• Mandatory: NO
• Default: TRUE
GRAPHVIZ_INTERFACE_LIBS
Set to FALSE to exclude interface libraries from the generated graphs.
• Mandatory: NO
• Default: TRUE
GRAPHVIZ_OBJECT_LIBS
Set to FALSE to exclude object libraries from the generated graphs.
• Mandatory: NO
• Default: TRUE
GRAPHVIZ_UNKNOWN_LIBS
Set to FALSE to exclude unknown libraries from the generated graphs.
• Mandatory: NO
• Default: TRUE
GRAPHVIZ_EXTERNAL_LIBS
Set to FALSE to exclude external libraries from the generated graphs.
• Mandatory: NO
• Default: TRUE
GRAPHVIZ_CUSTOM_TARGETS
Set to TRUE to include custom targets in the generated graphs.
• Mandatory: NO
• Default: FALSE
GRAPHVIZ_IGNORE_TARGETS
A list of regular expressions for names of targets to exclude from the generated graphs.
• Mandatory: NO
• Default: empty
GRAPHVIZ_GENERATE_PER_TARGET
Set to FALSE to not generate per-target graphs foo.dot.<target>.
• Mandatory: NO
• Default: TRUE
GRAPHVIZ_GENERATE_DEPENDERS
Set to FALSE to not generate depender graphs foo.dot.<target>.dependers.
• Mandatory: NO
• Default: TRUE
CMakePackageConfigHelpers
Helpers functions for creating config files that can be included by other projects to find and use a
package.
Adds the configure_package_config_file() and write_basic_package_version_file() commands.
Generating a Package Configuration File
configure_package_config_file
Create a config file for a project:
configure_package_config_file(<input> <output>
INSTALL_DESTINATION <path>
[PATH_VARS <var1> <var2> ... <varN>]
[NO_SET_AND_CHECK_MACRO]
[NO_CHECK_REQUIRED_COMPONENTS_MACRO]
[INSTALL_PREFIX <path>]
)
configure_package_config_file() should be used instead of the plain configure_file() command when
creating the <PackageName>Config.cmake or <PackageName>-config.cmake file for installing a project or
library. It helps making the resulting package relocatable by avoiding hardcoded paths in the installed
Config.cmake file.
In a FooConfig.cmake file there may be code like this to make the install destinations know to the using
project:
set(FOO_INCLUDE_DIR "@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR@" )
set(FOO_DATA_DIR "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@RELATIVE_DATA_INSTALL_DIR@" )
set(FOO_ICONS_DIR "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/share/icons" )
#...logic to determine installedPrefix from the own location...
set(FOO_CONFIG_DIR "${installedPrefix}/@CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR@" )
All 4 options shown above are not sufficient, since the first 3 hardcode the absolute directory
locations, and the 4th case works only if the logic to determine the installedPrefix is correct, and if
CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR contains a relative path, which in general cannot be guaranteed. This has the effect
that the resulting FooConfig.cmake file would work poorly under Windows and OSX, where users are used to
choose the install location of a binary package at install time, independent from how
CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX was set at build/cmake time.
Using configure_package_config_file helps. If used correctly, it makes the resulting FooConfig.cmake
file relocatable. Usage:
1. write a FooConfig.cmake.in file as you are used to
2. insert a line containing only the string @PACKAGE_INIT@
3. instead of set(FOO_DIR "@SOME_INSTALL_DIR@"), use set(FOO_DIR "@PACKAGE_SOME_INSTALL_DIR@") (this must
be after the @PACKAGE_INIT@ line)
4. instead of using the normal configure_file(), use configure_package_config_file()
The <input> and <output> arguments are the input and output file, the same way as in configure_file().
The <path> given to INSTALL_DESTINATION must be the destination where the FooConfig.cmake file will be
installed to. This path can either be absolute, or relative to the INSTALL_PREFIX path.
The variables <var1> to <varN> given as PATH_VARS are the variables which contain install destinations.
For each of them the macro will create a helper variable PACKAGE_<var...>. These helper variables must
be used in the FooConfig.cmake.in file for setting the installed location. They are calculated by
configure_package_config_file so that they are always relative to the installed location of the package.
This works both for relative and also for absolute locations. For absolute locations it works only if
the absolute location is a subdirectory of INSTALL_PREFIX.
New in version 3.1: If the INSTALL_PREFIX argument is passed, this is used as base path to calculate all
the relative paths. The <path> argument must be an absolute path. If this argument is not passed, the
CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX variable will be used instead. The default value is good when generating a
FooConfig.cmake file to use your package from the install tree. When generating a FooConfig.cmake file
to use your package from the build tree this option should be used.
By default configure_package_config_file also generates two helper macros, set_and_check() and
check_required_components() into the FooConfig.cmake file.
set_and_check() should be used instead of the normal set() command for setting directories and file
locations. Additionally to setting the variable it also checks that the referenced file or directory
actually exists and fails with a FATAL_ERROR otherwise. This makes sure that the created FooConfig.cmake
file does not contain wrong references. When using the NO_SET_AND_CHECK_MACRO, this macro is not
generated into the FooConfig.cmake file.
check_required_components(<PackageName>) should be called at the end of the FooConfig.cmake file. This
macro checks whether all requested, non-optional components have been found, and if this is not the case,
sets the Foo_FOUND variable to FALSE, so that the package is considered to be not found. It does that by
testing the Foo_<Component>_FOUND variables for all requested required components. This macro should be
called even if the package doesn't provide any components to make sure users are not specifying
components erroneously. When using the NO_CHECK_REQUIRED_COMPONENTS_MACRO option, this macro is not
generated into the FooConfig.cmake file.
For an example see below the documentation for write_basic_package_version_file().
Generating a Package Version File
write_basic_package_version_file
Create a version file for a project:
write_basic_package_version_file(<filename>
[VERSION <major.minor.patch>]
COMPATIBILITY <AnyNewerVersion|SameMajorVersion|SameMinorVersion|ExactVersion>
[ARCH_INDEPENDENT] )
Writes a file for use as <PackageName>ConfigVersion.cmake file to <filename>. See the documentation of
find_package() for details on this.
<filename> is the output filename, it should be in the build tree. <major.minor.patch> is the version
number of the project to be installed.
If no VERSION is given, the PROJECT_VERSION variable is used. If this hasn't been set, it errors out.
The COMPATIBILITY mode AnyNewerVersion means that the installed package version will be considered
compatible if it is newer or exactly the same as the requested version. This mode should be used for
packages which are fully backward compatible, also across major versions. If SameMajorVersion is used
instead, then the behavior differs from AnyNewerVersion in that the major version number must be the same
as requested, e.g. version 2.0 will not be considered compatible if 1.0 is requested. This mode should
be used for packages which guarantee backward compatibility within the same major version. If
SameMinorVersion is used, the behavior is the same as SameMajorVersion, but both major and minor version
must be the same as requested, e.g version 0.2 will not be compatible if 0.1 is requested. If
ExactVersion is used, then the package is only considered compatible if the requested version matches
exactly its own version number (not considering the tweak version). For example, version 1.2.3 of a
package is only considered compatible to requested version 1.2.3. This mode is for packages without
compatibility guarantees. If your project has more elaborated version matching rules, you will need to
write your own custom ConfigVersion.cmake file instead of using this macro.
New in version 3.11: The SameMinorVersion compatibility mode.
New in version 3.14: If ARCH_INDEPENDENT is given, the installed package version will be considered
compatible even if it was built for a different architecture than the requested architecture. Otherwise,
an architecture check will be performed, and the package will be considered compatible only if the
architecture matches exactly. For example, if the package is built for a 32-bit architecture, the
package is only considered compatible if it is used on a 32-bit architecture, unless ARCH_INDEPENDENT is
given, in which case the package is considered compatible on any architecture.
NOTE:
ARCH_INDEPENDENT is intended for header-only libraries or similar packages with no binaries.
New in version 3.19: The version file generated by AnyNewerVersion, SameMajorVersion and SameMinorVersion
arguments of COMPATIBILITY handle the version range if any is specified (see find_package() command for
the details). ExactVersion mode is incompatible with version ranges and will display an author warning
if one is specified.
Internally, this macro executes configure_file() to create the resulting version file. Depending on the
COMPATIBILITY, the corresponding BasicConfigVersion-<COMPATIBILITY>.cmake.in file is used. Please note
that these files are internal to CMake and you should not call configure_file() on them yourself, but
they can be used as starting point to create more sophisticated custom ConfigVersion.cmake files.
Example Generating Package Files
Example using both configure_package_config_file() and write_basic_package_version_file():
CMakeLists.txt:
include(GNUInstallDirs)
set(INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/Foo
CACHE PATH "Location of header files" )
set(SYSCONFIG_INSTALL_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR}/foo
CACHE PATH "Location of configuration files" )
#...
include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
configure_package_config_file(FooConfig.cmake.in
${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/FooConfig.cmake
INSTALL_DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/Foo
PATH_VARS INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR SYSCONFIG_INSTALL_DIR)
write_basic_package_version_file(
${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/FooConfigVersion.cmake
VERSION 1.2.3
COMPATIBILITY SameMajorVersion )
install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/FooConfig.cmake
${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/FooConfigVersion.cmake
DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/Foo )
FooConfig.cmake.in:
set(FOO_VERSION x.y.z)
...
@PACKAGE_INIT@
...
set_and_check(FOO_INCLUDE_DIR "@PACKAGE_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR@")
set_and_check(FOO_SYSCONFIG_DIR "@PACKAGE_SYSCONFIG_INSTALL_DIR@")
check_required_components(Foo)
CMakePrintHelpers
Convenience functions for printing properties and variables, useful e.g. for debugging.
cmake_print_properties(<TARGETS [<target1> ...] |
SOURCES [<source1> ...] |
DIRECTORIES [<dir1> ...] |
TESTS [<test1> ...] |
CACHE_ENTRIES [<entry1> ...] >
PROPERTIES [<prop1> ...] )
This function prints the values of the properties of the given targets, source files, directories, tests
or cache entries. Exactly one of the scope keywords must be used. The scope keyword and its arguments
must come before the PROPERTIES keyword, in the arguments list.
Example:
cmake_print_properties(TARGETS foo bar PROPERTIES
LOCATION INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
This will print the LOCATION and INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES properties for both targets foo and bar.
cmake_print_variables(var1 var2 .. varN)
This function will print the name of each variable followed by its value. Example:
cmake_print_variables(CMAKE_C_COMPILER CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION DOES_NOT_EXIST)
Gives:
-- CMAKE_C_COMPILER="/usr/bin/gcc" ; CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION="2" ; DOES_NOT_EXIST=""
CMakePrintSystemInformation
Print system information.
This module serves diagnostic purposes. Just include it in a project to see various internal CMake
variables.
CMakePushCheckState
This module defines three macros: CMAKE_PUSH_CHECK_STATE() CMAKE_POP_CHECK_STATE() and
CMAKE_RESET_CHECK_STATE() These macros can be used to save, restore and reset (i.e., clear contents) the
state of the variables CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS, CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS, CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS,
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES, CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES and CMAKE_EXTRA_INCLUDE_FILES used by the various
Check-files coming with CMake, like e.g. check_function_exists() etc. The variable contents are pushed
on a stack, pushing multiple times is supported. This is useful e.g. when executing such tests in a
Find-module, where they have to be set, but after the Find-module has been executed they should have the
same value as they had before.
CMAKE_PUSH_CHECK_STATE() macro receives optional argument RESET. Whether it's specified,
CMAKE_PUSH_CHECK_STATE() will set all CMAKE_REQUIRED_* variables to empty values, same as
CMAKE_RESET_CHECK_STATE() call will do.
Usage:
cmake_push_check_state(RESET)
set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS -DSOME_MORE_DEF)
check_function_exists(...)
cmake_reset_check_state()
set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS -DANOTHER_DEF)
check_function_exists(...)
cmake_pop_check_state()
CMakeVerifyManifest
CMakeVerifyManifest.cmake
This script is used to verify that embedded manifests and side by side manifests for a project match. To
run this script, cd to a directory and run the script with cmake -P. On the command line you can pass in
versions that are OK even if not found in the .manifest files. For example, cmake
-Dallow_versions=8.0.50608.0 -PCmakeVerifyManifest.cmake could be used to allow an embedded manifest of
8.0.50608.0 to be used in a project even if that version was not found in the .manifest file.
CPack
Configure generators for binary installers and source packages.
Introduction
The CPack module generates the configuration files CPackConfig.cmake and CPackSourceConfig.cmake. They
are intended for use in a subsequent run of the cpack program where they steer the generation of
installers or/and source packages.
Depending on the CMake generator, the CPack module may also add two new build targets, package and
package_source. See the packaging targets section below for details.
The generated binary installers will contain all files that have been installed via CMake's install()
command (and the deprecated commands install_files(), install_programs(), and install_targets()). Note
that the DESTINATION option of the install() command must be a relative path; otherwise installed files
are ignored by CPack.
Certain kinds of binary installers can be configured such that users can select individual application
components to install. See the CPackComponent module for further details.
Source packages (configured through CPackSourceConfig.cmake and generated by the CPack Archive Generator)
will contain all source files in the project directory except those specified in
CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES.
CPack Generators
The CPACK_GENERATOR variable has different meanings in different contexts. In a CMakeLists.txt file,
CPACK_GENERATOR is a list of generators: and when cpack is run with no other arguments, it will iterate
over that list and produce one package for each generator. In a CPACK_PROJECT_CONFIG_FILE,
CPACK_GENERATOR is a string naming a single generator. If you need per-cpack-generator logic to control
other cpack settings, then you need a CPACK_PROJECT_CONFIG_FILE. If set, the CPACK_PROJECT_CONFIG_FILE
is included automatically on a per-generator basis. It only need contain overrides.
Here's how it works:
• cpack runs
• it includes CPackConfig.cmake
• it iterates over the generators given by the -G command line option, or if no such option was
specified, over the list of generators given by the CPACK_GENERATOR variable set in the
CPackConfig.cmake input file.
• foreach generator, it then
• sets CPACK_GENERATOR to the one currently being iterated
• includes the CPACK_PROJECT_CONFIG_FILE
• produces the package for that generator
This is the key: For each generator listed in CPACK_GENERATOR in CPackConfig.cmake, cpack will reset
CPACK_GENERATOR internally to the one currently being used and then include the
CPACK_PROJECT_CONFIG_FILE.
For a list of available generators, see cpack-generators(7).
Targets package and package_source
If CMake is run with the Makefile, Ninja, or Xcode generator, then include(CPack) generates a target
package. This makes it possible to build a binary installer from CMake, Make, or Ninja: Instead of cpack,
one may call cmake --build . --target package or make package or ninja package. The VS generator creates
an uppercase target PACKAGE.
If CMake is run with the Makefile or Ninja generator, then include(CPack) also generates a target
package_source. To build a source package, instead of cpack -G TGZ --config CPackSourceConfig.cmake one
may call cmake --build . --target package_source, make package_source, or ninja package_source.
Variables common to all CPack Generators
Before including this CPack module in your CMakeLists.txt file, there are a variety of variables that can
be set to customize the resulting installers. The most commonly-used variables are:
CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME
The name of the package (or application). If not specified, it defaults to the project name.
CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR
The name of the package vendor. (e.g., "Kitware"). The default is "Humanity".
CPACK_PACKAGE_DIRECTORY
The directory in which CPack is doing its packaging. If it is not set then this will default
(internally) to the build dir. This variable may be defined in a CPack config file or from the
cpack command line option -B. If set, the command line option overrides the value found in the
config file.
CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR
Package major version. This variable will always be set, but its default value depends on whether
or not version details were given to the project() command in the top level CMakeLists.txt file.
If version details were given, the default value will be CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR. If no
version details were given, a default version of 0.1.1 will be assumed, leading to
CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR having a default value of 0.
CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR
Package minor version. The default value is determined based on whether or not version details
were given to the project() command in the top level CMakeLists.txt file. If version details were
given, the default value will be CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR, but if no minor version component
was specified then CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR will be left unset. If no project version was
given at all, a default version of 0.1.1 will be assumed, leading to CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR
having a default value of 1.
CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH
Package patch version. The default value is determined based on whether or not version details
were given to the project() command in the top level CMakeLists.txt file. If version details were
given, the default value will be CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH, but if no patch version component
was specified then CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH will be left unset. If no project version was
given at all, a default version of 0.1.1 will be assumed, leading to CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH
having a default value of 1.
CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION
A description of the project, used in places such as the introduction screen of CPack-generated
Windows installers. If not set, the value of this variable is populated from the file named by
CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE.
CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE
A text file used to describe the project when CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION is not explicitly set.
The default value for CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE points to a built-in template file
Templates/CPack.GenericDescription.txt.
CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY
Short description of the project (only a few words). If the CMAKE_PROJECT_DESCRIPTION variable is
set, it is used as the default value, otherwise the default will be a string generated by CMake
based on CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME.
CPACK_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE_URL
Project homepage URL. The default value is taken from the CMAKE_PROJECT_HOMEPAGE_URL variable,
which is set by the top level project() command, or else the default will be empty if no URL was
provided to project().
CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME
The name of the package file to generate, not including the extension. For example,
cmake-2.6.1-Linux-i686. The default value is:
${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}-${CPACK_SYSTEM_NAME}
CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY
Installation directory on the target system. This may be used by some CPack generators like NSIS
to create an installation directory e.g., "CMake 2.5" below the installation prefix. All
installed elements will be put inside this directory.
CPACK_PACKAGE_ICON
A branding image that will be displayed inside the installer (used by GUI installers).
CPACK_PACKAGE_CHECKSUM
New in version 3.7.
An algorithm that will be used to generate an additional file with the checksum of the package.
The output file name will be:
${CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_CHECKSUM}
Supported algorithms are those listed by the string(<HASH>) command.
CPACK_PROJECT_CONFIG_FILE
CPack-time project CPack configuration file. This file is included at cpack time, once per
generator after CPack has set CPACK_GENERATOR to the actual generator being used. It allows
per-generator setting of CPACK_* variables at cpack time.
CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE
License to be embedded in the installer. It will typically be displayed to the user by the
produced installer (often with an explicit "Accept" button, for graphical installers) prior to
installation. This license file is NOT added to the installed files but is used by some CPack
generators like NSIS. If you want to use UTF-8 characters, the file needs to be encoded in UTF-8
BOM. If you want to install a license file (may be the same as this one) along with your project,
you must add an appropriate CMake install() command in your CMakeLists.txt.
CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_README
ReadMe file to be embedded in the installer. It typically describes in some detail the purpose of
the project during the installation. Not all CPack generators use this file.
CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_WELCOME
Welcome file to be embedded in the installer. It welcomes users to this installer. Typically
used in the graphical installers on Windows and Mac OS X.
CPACK_MONOLITHIC_INSTALL
Disables the component-based installation mechanism. When set, the component specification is
ignored and all installed items are put in a single "MONOLITHIC" package. Some CPack generators
do monolithic packaging by default and may be asked to do component packaging by setting
CPACK_<GENNAME>_COMPONENT_INSTALL to TRUE.
CPACK_GENERATOR
List of CPack generators to use. If not specified, CPack will create a set of options following
the naming pattern CPACK_BINARY_<GENNAME> (e.g. CPACK_BINARY_NSIS) allowing the user to
enable/disable individual generators. If the -G option is given on the cpack command line, it
will override this variable and any CPACK_BINARY_<GENNAME> options.
CPACK_OUTPUT_CONFIG_FILE
The name of the CPack binary configuration file. This file is the CPack configuration generated
by the CPack module for binary installers. Defaults to CPackConfig.cmake.
CPACK_PACKAGE_EXECUTABLES
Lists each of the executables and associated text label to be used to create Start Menu shortcuts.
For example, setting this to the list ccmake;CMake will create a shortcut named "CMake" that will
execute the installed executable ccmake. Not all CPack generators use it (at least NSIS, Inno
Setup and WIX do).
CPACK_STRIP_FILES
List of files to be stripped. Starting with CMake 2.6.0, CPACK_STRIP_FILES will be a boolean
variable which enables stripping of all files (a list of files evaluates to TRUE in CMake, so this
change is compatible).
CPACK_VERBATIM_VARIABLES
New in version 3.4.
If set to TRUE, values of variables prefixed with CPACK_ will be escaped before being written to
the configuration files, so that the cpack program receives them exactly as they were specified.
If not, characters like quotes and backslashes can cause parsing errors or alter the value
received by the cpack program. Defaults to FALSE for backwards compatibility.
CPACK_THREADS
New in version 3.20.
Number of threads to use when performing parallelized operations, such as compressing the
installer package.
Some compression methods used by CPack generators such as Debian or Archive may take advantage of
multiple CPU cores to speed up compression. CPACK_THREADS can be set to specify how many threads
will be used for compression.
A positive integer can be used to specify an exact desired thread count.
When given a negative integer CPack will use the absolute value as the upper limit but may choose
a lower value based on the available hardware concurrency.
Given 0 CPack will try to use all available CPU cores.
By default CPACK_THREADS is set to 1.
The following compression methods may take advantage of multiple cores:
xz Supported if CMake is built with a liblzma that supports parallel compression.
New in version 3.21: Official CMake binaries available on cmake.org now ship with a liblzma
that supports parallel compression. Older versions did not.
zstd New in version 3.24.
Supported if CMake is built with libarchive 3.6 or higher. Official CMake binaries
available on cmake.org support it.
Other compression methods ignore this value and use only one thread.
Variables for Source Package Generators
The following CPack variables are specific to source packages, and will not affect binary packages:
CPACK_SOURCE_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME
The name of the source package. For example cmake-2.6.1.
CPACK_SOURCE_STRIP_FILES
List of files in the source tree that will be stripped. Starting with CMake 2.6.0,
CPACK_SOURCE_STRIP_FILES will be a boolean variable which enables stripping of all files (a list
of files evaluates to TRUE in CMake, so this change is compatible).
CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR
List of generators used for the source packages. As with CPACK_GENERATOR, if this is not
specified then CPack will create a set of options (e.g. CPACK_SOURCE_ZIP) allowing users to select
which packages will be generated.
CPACK_SOURCE_OUTPUT_CONFIG_FILE
The name of the CPack source configuration file. This file is the CPack configuration generated
by the CPack module for source installers. Defaults to CPackSourceConfig.cmake.
CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES
Pattern of files in the source tree that won't be packaged when building a source package. This
is a list of regular expression patterns (that must be properly escaped), e.g.,
/CVS/;/\\.svn/;\\.swp$;\\.#;/#;.*~;cscope.*
Variables for Advanced Use
The following variables are for advanced uses of CPack:
CPACK_CMAKE_GENERATOR
What CMake generator should be used if the project is a CMake project. Defaults to the value of
CMAKE_GENERATOR. Few users will want to change this setting.
CPACK_INSTALL_CMAKE_PROJECTS
List of four values that specify what project to install. The four values are: Build directory,
Project Name, Project Component, Directory. If omitted, CPack will build an installer that
installs everything.
CPACK_SYSTEM_NAME
System name, defaults to the value of CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME, except on Windows where it will be win32
or win64.
CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION
Package full version, used internally. By default, this is built from
CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR, CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR, and CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH.
CPACK_TOPLEVEL_TAG
Directory for the installed files.
CPACK_INSTALL_COMMANDS
Extra commands to install components. The environment variable CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX is set to the
temporary install directory during execution.
CPACK_INSTALL_SCRIPTS
New in version 3.16.
Extra CMake scripts executed by CPack during its local staging installation. They are executed
before installing the files to be packaged. The scripts are not called by a standalone install
(e.g.: make install). For every script, the following variables will be set:
CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR, CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR and CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX (which is set to the
staging install directory). The singular form CMAKE_INSTALL_SCRIPT is supported as an alternative
variable for historical reasons, but its value is ignored if CMAKE_INSTALL_SCRIPTS is set and a
warning will be issued.
See also CPACK_PRE_BUILD_SCRIPTS and CPACK_POST_BUILD_SCRIPTS which can be used to specify scripts
to be executed later in the packaging process.
CPACK_PRE_BUILD_SCRIPTS
New in version 3.19.
List of CMake scripts to execute after CPack has installed the files to be packaged into a staging
directory and before producing the package(s) from those files. See also CPACK_INSTALL_SCRIPTS and
CPACK_POST_BUILD_SCRIPTS.
CPACK_POST_BUILD_SCRIPTS
New in version 3.19.
List of CMake scripts to execute after CPack has produced the resultant packages and before
copying them back to the build directory. See also CPACK_INSTALL_SCRIPTS, CPACK_PRE_BUILD_SCRIPTS
and CPACK_PACKAGE_FILES.
CPACK_PACKAGE_FILES
New in version 3.19.
List of package files created in the staging directory, with each file provided as a full absolute
path. This variable is populated by CPack just before invoking the post-build scripts listed in
CPACK_POST_BUILD_SCRIPTS. It is the preferred way for the post-build scripts to know the set of
package files to operate on. Projects should not try to set this variable themselves.
CPACK_INSTALLED_DIRECTORIES
Extra directories to install.
CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_REGISTRY_KEY
Registry key used when installing this project. This is only used by installers for Windows. The
default value is based on the installation directory.
CPACK_CREATE_DESKTOP_LINKS
List of desktop links to create. Each desktop link requires a corresponding start menu shortcut
as created by CPACK_PACKAGE_EXECUTABLES.
CPACK_BINARY_<GENNAME>
CPack generated options for binary generators. The CPack.cmake module generates (when
CPACK_GENERATOR is not set) a set of CMake options (see CMake option() command) which may then be
used to select the CPack generator(s) to be used when building the package target or when running
cpack without the -G option.
CPACK_READELF_EXECUTABLE
New in version 3.25.
Specify the readelf executable path used by CPack. The default value will be CMAKE_READELF when
set. Otherwise, the default value will be empty and CPack will use find_program() to determine
the readelf path when needed.
CPACK_OBJCOPY_EXECUTABLE
New in version 3.25.
Specify the objcopy executable path used by CPack. The default value will be CMAKE_OBJCOPY when
set. Otherwise, the default value will be empty and CPack will use find_program() to determine
the objcopy path when needed.
CPACK_OBJDUMP_EXECUTABLE
New in version 3.25.
Specify the objdump executable path used by CPack. The default value will be CMAKE_OBJDUMP when
set. Otherwise, the default value will be empty and CPack will use find_program() to determine
the objdump path when needed.
CPackComponent
Configure components for binary installers and source packages.
Introduction
This module is automatically included by CPack.
Certain binary installers (especially the graphical installers) generated by CPack allow users to select
individual application components to install. This module allows developers to configure the packaging
of such components.
Contents is assigned to components by the COMPONENT argument of CMake's install() command. Components
can be annotated with user-friendly names and descriptions, inter-component dependencies, etc., and
grouped in various ways to customize the resulting installer, using the commands described below.
To specify different groupings for different CPack generators use a CPACK_PROJECT_CONFIG_FILE.
Variables
The following variables influence the component-specific packaging:
CPACK_COMPONENTS_ALL
The list of component to install.
The default value of this variable is computed by CPack and contains all components defined by the
project. The user may set it to only include the specified components.
Instead of specifying all the desired components, it is possible to obtain a list of all defined
components and then remove the unwanted ones from the list. The get_cmake_property() command can
be used to obtain the COMPONENTS property, then the list(REMOVE_ITEM) command can be used to
remove the unwanted ones. For example, to use all defined components except foo and bar:
get_cmake_property(CPACK_COMPONENTS_ALL COMPONENTS)
list(REMOVE_ITEM CPACK_COMPONENTS_ALL "foo" "bar")
CPACK_<GENNAME>_COMPONENT_INSTALL
Enable/Disable component install for CPack generator <GENNAME>.
Each CPack Generator (RPM, DEB, ARCHIVE, NSIS, DMG, etc...) has a legacy default behavior. e.g.
RPM builds monolithic whereas NSIS builds component. One can change the default behavior by
setting this variable to 0/1 or OFF/ON.
CPACK_COMPONENTS_GROUPING
Specify how components are grouped for multi-package component-aware CPack generators.
Some generators like RPM or ARCHIVE (TGZ, ZIP, ...) may generate several packages files when there
are components, depending on the value of this variable:
• ONE_PER_GROUP (default): create one package per component group
• IGNORE : create one package per component (ignore the groups)
• ALL_COMPONENTS_IN_ONE : create a single package with all requested components
CPACK_COMPONENT_<compName>_DISPLAY_NAME
The name to be displayed for a component.
CPACK_COMPONENT_<compName>_DESCRIPTION
The description of a component.
CPACK_COMPONENT_<compName>_GROUP
The group of a component.
CPACK_COMPONENT_<compName>_DEPENDS
The dependencies (list of components) on which this component depends.
CPACK_COMPONENT_<compName>_HIDDEN
True if this component is hidden from the user.
CPACK_COMPONENT_<compName>_REQUIRED
True if this component is required.
CPACK_COMPONENT_<compName>_DISABLED
True if this component is not selected to be installed by default.
Commands
Add component
cpack_add_component
Describe an installation component.
cpack_add_component(compname
[DISPLAY_NAME name]
[DESCRIPTION description]
[HIDDEN | REQUIRED | DISABLED ]
[GROUP group]
[DEPENDS comp1 comp2 ... ]
[INSTALL_TYPES type1 type2 ... ]
[DOWNLOADED]
[ARCHIVE_FILE filename]
[PLIST filename])
compname is the name of an installation component, as defined by the COMPONENT argument of one or more
CMake install() commands. With the cpack_add_component command one can set a name, a description, and
other attributes of an installation component. One can also assign a component to a component group.
DISPLAY_NAME is the displayed name of the component, used in graphical installers to display the
component name. This value can be any string.
DESCRIPTION is an extended description of the component, used in graphical installers to give the user
additional information about the component. Descriptions can span multiple lines using \n as the line
separator. Typically, these descriptions should be no more than a few lines long.
HIDDEN indicates that this component will be hidden in the graphical installer, so that the user cannot
directly change whether it is installed or not.
REQUIRED indicates that this component is required, and therefore will always be installed. It will be
visible in the graphical installer, but it cannot be unselected. (Typically, required components are
shown grayed out).
DISABLED indicates that this component should be disabled (unselected) by default. The user is free to
select this component for installation, unless it is also HIDDEN.
DEPENDS lists the components on which this component depends. If this component is selected, then each
of the components listed must also be selected. The dependency information is encoded within the
installer itself, so that users cannot install inconsistent sets of components.
GROUP names the component group of which this component is a part. If not provided, the component will
be a standalone component, not part of any component group. Component groups are described with the
cpack_add_component_group command, detailed below.
INSTALL_TYPES lists the installation types of which this component is a part. When one of these
installations types is selected, this component will automatically be selected. Installation types are
described with the cpack_add_install_type command, detailed below.
DOWNLOADED indicates that this component should be downloaded on-the-fly by the installer, rather than
packaged in with the installer itself. For more information, see the cpack_configure_downloads command.
ARCHIVE_FILE provides a name for the archive file created by CPack to be used for downloaded components.
If not supplied, CPack will create a file with some name based on CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME and the name of
the component. See cpack_configure_downloads for more information.
PLIST gives a filename that is passed to pkgbuild with the --component-plist argument when using the
productbuild generator.
Add component group
cpack_add_component_group
Describes a group of related CPack installation components.
cpack_add_component_group(groupname
[DISPLAY_NAME name]
[DESCRIPTION description]
[PARENT_GROUP parent]
[EXPANDED]
[BOLD_TITLE])
The cpack_add_component_group describes a group of installation components, which will be placed together
within the listing of options. Typically, component groups allow the user to select/deselect all of the
components within a single group via a single group-level option. Use component groups to reduce the
complexity of installers with many options. groupname is an arbitrary name used to identify the group in
the GROUP argument of the cpack_add_component command, which is used to place a component in a group.
The name of the group must not conflict with the name of any component.
DISPLAY_NAME is the displayed name of the component group, used in graphical installers to display the
component group name. This value can be any string.
DESCRIPTION is an extended description of the component group, used in graphical installers to give the
user additional information about the components within that group. Descriptions can span multiple lines
using \n as the line separator. Typically, these descriptions should be no more than a few lines long.
PARENT_GROUP, if supplied, names the parent group of this group. Parent groups are used to establish a
hierarchy of groups, providing an arbitrary hierarchy of groups.
EXPANDED indicates that, by default, the group should show up as "expanded", so that the user immediately
sees all of the components within the group. Otherwise, the group will initially show up as a single
entry.
BOLD_TITLE indicates that the group title should appear in bold, to call the user's attention to the
group.
Add installation type
cpack_add_install_type
Add a new installation type containing a set of predefined component selections to the graphical
installer.
cpack_add_install_type(typename
[DISPLAY_NAME name])
The cpack_add_install_type command identifies a set of preselected components that represents a common
use case for an application. For example, a "Developer" install type might include an application along
with its header and library files, while an "End user" install type might just include the application's
executable. Each component identifies itself with one or more install types via the INSTALL_TYPES
argument to cpack_add_component.
DISPLAY_NAME is the displayed name of the install type, which will typically show up in a drop-down box
within a graphical installer. This value can be any string.
Configure downloads
cpack_configure_downloads
Configure CPack to download selected components on-the-fly as part of the installation process.
cpack_configure_downloads(site
[UPLOAD_DIRECTORY dirname]
[ALL]
[ADD_REMOVE|NO_ADD_REMOVE])
The cpack_configure_downloads command configures installation-time downloads of selected components. For
each downloadable component, CPack will create an archive containing the contents of that component,
which should be uploaded to the given site. When the user selects that component for installation, the
installer will download and extract the component in place. This feature is useful for creating small
installers that only download the requested components, saving bandwidth. Additionally, the installers
are small enough that they will be installed as part of the normal installation process, and the "Change"
button in Windows Add/Remove Programs control panel will allow one to add or remove parts of the
application after the original installation. On Windows, the downloaded-components functionality
requires the ZipDLL plug-in for NSIS, available at:
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/ZipDLL_plug-in
On macOS, installers that download components on-the-fly can only be built and installed on system using
macOS 10.5 or later.
The site argument is a URL where the archives for downloadable components will reside, e.g.,
https://cmake.org/files/v3.25/ All of the archives produced by CPack should be uploaded to that location.
UPLOAD_DIRECTORY is the local directory where CPack will create the various archives for each of the
components. The contents of this directory should be uploaded to a location accessible by the URL given
in the site argument. If omitted, CPack will use the directory CPackUploads inside the CMake binary
directory to store the generated archives.
The ALL flag indicates that all components be downloaded. Otherwise, only those components explicitly
marked as DOWNLOADED or that have a specified ARCHIVE_FILE will be downloaded. Additionally, the ALL
option implies ADD_REMOVE (unless NO_ADD_REMOVE is specified).
ADD_REMOVE indicates that CPack should install a copy of the installer that can be called from Windows'
Add/Remove Programs dialog (via the "Modify" button) to change the set of installed components.
NO_ADD_REMOVE turns off this behavior. This option is ignored on Mac OS X.
CPackIFW
New in version 3.1.
This module looks for the location of the command-line utilities supplied with the Qt Installer Framework
(QtIFW).
The module also defines several commands to control the behavior of the CPack IFW Generator.
Commands
The module defines the following commands:
cpack_ifw_configure_component
Sets the arguments specific to the CPack IFW generator.
cpack_ifw_configure_component(<compname> [COMMON] [ESSENTIAL] [VIRTUAL]
[FORCED_INSTALLATION] [REQUIRES_ADMIN_RIGHTS]
[NAME <name>]
[DISPLAY_NAME <display_name>] # Note: Internationalization supported
[DESCRIPTION <description>] # Note: Internationalization supported
[UPDATE_TEXT <update_text>]
[VERSION <version>]
[RELEASE_DATE <release_date>]
[SCRIPT <script>]
[PRIORITY|SORTING_PRIORITY <sorting_priority>] # Note: PRIORITY is deprecated
[DEPENDS|DEPENDENCIES <com_id> ...]
[AUTO_DEPEND_ON <comp_id> ...]
[LICENSES <display_name> <file_path> ...]
[DEFAULT <value>]
[USER_INTERFACES <file_path> <file_path> ...]
[TRANSLATIONS <file_path> <file_path> ...]
[REPLACES <comp_id> ...]
[CHECKABLE <value>])
This command should be called after cpack_add_component() command.
COMMON if set, then the component will be packaged and installed as part of a group to which it
belongs.
ESSENTIAL
New in version 3.6.
if set, then the package manager stays disabled until that component is updated.
VIRTUAL
New in version 3.8.
if set, then the component will be hidden from the installer. It is a equivalent of the
HIDDEN option from the cpack_add_component() command.
FORCED_INSTALLATION
New in version 3.8.
if set, then the component must always be installed. It is a equivalent of the REQUIRED
option from the cpack_add_component() command.
REQUIRES_ADMIN_RIGHTS
New in version 3.8.
set it if the component needs to be installed with elevated permissions.
NAME is used to create domain-like identification for this component. By default used origin
component name.
DISPLAY_NAME
New in version 3.8.
set to rewrite original name configured by cpack_add_component() command.
DESCRIPTION
New in version 3.8.
set to rewrite original description configured by cpack_add_component() command.
UPDATE_TEXT
New in version 3.8.
will be added to the component description if this is an update to the component.
VERSION
is version of component. By default used CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION.
RELEASE_DATE
New in version 3.8.
keep empty to auto generate.
SCRIPT is a relative or absolute path to operations script for this component.
SORTING_PRIORITY
New in version 3.8.
is priority of the component in the tree.
PRIORITY
Deprecated since version 3.8: Old name for SORTING_PRIORITY.
DEPENDS, DEPENDENCIES
New in version 3.8.
list of dependency component or component group identifiers in QtIFW style.
New in version 3.21.
Component or group names listed as dependencies may contain hyphens. This requires QtIFW
3.1 or later.
AUTO_DEPEND_ON
New in version 3.8.
list of identifiers of component or component group in QtIFW style that this component has
an automatic dependency on.
LICENSES
pair of <display_name> and <file_path> of license text for this component. You can specify
more then one license.
DEFAULT
New in version 3.8.
Possible values are: TRUE, FALSE, and SCRIPT. Set to FALSE to disable the component in the
installer or to SCRIPT to resolved during runtime (don't forget add the file of the script
as a value of the SCRIPT option).
USER_INTERFACES
New in version 3.7.
is a list of <file_path> ('.ui' files) representing pages to load.
TRANSLATIONS
New in version 3.8.
is a list of <file_path> ('.qm' files) representing translations to load.
REPLACES
New in version 3.10.
list of identifiers of component or component group to replace.
CHECKABLE
New in version 3.10.
Possible values are: TRUE, FALSE. Set to FALSE if you want to hide the checkbox for an
item. This is useful when only a few subcomponents should be selected instead of all.
cpack_ifw_configure_component_group
Sets the arguments specific to the CPack IFW generator.
cpack_ifw_configure_component_group(<groupname> [VIRTUAL]
[FORCED_INSTALLATION] [REQUIRES_ADMIN_RIGHTS]
[NAME <name>]
[DISPLAY_NAME <display_name>] # Note: Internationalization supported
[DESCRIPTION <description>] # Note: Internationalization supported
[UPDATE_TEXT <update_text>]
[VERSION <version>]
[RELEASE_DATE <release_date>]
[SCRIPT <script>]
[PRIORITY|SORTING_PRIORITY <sorting_priority>] # Note: PRIORITY is deprecated
[DEPENDS|DEPENDENCIES <com_id> ...]
[AUTO_DEPEND_ON <comp_id> ...]
[LICENSES <display_name> <file_path> ...]
[DEFAULT <value>]
[USER_INTERFACES <file_path> <file_path> ...]
[TRANSLATIONS <file_path> <file_path> ...]
[REPLACES <comp_id> ...]
[CHECKABLE <value>])
This command should be called after cpack_add_component_group() command.
VIRTUAL
New in version 3.8.
if set, then the group will be hidden from the installer. Note that setting this on a root
component does not work.
FORCED_INSTALLATION
New in version 3.8.
if set, then the group must always be installed.
REQUIRES_ADMIN_RIGHTS
New in version 3.8.
set it if the component group needs to be installed with elevated permissions.
NAME is used to create domain-like identification for this component group. By default used
origin component group name.
DISPLAY_NAME
New in version 3.8.
set to rewrite original name configured by cpack_add_component_group() command.
DESCRIPTION
New in version 3.8.
set to rewrite original description configured by cpack_add_component_group() command.
UPDATE_TEXT
New in version 3.8.
will be added to the component group description if this is an update to the component
group.
VERSION
is version of component group. By default used CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION.
RELEASE_DATE
New in version 3.8.
keep empty to auto generate.
SCRIPT is a relative or absolute path to operations script for this component group.
SORTING_PRIORITY
is priority of the component group in the tree.
PRIORITY
Deprecated since version 3.8: Old name for SORTING_PRIORITY.
DEPENDS, DEPENDENCIES
New in version 3.8.
list of dependency component or component group identifiers in QtIFW style.
New in version 3.21.
Component or group names listed as dependencies may contain hyphens. This requires QtIFW
3.1 or later.
AUTO_DEPEND_ON
New in version 3.8.
list of identifiers of component or component group in QtIFW style that this component
group has an automatic dependency on.
LICENSES
pair of <display_name> and <file_path> of license text for this component group. You can
specify more then one license.
DEFAULT
New in version 3.8.
Possible values are: TRUE, FALSE, and SCRIPT. Set to TRUE to preselect the group in the
installer (this takes effect only on groups that have no visible child components) or to
SCRIPT to resolved during runtime (don't forget add the file of the script as a value of
the SCRIPT option).
USER_INTERFACES
New in version 3.7.
is a list of <file_path> ('.ui' files) representing pages to load.
TRANSLATIONS
New in version 3.8.
is a list of <file_path> ('.qm' files) representing translations to load.
REPLACES
New in version 3.10.
list of identifiers of component or component group to replace.
CHECKABLE
New in version 3.10.
Possible values are: TRUE, FALSE. Set to FALSE if you want to hide the checkbox for an
item. This is useful when only a few subcomponents should be selected instead of all.
cpack_ifw_add_repository
Add QtIFW specific remote repository to binary installer.
cpack_ifw_add_repository(<reponame> [DISABLED]
URL <url>
[USERNAME <username>]
[PASSWORD <password>]
[DISPLAY_NAME <display_name>])
This command will also add the <reponame> repository to a variable CPACK_IFW_REPOSITORIES_ALL.
DISABLED
if set, then the repository will be disabled by default.
URL is points to a list of available components.
USERNAME
is used as user on a protected repository.
PASSWORD
is password to use on a protected repository.
DISPLAY_NAME
is string to display instead of the URL.
cpack_ifw_update_repository
New in version 3.6.
Update QtIFW specific repository from remote repository.
cpack_ifw_update_repository(<reponame>
[[ADD|REMOVE] URL <url>]|
[REPLACE OLD_URL <old_url> NEW_URL <new_url>]]
[USERNAME <username>]
[PASSWORD <password>]
[DISPLAY_NAME <display_name>])
This command will also add the <reponame> repository to a variable CPACK_IFW_REPOSITORIES_ALL.
URL is points to a list of available components.
OLD_URL
is points to a list that will replaced.
NEW_URL
is points to a list that will replace to.
USERNAME
is used as user on a protected repository.
PASSWORD
is password to use on a protected repository.
DISPLAY_NAME
is string to display instead of the URL.
cpack_ifw_add_package_resources
New in version 3.7.
Add additional resources in the installer binary.
cpack_ifw_add_package_resources(<file_path> <file_path> ...)
This command will also add the specified files to a variable CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_RESOURCES.
CPackIFWConfigureFile
New in version 3.8.
The module defines configure_file() similar command to configure file templates prepared in
QtIFW/SDK/Creator style.
Commands
The module defines the following commands:
cpack_ifw_configure_file
Copy a file to another location and modify its contents.
cpack_ifw_configure_file(<input> <output>)
Copies an <input> file to an <output> file and substitutes variable values referenced as %{VAR} or
%VAR% in the input file content. Each variable reference will be replaced with the current value
of the variable, or the empty string if the variable is not defined.
CSharpUtilities
New in version 3.8.
Functions to make configuration of CSharp/.NET targets easier.
A collection of CMake utility functions useful for dealing with CSharp targets for Visual Studio
generators from version 2010 and later.
The following functions are provided by this module:
Main functions
• csharp_set_windows_forms_properties()
• csharp_set_designer_cs_properties()
• csharp_set_xaml_cs_properties()
Helper functions
• csharp_get_filename_keys()
• csharp_get_filename_key_base()
• csharp_get_dependentupon_name()
Main functions provided by the module
csharp_set_windows_forms_properties
Sets source file properties for use of Windows Forms. Use this, if your CSharp target uses Windows
Forms:
csharp_set_windows_forms_properties([<file1> [<file2> [...]]])
<fileN>
List of all source files which are relevant for setting the VS_CSHARP_<tagname> properties
(including .cs, .resx and .Designer.cs extensions).
In the list of all given files for all files ending with .Designer.cs and .resx is searched. For
every designer or resource file a file with the same base name but only .cs as extension is
searched. If this is found, the VS_CSHARP_<tagname> properties are set as follows:
for the .cs file:
• VS_CSHARP_SubType "Form"
for the .Designer.cs file (if it exists):
• VS_CSHARP_DependentUpon <cs-filename>
• VS_CSHARP_DesignTime "" (delete tag if previously defined)
• VS_CSHARP_AutoGen ""(delete tag if previously defined)
for the .resx file (if it exists):
• VS_RESOURCE_GENERATOR "" (delete tag if previously defined)
• VS_CSHARP_DependentUpon <cs-filename>
• VS_CSHARP_SubType "Designer"
csharp_set_designer_cs_properties
Sets source file properties of .Designer.cs files depending on sibling filenames. Use this, if
your CSharp target does not use Windows Forms (for Windows Forms use
csharp_set_designer_cs_properties() instead):
csharp_set_designer_cs_properties([<file1> [<file2> [...]]])
<fileN>
List of all source files which are relevant for setting the VS_CSHARP_<tagname> properties
(including .cs, .resx, .settings and .Designer.cs extensions).
In the list of all given files for all files ending with .Designer.cs is searched. For every
designer file all files with the same base name but different extensions are searched. If a match
is found, the source file properties of the designer file are set depending on the extension of
the matched file:
if match is .resx file:
• VS_CSHARP_AutoGen "True"
• VS_CSHARP_DesignTime "True"
• VS_CSHARP_DependentUpon <resx-filename>
if match is .cs file:
• VS_CSHARP_DependentUpon <cs-filename>
if match is .settings file:
• VS_CSHARP_AutoGen "True"
• VS_CSHARP_DesignTimeSharedInput "True"
• VS_CSHARP_DependentUpon <settings-filename>
NOTE:
Because the source file properties of the .Designer.cs file are set according to the found matches and
every match sets the VS_CSHARP_DependentUpon property, there should only be one match for each
Designer.cs file.
csharp_set_xaml_cs_properties
Sets source file properties for use of Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and XAML. Use this,
if your CSharp target uses WPF/XAML:
csharp_set_xaml_cs_properties([<file1> [<file2> [...]]])
<fileN>
List of all source files which are relevant for setting the VS_CSHARP_<tagname> properties
(including .cs, .xaml, and .xaml.cs extensions).
In the list of all given files for all files ending with .xaml.cs is searched. For every xaml-cs
file, a file with the same base name but extension .xaml is searched. If a match is found, the
source file properties of the .xaml.cs file are set:
• VS_CSHARP_DependentUpon <xaml-filename>
Helper functions which are used by the above ones
csharp_get_filename_keys
Helper function which computes a list of key values to identify source files independently of
relative/absolute paths given in cmake and eliminates case sensitivity:
csharp_get_filename_keys(OUT [<file1> [<file2> [...]]])
OUT Name of the variable in which the list of keys is stored
<fileN>
filename(s) as given to to CSharp target using add_library() or add_executable()
In some way the function applies a canonicalization to the source names. This is necessary to
find file matches if the files have been added to the target with different directory prefixes:
add_library(lib
myfile.cs
${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/myfile.Designer.cs)
set_source_files_properties(myfile.Designer.cs PROPERTIES
VS_CSHARP_DependentUpon myfile.cs)
# this will fail, because in cmake
# - ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/myfile.Designer.cs
# - myfile.Designer.cs
# are not the same source file. The source file property is not set.
csharp_get_filename_key_base
Returns the full filepath and name without extension of a key. KEY is expected to be a key from
csharp_get_filename_keys. In BASE the value of KEY without the file extension is returned:
csharp_get_filename_key_base(BASE KEY)
BASE Name of the variable with the computed "base" of KEY.
KEY The key of which the base will be computed. Expected to be a upper case full filename.
csharp_get_dependentupon_name
Computes a string which can be used as value for the source file property VS_CSHARP_<tagname> with
target being DependentUpon:
csharp_get_dependentupon_name(NAME FILE)
NAME Name of the variable with the result value
FILE Filename to convert to <DependentUpon> value
Actually this is only the filename without any path given at the moment.
CTest
Configure a project for testing with CTest/CDash
Include this module in the top CMakeLists.txt file of a project to enable testing with CTest and
dashboard submissions to CDash:
project(MyProject)
...
include(CTest)
The module automatically creates a BUILD_TESTING option that selects whether to enable testing support
(ON by default). After including the module, use code like:
if(BUILD_TESTING)
# ... CMake code to create tests ...
endif()
to creating tests when testing is enabled.
To enable submissions to a CDash server, create a CTestConfig.cmake file at the top of the project with
content such as:
set(CTEST_NIGHTLY_START_TIME "01:00:00 UTC")
set(CTEST_SUBMIT_URL "http://my.cdash.org/submit.php?project=MyProject")
(the CDash server can provide the file to a project administrator who configures MyProject). Settings in
the config file are shared by both this CTest module and the ctest(1) command-line Dashboard Client mode
(ctest -S).
While building a project for submission to CDash, CTest scans the build output for errors and warnings
and reports them with surrounding context from the build log. This generic approach works for all build
tools, but does not give details about the command invocation that produced a given problem. One may get
more detailed reports by setting the CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS variable:
set(CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS 1)
in the CTestConfig.cmake file.
CTestCoverageCollectGCOV
New in version 3.2.
This module provides the ctest_coverage_collect_gcov function.
This function runs gcov on all .gcda files found in the binary tree and packages the resulting .gcov
files into a tar file. This tarball also contains the following:
• data.json defines the source and build directories for use by CDash.
• Labels.json indicates any LABELS that have been set on the source files.
• The uncovered directory holds any uncovered files found by CTEST_EXTRA_COVERAGE_GLOB.
After generating this tar file, it can be sent to CDash for display with the ctest_submit(CDASH_UPLOAD)
command.
ctest_coverage_collect_gcov
ctest_coverage_collect_gcov(TARBALL <tarfile>
[SOURCE <source_dir>][BUILD <build_dir>]
[GCOV_COMMAND <gcov_command>]
[GCOV_OPTIONS <options>...]
)
Run gcov and package a tar file for CDash. The options are:
TARBALL <tarfile>
Specify the location of the .tar file to be created for later upload to CDash. Relative
paths will be interpreted with respect to the top-level build directory.
TARBALL_COMPRESSION <option>
New in version 3.18.
Specify a compression algorithm for the TARBALL data file. Using this option reduces the
size of the data file before it is submitted to CDash. <option> must be one of GZIP,
BZIP2, XZ, ZSTD, FROM_EXT, or an expression that CMake evaluates as FALSE. The default
value is BZIP2.
If FROM_EXT is specified, the resulting file will be compressed based on the file extension
of the <tarfile> (i.e. .tar.gz will use GZIP compression). File extensions that will
produce compressed output include .tar.gz, .tgz, .tar.bzip2, .tbz, .tar.xz, and .txz.
SOURCE <source_dir>
Specify the top-level source directory for the build. Default is the value of
CTEST_SOURCE_DIRECTORY.
BUILD <build_dir>
Specify the top-level build directory for the build. Default is the value of
CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY.
GCOV_COMMAND <gcov_command>
Specify the full path to the gcov command on the machine. Default is the value of
CTEST_COVERAGE_COMMAND.
GCOV_OPTIONS <options>...
Specify options to be passed to gcov. The gcov command is run as gcov <options>... -o
<gcov-dir> <file>.gcda. If not specified, the default option is just -b -x.
GLOB New in version 3.6.
Recursively search for .gcda files in build_dir rather than determining search locations by
reading TargetDirectories.txt.
DELETE New in version 3.6.
Delete coverage files after they've been packaged into the .tar.
QUIET Suppress non-error messages that otherwise would have been printed out by this function.
New in version 3.3: Added support for the CTEST_CUSTOM_COVERAGE_EXCLUDE variable.
CTestScriptMode
This file is read by ctest in script mode (-S)
CTestUseLaunchers
Set the RULE_LAUNCH_* global properties when CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS is on.
CTestUseLaunchers is automatically included when you include(CTest). However, it is split out into its
own module file so projects can use the CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS functionality independently.
To use launchers, set CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS to ON in a ctest -S dashboard script, and then also set it in
the cache of the configured project. Both cmake and ctest need to know the value of it for the launchers
to work properly. CMake needs to know in order to generate proper build rules, and ctest, in order to
produce the proper error and warning analysis.
For convenience, you may set the ENV variable CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS_DEFAULT in your ctest -S script, too.
Then, as long as your CMakeLists uses include(CTest) or include(CTestUseLaunchers), it will use the value
of the ENV variable to initialize a CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS cache variable. This cache variable
initialization only occurs if CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS is not already defined.
New in version 3.8: If CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS is on in a ctest -S script the ctest_configure command will
add -DCTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS:BOOL=TRUE to the cmake command used to configure the project.
DeployQt4
Functions to help assemble a standalone Qt4 executable.
A collection of CMake utility functions useful for deploying Qt4 executables.
The following functions are provided by this module:
write_qt4_conf
resolve_qt4_paths
fixup_qt4_executable
install_qt4_plugin_path
install_qt4_plugin
install_qt4_executable
Requires CMake 2.6 or greater because it uses function and PARENT_SCOPE. Also depends on
BundleUtilities.cmake.
write_qt4_conf(<qt_conf_dir> <qt_conf_contents>)
Writes a qt.conf file with the <qt_conf_contents> into <qt_conf_dir>.
resolve_qt4_paths(<paths_var> [<executable_path>])
Loop through <paths_var> list and if any don't exist resolve them relative to the <executable_path> (if
supplied) or the CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX.
fixup_qt4_executable(<executable>
[<qtplugins> <libs> <dirs> <plugins_dir> <request_qt_conf>])
Copies Qt plugins, writes a Qt configuration file (if needed) and fixes up a Qt4 executable using
BundleUtilities so it is standalone and can be drag-and-drop copied to another machine as long as all of
the system libraries are compatible.
<executable> should point to the executable to be fixed-up.
<qtplugins> should contain a list of the names or paths of any Qt plugins to be installed.
<libs> will be passed to BundleUtilities and should be a list of any already installed plugins, libraries
or executables to also be fixed-up.
<dirs> will be passed to BundleUtilities and should contain and directories to be searched to find
library dependencies.
<plugins_dir> allows an custom plugins directory to be used.
<request_qt_conf> will force a qt.conf file to be written even if not needed.
install_qt4_plugin_path(plugin executable copy installed_plugin_path_var
<plugins_dir> <component> <configurations>)
Install (or copy) a resolved <plugin> to the default plugins directory (or <plugins_dir>) relative to
<executable> and store the result in <installed_plugin_path_var>.
If <copy> is set to TRUE then the plugins will be copied rather than installed. This is to allow this
module to be used at CMake time rather than install time.
If <component> is set then anything installed will use this COMPONENT.
install_qt4_plugin(plugin executable copy installed_plugin_path_var
<plugins_dir> <component>)
Install (or copy) an unresolved <plugin> to the default plugins directory (or <plugins_dir>) relative to
<executable> and store the result in <installed_plugin_path_var>. See documentation of
INSTALL_QT4_PLUGIN_PATH.
install_qt4_executable(<executable>
[<qtplugins> <libs> <dirs> <plugins_dir> <request_qt_conf> <component>])
Installs Qt plugins, writes a Qt configuration file (if needed) and fixes up a Qt4 executable using
BundleUtilities so it is standalone and can be drag-and-drop copied to another machine as long as all of
the system libraries are compatible. The executable will be fixed-up at install time. <component> is
the COMPONENT used for bundle fixup and plugin installation. See documentation of FIXUP_QT4_BUNDLE.
ExternalData
Manage data files stored outside source tree
Introduction
Use this module to unambiguously reference data files stored outside the source tree and fetch them at
build time from arbitrary local and remote content-addressed locations. Functions provided by this
module recognize arguments with the syntax DATA{<name>} as references to external data, replace them with
full paths to local copies of those data, and create build rules to fetch and update the local copies.
For example:
include(ExternalData)
set(ExternalData_URL_TEMPLATES "file:///local/%(algo)/%(hash)"
"file:////host/share/%(algo)/%(hash)"
"http://data.org/%(algo)/%(hash)")
ExternalData_Add_Test(MyData
NAME MyTest
COMMAND MyExe DATA{MyInput.png}
)
ExternalData_Add_Target(MyData)
When test MyTest runs the DATA{MyInput.png} argument will be replaced by the full path to a real instance
of the data file MyInput.png on disk. If the source tree contains a content link such as MyInput.png.md5
then the MyData target creates a real MyInput.png in the build tree.
Module Functions
ExternalData_Expand_Arguments
The ExternalData_Expand_Arguments function evaluates DATA{} references in its arguments and
constructs a new list of arguments:
ExternalData_Expand_Arguments(
<target> # Name of data management target
<outVar> # Output variable
[args...] # Input arguments, DATA{} allowed
)
It replaces each DATA{} reference in an argument with the full path of a real data file on disk
that will exist after the <target> builds.
ExternalData_Add_Test
The ExternalData_Add_Test function wraps around the CMake add_test() command but supports DATA{}
references in its arguments:
ExternalData_Add_Test(
<target> # Name of data management target
... # Arguments of add_test(), DATA{} allowed
)
It passes its arguments through ExternalData_Expand_Arguments and then invokes the add_test()
command using the results.
ExternalData_Add_Target
The ExternalData_Add_Target function creates a custom target to manage local instances of data
files stored externally:
ExternalData_Add_Target(
<target> # Name of data management target
[SHOW_PROGRESS <ON|OFF>] # Show progress during the download
)
It creates custom commands in the target as necessary to make data files available for each DATA{}
reference previously evaluated by other functions provided by this module. Data files may be
fetched from one of the URL templates specified in the ExternalData_URL_TEMPLATES variable, or may
be found locally in one of the paths specified in the ExternalData_OBJECT_STORES variable.
New in version 3.20: The SHOW_PROGRESS argument may be passed to suppress progress information
during the download of objects. If not provided, it defaults to OFF for Ninja and Ninja
Multi-Config generators and ON otherwise.
Typically only one target is needed to manage all external data within a project. Call this
function once at the end of configuration after all data references have been processed.
Module Variables
The following variables configure behavior. They should be set before calling any of the functions
provided by this module.
ExternalData_BINARY_ROOT
The ExternalData_BINARY_ROOT variable may be set to the directory to hold the real data files
named by expanded DATA{} references. The default is CMAKE_BINARY_DIR. The directory layout will
mirror that of content links under ExternalData_SOURCE_ROOT.
ExternalData_CUSTOM_SCRIPT_<key>
New in version 3.2.
Specify a full path to a .cmake custom fetch script identified by <key> in entries of the
ExternalData_URL_TEMPLATES list. See Custom Fetch Scripts.
ExternalData_LINK_CONTENT
The ExternalData_LINK_CONTENT variable may be set to the name of a supported hash algorithm to
enable automatic conversion of real data files referenced by the DATA{} syntax into content links.
For each such <file> a content link named <file><ext> is created. The original file is renamed to
the form .ExternalData_<algo>_<hash> to stage it for future transmission to one of the locations
in the list of URL templates (by means outside the scope of this module). The data fetch rule
created for the content link will use the staged object if it cannot be found using any URL
template.
ExternalData_NO_SYMLINKS
New in version 3.3.
The real data files named by expanded DATA{} references may be made available under
ExternalData_BINARY_ROOT using symbolic links on some platforms. The ExternalData_NO_SYMLINKS
variable may be set to disable use of symbolic links and enable use of copies instead.
ExternalData_OBJECT_STORES
The ExternalData_OBJECT_STORES variable may be set to a list of local directories that store
objects using the layout <dir>/%(algo)/%(hash). These directories will be searched first for a
needed object. If the object is not available in any store then it will be fetched remotely using
the URL templates and added to the first local store listed. If no stores are specified the
default is a location inside the build tree.
ExternalData_SERIES_PARSE
ExternalData_SERIES_PARSE_PREFIX
ExternalData_SERIES_PARSE_NUMBER
ExternalData_SERIES_PARSE_SUFFIX
ExternalData_SERIES_MATCH
See Referencing File Series.
ExternalData_SOURCE_ROOT
The ExternalData_SOURCE_ROOT variable may be set to the highest source directory containing any
path named by a DATA{} reference. The default is CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR. ExternalData_SOURCE_ROOT and
CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR must refer to directories within a single source distribution (e.g. they come
together in one tarball).
ExternalData_TIMEOUT_ABSOLUTE
The ExternalData_TIMEOUT_ABSOLUTE variable sets the download absolute timeout, in seconds, with a
default of 300 seconds. Set to 0 to disable enforcement.
ExternalData_TIMEOUT_INACTIVITY
The ExternalData_TIMEOUT_INACTIVITY variable sets the download inactivity timeout, in seconds,
with a default of 60 seconds. Set to 0 to disable enforcement.
ExternalData_URL_ALGO_<algo>_<key>
New in version 3.3.
Specify a custom URL component to be substituted for URL template placeholders of the form
%(algo:<key>), where <key> is a valid C identifier, when fetching an object referenced via hash
algorithm <algo>. If not defined, the default URL component is just <algo> for any <key>.
ExternalData_URL_TEMPLATES
The ExternalData_URL_TEMPLATES may be set to provide a list of URL templates using the
placeholders %(algo) and %(hash) in each template. Data fetch rules try each URL template in
order by substituting the hash algorithm name for %(algo) and the hash value for %(hash).
Alternatively one may use %(algo:<key>) with ExternalData_URL_ALGO_<algo>_<key> variables to gain
more flexibility in remote URLs.
Referencing Files
Referencing Single Files
The DATA{} syntax is literal and the <name> is a full or relative path within the source tree. The
source tree must contain either a real data file at <name> or a "content link" at <name><ext> containing
a hash of the real file using a hash algorithm corresponding to <ext>. For example, the argument
DATA{img.png} may be satisfied by either a real img.png file in the current source directory or a
img.png.md5 file containing its MD5 sum.
New in version 3.8: Multiple content links of the same name with different hash algorithms are supported
(e.g. img.png.sha256 and img.png.sha1) so long as they all correspond to the same real file. This allows
objects to be fetched from sources indexed by different hash algorithms.
Referencing File Series
The DATA{} syntax can be told to fetch a file series using the form DATA{<name>,:}, where the : is
literal. If the source tree contains a group of files or content links named like a series then a
reference to one member adds rules to fetch all of them. Although all members of a series are fetched,
only the file originally named by the DATA{} argument is substituted for it. The default configuration
recognizes file series names ending with #.ext, _#.ext, .#.ext, or -#.ext where # is a sequence of
decimal digits and .ext is any single extension. Configure it with a regex that parses <number> and
<suffix> parts from the end of <name>:
ExternalData_SERIES_PARSE = regex of the form (<number>)(<suffix>)$
For more complicated cases set:
ExternalData_SERIES_PARSE = regex with at least two () groups
ExternalData_SERIES_PARSE_PREFIX = <prefix> regex group number, if any
ExternalData_SERIES_PARSE_NUMBER = <number> regex group number
ExternalData_SERIES_PARSE_SUFFIX = <suffix> regex group number
Configure series number matching with a regex that matches the <number> part of series members named
<prefix><number><suffix>:
ExternalData_SERIES_MATCH = regex matching <number> in all series members
Note that the <suffix> of a series does not include a hash-algorithm extension.
Referencing Associated Files
The DATA{} syntax can alternatively match files associated with the named file and contained in the same
directory. Associated files may be specified by options using the syntax DATA{<name>,<opt1>,<opt2>,...}.
Each option may specify one file by name or specify a regular expression to match file names using the
syntax REGEX:<regex>. For example, the arguments:
DATA{MyData/MyInput.mhd,MyInput.img} # File pair
DATA{MyData/MyFrames00.png,REGEX:MyFrames[0-9]+\\.png} # Series
will pass MyInput.mha and MyFrames00.png on the command line but ensure that the associated files are
present next to them.
Referencing Directories
The DATA{} syntax may reference a directory using a trailing slash and a list of associated files. The
form DATA{<name>/,<opt1>,<opt2>,...} adds rules to fetch any files in the directory that match one of the
associated file options. For example, the argument DATA{MyDataDir/,REGEX:.*} will pass the full path to
a MyDataDir directory on the command line and ensure that the directory contains files corresponding to
every file or content link in the MyDataDir source directory.
New in version 3.3: In order to match associated files in subdirectories, specify a RECURSE: option, e.g.
DATA{MyDataDir/,RECURSE:,REGEX:.*}.
Hash Algorithms
The following hash algorithms are supported:
%(algo) <ext> Description
------- ----- -----------
MD5 .md5 Message-Digest Algorithm 5, RFC 1321
SHA1 .sha1 US Secure Hash Algorithm 1, RFC 3174
SHA224 .sha224 US Secure Hash Algorithms, RFC 4634
SHA256 .sha256 US Secure Hash Algorithms, RFC 4634
SHA384 .sha384 US Secure Hash Algorithms, RFC 4634
SHA512 .sha512 US Secure Hash Algorithms, RFC 4634
SHA3_224 .sha3-224 Keccak SHA-3
SHA3_256 .sha3-256 Keccak SHA-3
SHA3_384 .sha3-384 Keccak SHA-3
SHA3_512 .sha3-512 Keccak SHA-3
New in version 3.8: Added the SHA3_* hash algorithms.
Note that the hashes are used only for unique data identification and download verification.
Custom Fetch Scripts
New in version 3.2.
When a data file must be fetched from one of the URL templates specified in the
ExternalData_URL_TEMPLATES variable, it is normally downloaded using the file(DOWNLOAD) command. One may
specify usage of a custom fetch script by using a URL template of the form
ExternalDataCustomScript://<key>/<loc>. The <key> must be a C identifier, and the <loc> must contain the
%(algo) and %(hash) placeholders. A variable corresponding to the key, ExternalData_CUSTOM_SCRIPT_<key>,
must be set to the full path to a .cmake script file. The script will be included to perform the actual
fetch, and provided with the following variables:
ExternalData_CUSTOM_LOCATION
When a custom fetch script is loaded, this variable is set to the location part of the URL, which
will contain the substituted hash algorithm name and content hash value.
ExternalData_CUSTOM_FILE
When a custom fetch script is loaded, this variable is set to the full path to a file in which the
script must store the fetched content. The name of the file is unspecified and should not be
interpreted in any way.
The custom fetch script is expected to store fetched content in the file or set a variable:
ExternalData_CUSTOM_ERROR
When a custom fetch script fails to fetch the requested content, it must set this variable to a
short one-line message describing the reason for failure.
ExternalProject
External Project Definition
ExternalProject_Add
The ExternalProject_Add() function creates a custom target to drive download, update/patch,
configure, build, install and test steps of an external project:
ExternalProject_Add(<name> [<option>...])
The individual steps within the process can be driven independently if required (e.g. for CDash
submission) and extra custom steps can be defined, along with the ability to control the step
dependencies. The directory structure used for the management of the external project can also be
customized. The function supports a large number of options which can be used to tailor the
external project behavior.
Directory Options
Most of the time, the default directory layout is sufficient. It is largely an implementation detail that
the main project usually doesn't need to change. In some circumstances, however, control over the
directory layout can be useful or necessary. The directory options are potentially more useful from the
point of view that the main build can use the ExternalProject_Get_Property() command to retrieve their
values, thereby allowing the main project to refer to build artifacts of the external project.
PREFIX <dir>
Root directory for the external project. Unless otherwise noted below, all other directories
associated with the external project will be created under here.
TMP_DIR <dir>
Directory in which to store temporary files.
STAMP_DIR <dir>
Directory in which to store the timestamps of each step. Log files from individual steps are also
created in here unless overridden by LOG_DIR (see Logging Options below).
LOG_DIR <dir>
New in version 3.14.
Directory in which to store the logs of each step.
DOWNLOAD_DIR <dir>
Directory in which to store downloaded files before unpacking them. This directory is only used by
the URL download method, all other download methods use SOURCE_DIR directly instead.
SOURCE_DIR <dir>
Source directory into which downloaded contents will be unpacked, or for non-URL download methods,
the directory in which the repository should be checked out, cloned, etc. If no download method is
specified, this must point to an existing directory where the external project has already been
unpacked or cloned/checked out.
NOTE:
If a download method is specified, any existing contents of the source directory may be
deleted. Only the URL download method checks whether this directory is either missing or empty
before initiating the download, stopping with an error if it is not empty. All other download
methods silently discard any previous contents of the source directory.
BINARY_DIR <dir>
Specify the build directory location. This option is ignored if BUILD_IN_SOURCE is enabled.
INSTALL_DIR <dir>
Installation prefix to be placed in the <INSTALL_DIR> placeholder. This does not actually
configure the external project to install to the given prefix. That must be done by passing
appropriate arguments to the external project configuration step, e.g. using <INSTALL_DIR>.
If any of the above ..._DIR options are not specified, their defaults are computed as follows. If the
PREFIX option is given or the EP_PREFIX directory property is set, then an external project is built and
installed under the specified prefix:
TMP_DIR = <prefix>/tmp
STAMP_DIR = <prefix>/src/<name>-stamp
DOWNLOAD_DIR = <prefix>/src
SOURCE_DIR = <prefix>/src/<name>
BINARY_DIR = <prefix>/src/<name>-build
INSTALL_DIR = <prefix>
LOG_DIR = <STAMP_DIR>
Otherwise, if the EP_BASE directory property is set then components of an external project are stored
under the specified base:
TMP_DIR = <base>/tmp/<name>
STAMP_DIR = <base>/Stamp/<name>
DOWNLOAD_DIR = <base>/Download/<name>
SOURCE_DIR = <base>/Source/<name>
BINARY_DIR = <base>/Build/<name>
INSTALL_DIR = <base>/Install/<name>
LOG_DIR = <STAMP_DIR>
If no PREFIX, EP_PREFIX, or EP_BASE is specified, then the default is to set PREFIX to <name>-prefix.
Relative paths are interpreted with respect to CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR at the point where
ExternalProject_Add() is called.
Download Step Options
A download method can be omitted if the SOURCE_DIR option is used to point to an existing non-empty
directory. Otherwise, one of the download methods below must be specified (multiple download methods
should not be given) or a custom DOWNLOAD_COMMAND provided.
DOWNLOAD_COMMAND <cmd>...
Overrides the command used for the download step (generator expressions are supported). If this
option is specified, all other download options will be ignored. Providing an empty string for
<cmd> effectively disables the download step.
URL
URL <url1> [<url2>...]
List of paths and/or URL(s) of the external project's source. When more than one URL is given,
they are tried in turn until one succeeds. A URL may be an ordinary path in the local file system
(in which case it must be the only URL provided) or any downloadable URL supported by the
file(DOWNLOAD) command. A local filesystem path may refer to either an existing directory or to an
archive file, whereas a URL is expected to point to a file which can be treated as an archive.
When an archive is used, it will be unpacked automatically unless the DOWNLOAD_NO_EXTRACT option
is set to prevent it. The archive type is determined by inspecting the actual content rather than
using logic based on the file extension.
Changed in version 3.7: Multiple URLs are allowed.
URL_HASH <algo>=<hashValue>
Hash of the archive file to be downloaded. The argument should be of the form <algo>=<hashValue>
where algo can be any of the hashing algorithms supported by the file() command. Specifying this
option is strongly recommended for URL downloads, as it ensures the integrity of the downloaded
content. It is also used as a check for a previously downloaded file, allowing connection to the
remote location to be avoided altogether if the local directory already has a file from an earlier
download that matches the specified hash.
URL_MD5 <md5>
Equivalent to URL_HASH MD5=<md5>.
DOWNLOAD_NAME <fname>
File name to use for the downloaded file. If not given, the end of the URL is used to determine
the file name. This option is rarely needed, the default name is generally suitable and is not
normally used outside of code internal to the ExternalProject module.
DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP <bool>
New in version 3.24.
When specified with a true value, the timestamps of the extracted files will match those in the
archive. When false, the timestamps of the extracted files will reflect the time at which the
extraction was performed. If the download URL changes, timestamps based off those in the archive
can result in dependent targets not being rebuilt when they potentially should have been.
Therefore, unless the file timestamps are significant to the project in some way, use a false
value for this option. If DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP is not given, the default is false. See
policy CMP0135.
DOWNLOAD_NO_EXTRACT <bool>
New in version 3.6.
Allows the extraction part of the download step to be disabled by passing a boolean true value for
this option. If this option is not given, the downloaded contents will be unpacked automatically
if required. If extraction has been disabled, the full path to the downloaded file is available as
<DOWNLOADED_FILE> in subsequent steps or as the property DOWNLOADED_FILE with the
ExternalProject_Get_Property() command.
DOWNLOAD_NO_PROGRESS <bool>
Can be used to disable logging the download progress. If this option is not given, download
progress messages will be logged.
TIMEOUT <seconds>
Maximum time allowed for file download operations.
INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT <seconds>
New in version 3.19.
Terminate the operation after a period of inactivity.
HTTP_USERNAME <username>
New in version 3.7.
Username for the download operation if authentication is required.
HTTP_PASSWORD <password>
New in version 3.7.
Password for the download operation if authentication is required.
HTTP_HEADER <header1> [<header2>...]
New in version 3.7.
Provides an arbitrary list of HTTP headers for the download operation. This can be useful for
accessing content in systems like AWS, etc.
TLS_VERIFY <bool>
Specifies whether certificate verification should be performed for https URLs. If this option is
not provided, the default behavior is determined by the CMAKE_TLS_VERIFY variable (see
file(DOWNLOAD)). If that is also not set, certificate verification will not be performed. In
situations where URL_HASH cannot be provided, this option can be an alternative verification
measure.
Changed in version 3.6: This option also applies to git clone invocations, although the default
behavior is different. If TLS_VERIFY is not given and CMAKE_TLS_VERIFY is not set, the behavior
will be determined by git's defaults. Normally, the sslVerify git config setting defaults to
true, but the user may have overridden this at a global level.
TLS_CAINFO <file>
Specify a custom certificate authority file to use if TLS_VERIFY is enabled. If this option is not
specified, the value of the CMAKE_TLS_CAINFO variable will be used instead (see file(DOWNLOAD))
NETRC <level>
New in version 3.11.
Specify whether the .netrc file is to be used for operation. If this option is not specified, the
value of the CMAKE_NETRC variable will be used instead (see file(DOWNLOAD)). Valid levels are:
IGNORED
The .netrc file is ignored. This is the default.
OPTIONAL
The .netrc file is optional, and information in the URL is preferred. The file will be
scanned to find which ever information is not specified in the URL.
REQUIRED
The .netrc file is required, and information in the URL is ignored.
NETRC_FILE <file>
New in version 3.11.
Specify an alternative .netrc file to the one in your home directory if the NETRC level is
OPTIONAL or REQUIRED. If this option is not specified, the value of the CMAKE_NETRC_FILE variable
will be used instead (see file(DOWNLOAD))
New in version 3.1: Added support for tbz2, .tar.xz, .txz, and .7z extensions.
Git
NOTE: A git version of 1.6.5 or later is required if this download method is used.
GIT_REPOSITORY <url>
URL of the git repository. Any URL understood by the git command may be used.
Changed in version 3.27: A relative URL will be resolved based on the parent project's remote,
subject to CMP0150. See the policy documentation for how the remote is selected, including
conditions where the remote selection can fail. Local filesystem remotes should always use
absolute paths.
GIT_TAG <tag>
Git branch name, tag or commit hash. Note that branch names and tags should generally be specified
as remote names (i.e. origin/myBranch rather than simply myBranch). This ensures that if the
remote end has its tag moved or branch rebased or history rewritten, the local clone will still be
updated correctly. In general, however, specifying a commit hash should be preferred for a number
of reasons:
• If the local clone already has the commit corresponding to the hash, no git fetch needs to be
performed to check for changes each time CMake is re-run. This can result in a significant speed
up if many external projects are being used.
• Using a specific git hash ensures that the main project's own history is fully traceable to a
specific point in the external project's evolution. If a branch or tag name is used instead,
then checking out a specific commit of the main project doesn't necessarily pin the whole build
to a specific point in the life of the external project. The lack of such deterministic
behavior makes the main project lose traceability and repeatability.
If GIT_SHALLOW is enabled then GIT_TAG works only with branch names and tags. A commit hash is
not allowed.
Note that if not provided, GIT_TAG defaults to master, not the default Git branch name.
GIT_REMOTE_NAME <name>
The optional name of the remote. If this option is not specified, it defaults to origin.
GIT_SUBMODULES <module>...
Specific git submodules that should also be updated. If this option is not provided, all git
submodules will be updated.
Changed in version 3.16: When CMP0097 is set to NEW, if this value is set to an empty string then
no submodules are initialized or updated.
GIT_SUBMODULES_RECURSE <bool>
New in version 3.17.
Specify whether git submodules (if any) should update recursively by passing the --recursive flag
to git submodule update. If not specified, the default is on.
GIT_SHALLOW <bool>
New in version 3.6.
When this option is enabled, the git clone operation will be given the --depth 1 option. This
performs a shallow clone, which avoids downloading the whole history and instead retrieves just
the commit denoted by the GIT_TAG option.
GIT_PROGRESS <bool>
New in version 3.8.
When enabled, this option instructs the git clone operation to report its progress by passing it
the --progress option. Without this option, the clone step for large projects may appear to make
the build stall, since nothing will be logged until the clone operation finishes. While this
option can be used to provide progress to prevent the appearance of the build having stalled, it
may also make the build overly noisy if lots of external projects are used.
GIT_CONFIG <option1> [<option2>...]
New in version 3.8.
Specify a list of config options to pass to git clone. Each option listed will be transformed into
its own --config <option> on the git clone command line, with each option required to be in the
form key=value.
GIT_REMOTE_UPDATE_STRATEGY <strategy>
New in version 3.18.
When GIT_TAG refers to a remote branch, this option can be used to specify how the update step
behaves. The <strategy> must be one of the following:
CHECKOUT
Ignore the local branch and always checkout the branch specified by GIT_TAG.
REBASE Try to rebase the current branch to the one specified by GIT_TAG. If there are local
uncommitted changes, they will be stashed first and popped again after rebasing. If
rebasing or popping stashed changes fail, abort the rebase and halt with an error. When
GIT_REMOTE_UPDATE_STRATEGY is not present, this is the default strategy unless the default
has been overridden with CMAKE_EP_GIT_REMOTE_UPDATE_STRATEGY (see below). Note that if the
branch specified in GIT_TAG is different to the upstream branch currently being tracked, it
is not safe to perform a rebase. In that situation, REBASE will silently be treated as
CHECKOUT instead.
REBASE_CHECKOUT
Same as REBASE except if the rebase fails, an annotated tag will be created at the original
HEAD position from before the rebase and then checkout GIT_TAG just like the CHECKOUT
strategy. The message stored on the annotated tag will give information about what was
attempted and the tag name will include a timestamp so that each failed run will add a new
tag. This strategy ensures no changes will be lost, but updates should always succeed if
GIT_TAG refers to a valid ref unless there are uncommitted changes that cannot be popped
successfully.
The variable CMAKE_EP_GIT_REMOTE_UPDATE_STRATEGY can be set to override the default strategy.
This variable should not be set by a project, it is intended for the user to set. It is primarily
intended for use in continuous integration scripts to ensure that when history is rewritten on a
remote branch, the build doesn't end up with unintended changes or failed builds resulting from
conflicts during rebase operations.
Subversion
SVN_REPOSITORY <url>
URL of the Subversion repository.
SVN_REVISION -r<rev>
Revision to checkout from the Subversion repository.
SVN_USERNAME <username>
Username for the Subversion checkout and update.
SVN_PASSWORD <password>
Password for the Subversion checkout and update.
SVN_TRUST_CERT <bool>
Specifies whether to trust the Subversion server site certificate. If enabled, the
--trust-server-cert option is passed to the svn checkout and update commands.
Mercurial
HG_REPOSITORY <url>
URL of the mercurial repository.
HG_TAG <tag>
Mercurial branch name, tag or commit id.
CVS
CVS_REPOSITORY <cvsroot>
CVSROOT of the CVS repository.
CVS_MODULE <mod>
Module to checkout from the CVS repository.
CVS_TAG <tag>
Tag to checkout from the CVS repository.
Update Step Options
Whenever CMake is re-run, by default the external project's sources will be updated if the download
method supports updates (e.g. a git repository would be checked if the GIT_TAG does not refer to a
specific commit).
UPDATE_COMMAND <cmd>...
Overrides the download method's update step with a custom command. The command may use generator
expressions.
UPDATE_DISCONNECTED <bool>
New in version 3.2.
When enabled, this option causes the update step to be skipped (but see below for changed behavior
where this is not the case). It does not prevent the download step. The update step can still be
added as a step target (see ExternalProject_Add_StepTargets()) and called manually. This is useful
if you want to allow developers to build the project when disconnected from the network (the
network may still be needed for the download step though).
Changed in version 3.27: When UPDATE_DISCONNECTED is true, the update step will be executed if any
details about the update or download step are changed. Furthermore, if using the git
download/update method, the update logic will be modified to skip attempts to contact the remote.
If the GIT_TAG mentions a ref that is not known locally, the update step will halt with a fatal
error.
When this option is present, it is generally advisable to make the value a cache variable under
the developer's control rather than hard-coding it. If this option is not present, the default
value is taken from the EP_UPDATE_DISCONNECTED directory property. If that is also not defined,
updates are performed as normal. The EP_UPDATE_DISCONNECTED directory property is intended as a
convenience for controlling the UPDATE_DISCONNECTED behavior for an entire section of a project's
directory hierarchy and may be a more convenient method of giving developers control over whether
or not to perform updates (assuming the project also provides a cache variable or some other
convenient method for setting the directory property).
This may cause a step target to be created automatically for the download step. See policy
CMP0114.
Patch Step Options
PATCH_COMMAND <cmd>...
Specifies a custom command to patch the sources after an update. By default, no patch command is
defined. Note that it can be quite difficult to define an appropriate patch command that performs
robustly, especially for download methods such as git where changing the GIT_TAG will not discard
changes from a previous patch, but the patch command will be called again after updating to the
new tag.
Configure Step Options
The configure step is run after the download and update steps. By default, the external project is
assumed to be a CMake project, but this can be overridden if required.
CONFIGURE_COMMAND <cmd>...
The default configure command runs CMake with a few options based on the main project. The
options added are typically only those needed to use the same generator as the main project, but
the CMAKE_GENERATOR option can be given to override this. The project is responsible for adding
any toolchain details, flags or other settings it wants to reuse from the main project or
otherwise specify (see CMAKE_ARGS, CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS and CMAKE_CACHE_DEFAULT_ARGS below).
For non-CMake external projects, the CONFIGURE_COMMAND option must be used to override the default
configure command (generator expressions are supported). For projects that require no configure
step, specify this option with an empty string as the command to execute.
CMAKE_COMMAND /.../cmake
Specify an alternative cmake executable for the configure step (use an absolute path). This is
generally not recommended, since it is usually desirable to use the same CMake version throughout
the whole build. This option is ignored if a custom configure command has been specified with
CONFIGURE_COMMAND.
CMAKE_GENERATOR <gen>
Override the CMake generator used for the configure step. Without this option, the same generator
as the main build will be used. This option is ignored if a custom configure command has been
specified with the CONFIGURE_COMMAND option.
CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM <platform>
New in version 3.1.
Pass a generator-specific platform name to the CMake command (see CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM). It is
an error to provide this option without the CMAKE_GENERATOR option.
CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET <toolset>
Pass a generator-specific toolset name to the CMake command (see CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET). It is
an error to provide this option without the CMAKE_GENERATOR option.
CMAKE_GENERATOR_INSTANCE <instance>
New in version 3.11.
Pass a generator-specific instance selection to the CMake command (see CMAKE_GENERATOR_INSTANCE).
It is an error to provide this option without the CMAKE_GENERATOR option.
CMAKE_ARGS <arg>...
The specified arguments are passed to the cmake command line. They can be any argument the cmake
command understands, not just cache values defined by -D... arguments (see also CMake Options).
New in version 3.3: Arguments may use generator expressions.
CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS <arg>...
This is an alternate way of specifying cache variables where command line length issues may become
a problem. The arguments are expected to be in the form -Dvar:STRING=value, which are then
transformed into CMake set() commands with the FORCE option used. These set() commands are written
to a pre-load script which is then applied using the cmake -C command line option.
New in version 3.3: Arguments may use generator expressions.
CMAKE_CACHE_DEFAULT_ARGS <arg>...
New in version 3.2.
This is the same as the CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS option except the set() commands do not include the FORCE
keyword. This means the values act as initial defaults only and will not override any variables
already set from a previous run. Use this option with care, as it can lead to different behavior
depending on whether the build starts from a fresh build directory or reuses previous build
contents.
New in version 3.15: If the CMake generator is the Green Hills MULTI and not overridden, the
original project's settings for the GHS toolset and target system customization cache variables
are propagated into the external project.
SOURCE_SUBDIR <dir>
New in version 3.7.
When no CONFIGURE_COMMAND option is specified, the configure step assumes the external project has
a CMakeLists.txt file at the top of its source tree (i.e. in SOURCE_DIR). The SOURCE_SUBDIR option
can be used to point to an alternative directory within the source tree to use as the top of the
CMake source tree instead. This must be a relative path and it will be interpreted as being
relative to SOURCE_DIR.
New in version 3.14: When BUILD_IN_SOURCE option is enabled, the BUILD_COMMAND is used to point to
an alternative directory within the source tree.
CONFIGURE_HANDLED_BY_BUILD <bool>
New in version 3.20.
Enabling this option relaxes the dependencies of the configure step on other external projects to
order-only. This means the configure step will be executed after its external project dependencies
are built but it will not be marked dirty when one of its external project dependencies is
rebuilt. This option can be enabled when the build step is smart enough to figure out if the
configure step needs to be rerun. CMake and Meson are examples of build systems whose build step
is smart enough to know if the configure step needs to be rerun.
Build Step Options
If the configure step assumed the external project uses CMake as its build system, the build step will
also. Otherwise, the build step will assume a Makefile-based build and simply run make with no arguments
as the default build step. This can be overridden with custom build commands if required.
If both the main project and the external project use make as their build tool, the build step of the
external project is invoked as a recursive make using $(MAKE). This will communicate some build tool
settings from the main project to the external project. If either the main project or external project
is not using make, no build tool settings will be passed to the external project other than those
established by the configure step (i.e. running ninja -v in the main project will not pass -v to the
external project's build step, even if it also uses ninja as its build tool).
BUILD_COMMAND <cmd>...
Overrides the default build command (generator expressions are supported). If this option is not
given, the default build command will be chosen to integrate with the main build in the most
appropriate way (e.g. using recursive make for Makefile generators or cmake --build if the project
uses a CMake build). This option can be specified with an empty string as the command to make the
build step do nothing.
BUILD_IN_SOURCE <bool>
When this option is enabled, the build will be done directly within the external project's source
tree. This should generally be avoided, the use of a separate build directory is usually
preferred, but it can be useful when the external project assumes an in-source build. The
BINARY_DIR option should not be specified if building in-source.
BUILD_ALWAYS <bool>
Enabling this option forces the build step to always be run. This can be the easiest way to
robustly ensure that the external project's own build dependencies are evaluated rather than
relying on the default success timestamp-based method. This option is not normally needed unless
developers are expected to modify something the external project's build depends on in a way that
is not detectable via the step target dependencies (e.g. SOURCE_DIR is used without a download
method and developers might modify the sources in SOURCE_DIR).
BUILD_BYPRODUCTS <file>...
New in version 3.2.
Specifies files that will be generated by the build command but which might or might not have
their modification time updated by subsequent builds. This may also be required to explicitly
declare dependencies when using the Ninja generator. These ultimately get passed through as
BYPRODUCTS to the build step's own underlying call to add_custom_command(), which has additional
documentation.
BUILD_JOB_SERVER_AWARE <bool>
New in version 3.28.
Specifies that the build step is aware of the GNU Make job server. See the add_custom_command()
documentation of its JOB_SERVER_AWARE option for details. This option is relevant only when an
explicit BUILD_COMMAND is specified.
Install Step Options
If the configure step assumed the external project uses CMake as its build system, the install step will
also. Otherwise, the install step will assume a Makefile-based build and simply run make install as the
default build step. This can be overridden with custom install commands if required.
INSTALL_COMMAND <cmd>...
The external project's own install step is invoked as part of the main project's build. It is done
after the external project's build step and may be before or after the external project's test
step (see the TEST_BEFORE_INSTALL option below). The external project's install rules are not part
of the main project's install rules, so if anything from the external project should be installed
as part of the main build, these need to be specified in the main build as additional install()
commands. The default install step builds the install target of the external project, but this can
be overridden with a custom command using this option (generator expressions are supported).
Passing an empty string as the <cmd> makes the install step do nothing.
INSTALL_BYPRODUCTS <file>...
New in version 3.26.
Specifies files that will be generated by the install command but which might or might not have
their modification time updated by subsequent installs. This may also be required to explicitly
declare dependencies when using the Ninja generator. These ultimately get passed through as
BYPRODUCTS to the install step's own underlying call to add_custom_command(), which has additional
documentation.
NOTE:
If the CMAKE_INSTALL_MODE environment variable is set when the main project is built, it will only
have an effect if the following conditions are met:
• The main project's configure step assumed the external project uses CMake as its build system.
• The external project's install command actually runs. Note that due to the way ExternalProject may
use timestamps internally, if nothing the install step depends on needs to be re-executed, the
install command might also not need to run.
Note also that ExternalProject does not check whether the CMAKE_INSTALL_MODE environment variable
changes from one run to another.
Test Step Options
The test step is only defined if at least one of the following TEST_... options are provided.
TEST_COMMAND <cmd>...
Overrides the default test command (generator expressions are supported). If this option is not
given, the default behavior of the test step is to build the external project's own test target.
This option can be specified with <cmd> as an empty string, which allows the test step to still be
defined, but it will do nothing. Do not specify any of the other TEST_... options if providing an
empty string as the test command, but prefer to omit all TEST_... options altogether if the test
step target is not needed.
TEST_BEFORE_INSTALL <bool>
When this option is enabled, the test step will be executed before the install step. The default
behavior is for the test step to run after the install step.
TEST_AFTER_INSTALL <bool>
This option is mainly useful as a way to indicate that the test step is desired but all default
behavior is sufficient. Specifying this option with a boolean true value ensures the test step is
defined and that it comes after the install step. If both TEST_BEFORE_INSTALL and
TEST_AFTER_INSTALL are enabled, the latter is silently ignored.
TEST_EXCLUDE_FROM_MAIN <bool>
New in version 3.2.
If enabled, the main build's default ALL target will not depend on the test step. This can be a
useful way of ensuring the test step is defined but only gets invoked when manually requested.
This may cause a step target to be created automatically for either the install or build step.
See policy CMP0114.
Output Logging Options
Each of the following LOG_... options can be used to wrap the relevant step in a script to capture its
output to files. The log files will be created in LOG_DIR if supplied or otherwise the STAMP_DIR
directory with step-specific file names.
LOG_DOWNLOAD <bool>
When enabled, the output of the download step is logged to files.
LOG_UPDATE <bool>
When enabled, the output of the update step is logged to files.
LOG_PATCH <bool>
New in version 3.14.
When enabled, the output of the patch step is logged to files.
LOG_CONFIGURE <bool>
When enabled, the output of the configure step is logged to files.
LOG_BUILD <bool>
When enabled, the output of the build step is logged to files.
LOG_INSTALL <bool>
When enabled, the output of the install step is logged to files.
LOG_TEST <bool>
When enabled, the output of the test step is logged to files.
LOG_MERGED_STDOUTERR <bool>
New in version 3.14.
When enabled, stdout and stderr will be merged for any step whose output is being logged to files.
LOG_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE <bool>
New in version 3.14.
This option only has an effect if at least one of the other LOG_<step> options is enabled. If an
error occurs for a step which has logging to file enabled, that step's output will be printed to
the console if LOG_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE is set to true. For cases where a large amount of output is
recorded, just the end of that output may be printed to the console.
Terminal Access Options
New in version 3.4.
Steps can be given direct access to the terminal in some cases. Giving a step access to the terminal may
allow it to receive terminal input if required, such as for authentication details not provided by other
options. With the Ninja generator, these options place the steps in the console job pool. Each step can
be given access to the terminal individually via the following options:
USES_TERMINAL_DOWNLOAD <bool>
Give the download step access to the terminal.
USES_TERMINAL_UPDATE <bool>
Give the update step access to the terminal.
USES_TERMINAL_PATCH <bool>
New in version 3.23.
Give the patch step access to the terminal.
USES_TERMINAL_CONFIGURE <bool>
Give the configure step access to the terminal.
USES_TERMINAL_BUILD <bool>
Give the build step access to the terminal.
USES_TERMINAL_INSTALL <bool>
Give the install step access to the terminal.
USES_TERMINAL_TEST <bool>
Give the test step access to the terminal.
Target Options
DEPENDS <targets>...
Specify other targets on which the external project depends. The other targets will be brought up
to date before any of the external project's steps are executed. Because the external project uses
additional custom targets internally for each step, the DEPENDS option is the most convenient way
to ensure all of those steps depend on the other targets. Simply doing add_dependencies(<name>
<targets>) will not make any of the steps dependent on <targets>.
EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL <bool>
When enabled, this option excludes the external project from the default ALL target of the main
build.
STEP_TARGETS <step-target>...
Generate custom targets for the specified steps. This is required if the steps need to be
triggered manually or if they need to be used as dependencies of other targets. If this option is
not specified, the default value is taken from the EP_STEP_TARGETS directory property. See
ExternalProject_Add_StepTargets() below for further discussion of the effects of this option.
INDEPENDENT_STEP_TARGETS <step-target>...
Deprecated since version 3.19: This is allowed only if policy CMP0114 is not set to NEW.
Generates custom targets for the specified steps and prevent these targets from having the usual
dependencies applied to them. If this option is not specified, the default value is taken from the
EP_INDEPENDENT_STEP_TARGETS directory property. This option is mostly useful for allowing
individual steps to be driven independently, such as for a CDash setup where each step should be
initiated and reported individually rather than as one whole build. See
ExternalProject_Add_StepTargets() below for further discussion of the effects of this option.
Miscellaneous Options
LIST_SEPARATOR <sep>
For any of the various ..._COMMAND options, and CMAKE_ARGS, replace ; with <sep> in the specified
command lines. This can be useful where list variables may be given in commands where they should
end up as space-separated arguments (<sep> would be a single space character string in this case).
COMMAND <cmd>...
Any of the other ..._COMMAND options can have additional commands appended to them by following
them with as many COMMAND ... options as needed (generator expressions are supported). For
example:
ExternalProject_Add(example
... # Download options, etc.
BUILD_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "Starting $<CONFIG> build"
COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build <BINARY_DIR> --config $<CONFIG>
COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "$<CONFIG> build complete"
)
It should also be noted that each build step is created via a call to ExternalProject_Add_Step(). See
that command's documentation for the automatic substitutions that are supported for some options.
Obtaining Project Properties
ExternalProject_Get_Property
The ExternalProject_Get_Property() function retrieves external project target properties:
ExternalProject_Get_Property(<name> <prop1> [<prop2>...])
The function stores property values in variables of the same name. Property names correspond to
the keyword argument names of ExternalProject_Add(). For example, the source directory might be
retrieved like so:
ExternalProject_Get_property(myExtProj SOURCE_DIR)
message("Source dir of myExtProj = ${SOURCE_DIR}")
Explicit Step Management
The ExternalProject_Add() function on its own is often sufficient for incorporating an external project
into the main build. Certain scenarios require additional work to implement desired behavior, such as
adding in a custom step or making steps available as manually triggerable targets. The
ExternalProject_Add_Step(), ExternalProject_Add_StepTargets() and ExternalProject_Add_StepDependencies
functions provide the lower level control needed to implement such step-level capabilities.
ExternalProject_Add_Step
The ExternalProject_Add_Step() function specifies an additional custom step for an external
project defined by an earlier call to ExternalProject_Add():
ExternalProject_Add_Step(<name> <step> [<option>...])
<name> is the same as the name passed to the original call to ExternalProject_Add(). The specified
<step> must not be one of the pre-defined steps (mkdir, download, update, patch, configure, build,
install or test). The supported options are:
COMMAND <cmd>...
The command line to be executed by this custom step (generator expressions are supported).
This option can be repeated multiple times to specify multiple commands to be executed in
order.
COMMENT "<text>..."
Text to be printed when the custom step executes.
DEPENDEES <step>...
Other steps (custom or pre-defined) on which this step depends.
DEPENDERS <step>...
Other steps (custom or pre-defined) that depend on this new custom step.
DEPENDS <file>...
Files on which this custom step depends.
INDEPENDENT <bool>
New in version 3.19.
Specifies whether this step is independent of the external dependencies specified by the
ExternalProject_Add()'s DEPENDS option. The default is FALSE. Steps marked as independent
may depend only on other steps marked independent. See policy CMP0114.
Note that this use of the term "independent" refers only to independence from external
targets specified by the DEPENDS option and is orthogonal to a step's dependencies on other
steps.
If a step target is created for an independent step by the ExternalProject_Add()
STEP_TARGETS option or by the ExternalProject_Add_StepTargets() function, it will not
depend on the external targets, but may depend on targets for other steps.
BYPRODUCTS <file>...
New in version 3.2.
Files that will be generated by this custom step but which might or might not have their
modification time updated by subsequent builds. This may also be required to explicitly
declare dependencies when using the Ninja generator. This list of files will ultimately be
passed through as the BYPRODUCTS option to the add_custom_command() used to implement the
custom step internally, which has additional documentation.
ALWAYS <bool>
When enabled, this option specifies that the custom step should always be run (i.e. that it
is always considered out of date).
JOB_SERVER_AWARE <bool>
New in version 3.28.
Specifies that the custom step is aware of the GNU Make job server. See the
add_custom_command() documentation of its JOB_SERVER_AWARE option for details.
EXCLUDE_FROM_MAIN <bool>
When enabled, this option specifies that the external project's main target does not depend
on the custom step. This may cause step targets to be created automatically for the steps
on which this step depends. See policy CMP0114.
WORKING_DIRECTORY <dir>
Specifies the working directory to set before running the custom step's command. If this
option is not specified, the directory will be the value of the CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR at
the point where ExternalProject_Add_Step() was called.
LOG <bool>
If set, this causes the output from the custom step to be captured to files in the external
project's LOG_DIR if supplied or STAMP_DIR.
USES_TERMINAL <bool>
If enabled, this gives the custom step direct access to the terminal if possible.
The command line, comment, working directory and byproducts of every standard and custom step are
processed to replace the tokens <SOURCE_DIR>, <SOURCE_SUBDIR>, <BINARY_DIR>, <INSTALL_DIR>
<TMP_DIR>, <DOWNLOAD_DIR> and <DOWNLOADED_FILE> with their corresponding property values defined
in the original call to ExternalProject_Add().
New in version 3.3: Token replacement is extended to byproducts.
New in version 3.11: The <DOWNLOAD_DIR> substitution token.
ExternalProject_Add_StepTargets
The ExternalProject_Add_StepTargets() function generates targets for the steps listed. The name of
each created target will be of the form <name>-<step>:
ExternalProject_Add_StepTargets(<name> <step1> [<step2>...])
Creating a target for a step allows it to be used as a dependency of another target or to be
triggered manually. Having targets for specific steps also allows them to be driven independently
of each other by specifying targets on build command lines. For example, you may be submitting to
a sub-project based dashboard where you want to drive the configure portion of the build, then
submit to the dashboard, followed by the build portion, followed by tests. If you invoke a custom
target that depends on a step halfway through the step dependency chain, then all the previous
steps will also run to ensure everything is up to date.
Internally, ExternalProject_Add() calls ExternalProject_Add_Step() to create each step. If any
STEP_TARGETS were specified, then ExternalProject_Add_StepTargets() will also be called after
ExternalProject_Add_Step(). Even if a step is not mentioned in the STEP_TARGETS option,
ExternalProject_Add_StepTargets() can still be called later to manually define a target for the
step.
The STEP_TARGETS option for ExternalProject_Add() is generally the easiest way to ensure targets
are created for specific steps of interest. For custom steps, ExternalProject_Add_StepTargets()
must be called explicitly if a target should also be created for that custom step. An alternative
to these two options is to populate the EP_STEP_TARGETS directory property. It acts as a default
for the step target options and can save having to repeatedly specify the same set of step targets
when multiple external projects are being defined.
New in version 3.19: If CMP0114 is set to NEW, step targets are fully responsible for holding the
custom commands implementing their steps. The primary target created by ExternalProject_Add
depends on the step targets, and the step targets depend on each other. The target-level
dependencies match the file-level dependencies used by the custom commands for each step. The
targets for steps created with ExternalProject_Add_Step()'s INDEPENDENT option do not depend on
the external targets specified by ExternalProject_Add()'s DEPENDS option. The predefined steps
mkdir, download, update, and patch are independent.
If CMP0114 is not NEW, the following deprecated behavior is available:
• A deprecated NO_DEPENDS option may be specified immediately after the <name> and before the
first step. If the NO_DEPENDS option is specified, the step target will not depend on the
dependencies of the external project (i.e. on any dependencies of the <name> custom target
created by ExternalProject_Add()). This is usually safe for the download, update and patch
steps, since they do not typically require that the dependencies are updated and built. Using
NO_DEPENDS for any of the other pre-defined steps, however, may break parallel builds. Only use
NO_DEPENDS where it is certain that the named steps genuinely do not have dependencies. For
custom steps, consider whether or not the custom commands require the dependencies to be
configured, built and installed.
• The INDEPENDENT_STEP_TARGETS option for ExternalProject_Add(), or the
EP_INDEPENDENT_STEP_TARGETS directory property, tells the function to call
ExternalProject_Add_StepTargets() internally using the NO_DEPENDS option for the specified
steps.
ExternalProject_Add_StepDependencies
New in version 3.2.
The ExternalProject_Add_StepDependencies() function can be used to add dependencies to a step. The
dependencies added must be targets CMake already knows about (these can be ordinary executable or
library targets, custom targets or even step targets of another external project):
ExternalProject_Add_StepDependencies(<name> <step> <target1> [<target2>...])
This function takes care to set both target and file level dependencies and will ensure that
parallel builds will not break. It should be used instead of add_dependencies() whenever adding a
dependency for some of the step targets generated by the ExternalProject module.
Examples
The following example shows how to download and build a hypothetical project called FooBar from github:
include(ExternalProject)
ExternalProject_Add(foobar
GIT_REPOSITORY git@github.com:FooCo/FooBar.git
GIT_TAG origin/release/1.2.3
)
For the sake of the example, also define a second hypothetical external project called SecretSauce, which
is downloaded from a web server. Two URLs are given to take advantage of a faster internal network if
available, with a fallback to a slower external server. The project is a typical Makefile project with no
configure step, so some of the default commands are overridden. The build is only required to build the
sauce target:
find_program(MAKE_EXE NAMES gmake nmake make)
ExternalProject_Add(secretsauce
URL http://intranet.somecompany.com/artifacts/sauce-2.7.tgz
https://www.somecompany.com/downloads/sauce-2.7.zip
URL_HASH MD5=d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
BUILD_COMMAND ${MAKE_EXE} sauce
)
Suppose the build step of secretsauce requires that foobar must already be built. This could be enforced
like so:
ExternalProject_Add_StepDependencies(secretsauce build foobar)
Another alternative would be to create a custom target for foobar's build step and make secretsauce
depend on that rather than the whole foobar project. This would mean foobar only needs to be built, it
doesn't need to run its install or test steps before secretsauce can be built. The dependency can also be
defined along with the secretsauce project:
ExternalProject_Add_StepTargets(foobar build)
ExternalProject_Add(secretsauce
URL http://intranet.somecompany.com/artifacts/sauce-2.7.tgz
https://www.somecompany.com/downloads/sauce-2.7.zip
URL_HASH MD5=d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
BUILD_COMMAND ${MAKE_EXE} sauce
DEPENDS foobar-build
)
Instead of calling ExternalProject_Add_StepTargets(), the target could be defined along with the foobar
project itself:
ExternalProject_Add(foobar
GIT_REPOSITORY git@github.com:FooCo/FooBar.git
GIT_TAG origin/release/1.2.3
STEP_TARGETS build
)
If many external projects should have the same set of step targets, setting a directory property may be
more convenient. The build step target could be created automatically by setting the EP_STEP_TARGETS
directory property before creating the external projects with ExternalProject_Add():
set_property(DIRECTORY PROPERTY EP_STEP_TARGETS build)
Lastly, suppose that secretsauce provides a script called makedoc which can be used to generate its own
documentation. Further suppose that the script expects the output directory to be provided as the only
parameter and that it should be run from the secretsauce source directory. A custom step and a custom
target to trigger the script can be defined like so:
ExternalProject_Add_Step(secretsauce docs
COMMAND <SOURCE_DIR>/makedoc <BINARY_DIR>
WORKING_DIRECTORY <SOURCE_DIR>
COMMENT "Building secretsauce docs"
ALWAYS TRUE
EXCLUDE_FROM_MAIN TRUE
)
ExternalProject_Add_StepTargets(secretsauce docs)
The custom step could then be triggered from the main build like so:
cmake --build . --target secretsauce-docs
FeatureSummary
Functions for generating a summary of enabled/disabled features.
These functions can be used to generate a summary of enabled and disabled packages and/or feature for a
build tree such as:
-- The following OPTIONAL packages have been found:
LibXml2 (required version >= 2.4), XML processing lib, <http://xmlsoft.org>
* Enables HTML-import in MyWordProcessor
* Enables odt-export in MyWordProcessor
PNG, A PNG image library., <http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/>
* Enables saving screenshots
-- The following OPTIONAL packages have not been found:
Lua51, The Lua scripting language., <https://www.lua.org>
* Enables macros in MyWordProcessor
Foo, Foo provides cool stuff.
Global Properties
FeatureSummary_PKG_TYPES
The global property FeatureSummary_PKG_TYPES defines the type of packages used by FeatureSummary.
The order in this list is important, the first package type in the list is the least important, the last
is the most important. the of a package can only be changed to higher types.
The default package types are , RUNTIME, OPTIONAL, RECOMMENDED and REQUIRED, and their importance is
RUNTIME < OPTIONAL < RECOMMENDED < REQUIRED.
FeatureSummary_REQUIRED_PKG_TYPES
The global property FeatureSummary_REQUIRED_PKG_TYPES defines which package types are required.
If one or more package in this categories has not been found, CMake will abort when calling
feature_summary() with the 'FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES' option enabled.
The default value for this global property is REQUIRED.
FeatureSummary_DEFAULT_PKG_TYPE
The global property FeatureSummary_DEFAULT_PKG_TYPE defines which package type is the default one. When
calling feature_summary(), if the user did not set the package type explicitly, the package will be
assigned to this category.
This value must be one of the types defined in the FeatureSummary_PKG_TYPES global property unless the
package type is set for all the packages.
The default value for this global property is OPTIONAL.
FeatureSummary_<TYPE>_DESCRIPTION
New in version 3.9.
The global property FeatureSummary_<TYPE>_DESCRIPTION can be defined for each type to replace the type
name with the specified string whenever the package type is used in an output string.
If not set, the string "<TYPE> packages" is used.
Functions
feature_summary
feature_summary( [FILENAME <file>]
[APPEND]
[VAR <variable_name>]
[INCLUDE_QUIET_PACKAGES]
[FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES]
[DESCRIPTION "<description>" | DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION]
[QUIET_ON_EMPTY]
WHAT (ALL
| PACKAGES_FOUND | PACKAGES_NOT_FOUND
| <TYPE>_PACKAGES_FOUND | <TYPE>_PACKAGES_NOT_FOUND
| ENABLED_FEATURES | DISABLED_FEATURES)
)
The feature_summary() macro can be used to print information about enabled or disabled packages or
features of a project. By default, only the names of the features/packages will be printed and
their required version when one was specified. Use set_package_properties() to add more useful
information, like e.g. a download URL for the respective package or their purpose in the project.
The WHAT option is the only mandatory option. Here you specify what information will be printed:
ALL print everything
ENABLED_FEATURES
the list of all features which are enabled
DISABLED_FEATURES
the list of all features which are disabled
PACKAGES_FOUND
the list of all packages which have been found
PACKAGES_NOT_FOUND
the list of all packages which have not been found
For each package type <TYPE> defined by the FeatureSummary_PKG_TYPES global property, the
following information can also be used:
<TYPE>_PACKAGES_FOUND
only those packages which have been found which have the type <TYPE>
<TYPE>_PACKAGES_NOT_FOUND
only those packages which have not been found which have the type <TYPE>
Changed in version 3.1: With the exception of the ALL value, these values can be combined in order
to customize the output. For example:
feature_summary(WHAT ENABLED_FEATURES DISABLED_FEATURES)
If a FILENAME is given, the information is printed into this file. If APPEND is used, it is
appended to this file, otherwise the file is overwritten if it already existed. If the VAR option
is used, the information is "printed" into the specified variable. If FILENAME is not used, the
information is printed to the terminal. Using the DESCRIPTION option a description or headline
can be set which will be printed above the actual content. If only one type of package was
requested, no title is printed, unless it is explicitly set using either DESCRIPTION to use a
custom string, or DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION to use a default title for the requested type. If
INCLUDE_QUIET_PACKAGES is given, packages which have been searched with find_package(... QUIET)
will also be listed. By default they are skipped. If FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES is given,
CMake will abort if a package which is marked as one of the package types listed in the
FeatureSummary_REQUIRED_PKG_TYPES global property has not been found. The default value for the
FeatureSummary_REQUIRED_PKG_TYPES global property is REQUIRED.
New in version 3.9: The DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION option.
The FeatureSummary_DEFAULT_PKG_TYPE global property can be modified to change the default package
type assigned when not explicitly assigned by the user.
New in version 3.8: If the QUIET_ON_EMPTY option is used, if only one type of package was
requested, and no packages belonging to that category were found, then no output (including the
DESCRIPTION) is printed or added to the VAR variable.
Example 1, append everything to a file:
include(FeatureSummary)
feature_summary(WHAT ALL
FILENAME ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/all.log APPEND)
Example 2, print the enabled features into the variable enabledFeaturesText, including QUIET
packages:
include(FeatureSummary)
feature_summary(WHAT ENABLED_FEATURES
INCLUDE_QUIET_PACKAGES
DESCRIPTION "Enabled Features:"
VAR enabledFeaturesText)
message(STATUS "${enabledFeaturesText}")
Example 3, change default package types and print only the categories that are not empty:
include(FeatureSummary)
set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY FeatureSummary_PKG_TYPES BUILD)
find_package(FOO)
set_package_properties(FOO PROPERTIES TYPE BUILD)
feature_summary(WHAT BUILD_PACKAGES_FOUND
Description "Build tools found:"
QUIET_ON_EMPTY)
feature_summary(WHAT BUILD_PACKAGES_NOT_FOUND
Description "Build tools not found:"
QUIET_ON_EMPTY)
set_package_properties
set_package_properties(<name> PROPERTIES
[ URL <url> ]
[ DESCRIPTION <description> ]
[ TYPE (RUNTIME|OPTIONAL|RECOMMENDED|REQUIRED) ]
[ PURPOSE <purpose> ]
)
Use this macro to set up information about the named package, which can then be displayed via
FEATURE_SUMMARY(). This can be done either directly in the Find-module or in the project which
uses the module after the find_package() call. The features for which information can be set are
added automatically by the find_package() command.
URL <url>
This should be the homepage of the package, or something similar. Ideally this is set
already directly in the Find-module.
DESCRIPTION <description>
A short description what that package is, at most one sentence. Ideally this is set
already directly in the Find-module.
TYPE <type>
What type of dependency has the using project on that package. Default is OPTIONAL. In
this case it is a package which can be used by the project when available at buildtime, but
it also work without. RECOMMENDED is similar to OPTIONAL, i.e. the project will build if
the package is not present, but the functionality of the resulting binaries will be
severely limited. If a REQUIRED package is not available at buildtime, the project may not
even build. This can be combined with the FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES argument for
feature_summary(). Last, a RUNTIME package is a package which is actually not used at all
during the build, but which is required for actually running the resulting binaries. So if
such a package is missing, the project can still be built, but it may not work later on.
If set_package_properties() is called multiple times for the same package with different
TYPEs, the TYPE is only changed to higher TYPEs (RUNTIME < OPTIONAL < RECOMMENDED <
REQUIRED), lower TYPEs are ignored. The TYPE property is project-specific, so it cannot be
set by the Find-module, but must be set in the project. Type accepted can be changed by
setting the FeatureSummary_PKG_TYPES global property.
PURPOSE <purpose>
This describes which features this package enables in the project, i.e. it tells the user
what functionality he gets in the resulting binaries. If set_package_properties() is
called multiple times for a package, all PURPOSE properties are appended to a list of
purposes of the package in the project. As the TYPE property, also the PURPOSE property is
project-specific, so it cannot be set by the Find-module, but must be set in the project.
Example for setting the info for a package:
find_package(LibXml2)
set_package_properties(LibXml2 PROPERTIES
DESCRIPTION "A XML processing library."
URL "http://xmlsoft.org/")
# or
set_package_properties(LibXml2 PROPERTIES
TYPE RECOMMENDED
PURPOSE "Enables HTML-import in MyWordProcessor")
# or
set_package_properties(LibXml2 PROPERTIES
TYPE OPTIONAL
PURPOSE "Enables odt-export in MyWordProcessor")
find_package(DBUS)
set_package_properties(DBUS PROPERTIES
TYPE RUNTIME
PURPOSE "Necessary to disable the screensaver during a presentation")
add_feature_info
add_feature_info(<name> <enabled> <description>)
Use this macro to add information about a feature with the given <name>. <enabled> contains
whether this feature is enabled or not. It can be a variable or a list of conditions.
<description> is a text describing the feature. The information can be displayed using
feature_summary() for ENABLED_FEATURES and DISABLED_FEATURES respectively.
Changed in version 3.8: <enabled> can be a list of conditions.
Example for setting the info for a feature:
option(WITH_FOO "Help for foo" ON)
add_feature_info(Foo WITH_FOO "The Foo feature provides very cool stuff.")
Legacy Macros
The following macros are provided for compatibility with previous CMake versions:
set_package_info
set_package_info(<name> <description> [ <url> [<purpose>] ])
Use this macro to set up information about the named package, which can then be displayed via
feature_summary(). This can be done either directly in the Find-module or in the project which
uses the module after the find_package() call. The features for which information can be set are
added automatically by the find_package() command.
set_feature_info
set_feature_info(<name> <description> [<url>])
Does the same as:
set_package_info(<name> <description> <url>)
print_enabled_features
print_enabled_features()
Does the same as
feature_summary(WHAT ENABLED_FEATURES DESCRIPTION "Enabled features:")
print_disabled_features
print_disabled_features()
Does the same as
feature_summary(WHAT DISABLED_FEATURES DESCRIPTION "Disabled features:")
FetchContent
New in version 3.11.
NOTE:
The Using Dependencies Guide provides a high-level introduction to this general topic. It provides a
broader overview of where the FetchContent module fits into the bigger picture, including its
relationship to the find_package() command. The guide is recommended pre-reading before moving on to
the details below.
Overview
This module enables populating content at configure time via any method supported by the ExternalProject
module. Whereas ExternalProject_Add() downloads at build time, the FetchContent module makes content
available immediately, allowing the configure step to use the content in commands like
add_subdirectory(), include() or file() operations.
Content population details should be defined separately from the command that performs the actual
population. This separation ensures that all the dependency details are defined before anything might
try to use them to populate content. This is particularly important in more complex project hierarchies
where dependencies may be shared between multiple projects.
The following shows a typical example of declaring content details for some dependencies and then
ensuring they are populated with a separate call:
FetchContent_Declare(
googletest
GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/googletest.git
GIT_TAG 703bd9caab50b139428cea1aaff9974ebee5742e # release-1.10.0
)
FetchContent_Declare(
myCompanyIcons
URL https://intranet.mycompany.com/assets/iconset_1.12.tar.gz
URL_HASH MD5=5588a7b18261c20068beabfb4f530b87
)
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest myCompanyIcons)
The FetchContent_MakeAvailable() command ensures the named dependencies have been populated, either by an
earlier call or by populating them itself. When performing the population, it will also add them to the
main build, if possible, so that the main build can use the populated projects' targets, etc. See the
command's documentation for how these steps are performed.
When using a hierarchical project arrangement, projects at higher levels in the hierarchy are able to
override the declared details of content specified anywhere lower in the project hierarchy. The first
details to be declared for a given dependency take precedence, regardless of where in the project
hierarchy that occurs. Similarly, the first call that tries to populate a dependency "wins", with
subsequent populations reusing the result of the first instead of repeating the population again. See
the Examples which demonstrate this scenario.
In some cases, the main project may need to have more precise control over the population, or it may be
required to explicitly define the population steps in a way that cannot be captured by the declared
details alone. For such situations, the lower level FetchContent_GetProperties() and
FetchContent_Populate() commands can be used. These lack the richer features provided by
FetchContent_MakeAvailable() though, so their direct use should be considered a last resort. The typical
pattern of such custom steps looks like this:
# NOTE: Where possible, prefer to use FetchContent_MakeAvailable()
# instead of custom logic like this
# Check if population has already been performed
FetchContent_GetProperties(depname)
if(NOT depname_POPULATED)
# Fetch the content using previously declared details
FetchContent_Populate(depname)
# Set custom variables, policies, etc.
# ...
# Bring the populated content into the build
add_subdirectory(${depname_SOURCE_DIR} ${depname_BINARY_DIR})
endif()
The FetchContent module also supports defining and populating content in a single call, with no check for
whether the content has been populated elsewhere already. This should not be done in projects, but may
be appropriate for populating content in CMake's script mode. See FetchContent_Populate() for details.
Commands
FetchContent_Declare
FetchContent_Declare(
<name>
<contentOptions>...
[EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL]
[SYSTEM]
[OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE |
FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS args...]
)
The FetchContent_Declare() function records the options that describe how to populate the
specified content. If such details have already been recorded earlier in this project (regardless
of where in the project hierarchy), this and all later calls for the same content <name> are
ignored. This "first to record, wins" approach is what allows hierarchical projects to have
parent projects override content details of child projects.
The content <name> can be any string without spaces, but good practice would be to use only
letters, numbers and underscores. The name will be treated case-insensitively and it should be
obvious for the content it represents, often being the name of the child project or the value
given to its top level project() command (if it is a CMake project). For well-known public
projects, the name should generally be the official name of the project. Choosing an unusual name
makes it unlikely that other projects needing that same content will use the same name, leading to
the content being populated multiple times.
The <contentOptions> can be any of the download, update or patch options that the
ExternalProject_Add() command understands. The configure, build, install and test steps are
explicitly disabled and therefore options related to them will be ignored. The SOURCE_SUBDIR
option is an exception, see FetchContent_MakeAvailable() for details on how that affects behavior.
In most cases, <contentOptions> will just be a couple of options defining the download method and
method-specific details like a commit tag or archive hash. For example:
FetchContent_Declare(
googletest
GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/googletest.git
GIT_TAG 703bd9caab50b139428cea1aaff9974ebee5742e # release-1.10.0
)
FetchContent_Declare(
myCompanyIcons
URL https://intranet.mycompany.com/assets/iconset_1.12.tar.gz
URL_HASH MD5=5588a7b18261c20068beabfb4f530b87
)
FetchContent_Declare(
myCompanyCertificates
SVN_REPOSITORY svn+ssh://svn.mycompany.com/srv/svn/trunk/certs
SVN_REVISION -r12345
)
Where contents are being fetched from a remote location and you do not control that server, it is
advisable to use a hash for GIT_TAG rather than a branch or tag name. A commit hash is more
secure and helps to confirm that the downloaded contents are what you expected.
Changed in version 3.14: Commands for the download, update or patch steps can access the terminal.
This may be needed for things like password prompts or real-time display of command progress.
New in version 3.22: The CMAKE_TLS_VERIFY, CMAKE_TLS_CAINFO, CMAKE_NETRC and CMAKE_NETRC_FILE
variables now provide the defaults for their corresponding content options, just like they do for
ExternalProject_Add(). Previously, these variables were ignored by the FetchContent module.
New in version 3.24:
FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS
This option is for scenarios where the FetchContent_MakeAvailable() command may first try a
call to find_package() to satisfy the dependency for <name>. By default, such a call would
be simply find_package(<name>), but FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS can be used to provide additional
arguments to be appended after the <name>. FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS can also be given with
nothing after it, which indicates that find_package() can still be called if
FETCHCONTENT_TRY_FIND_PACKAGE_MODE is set to OPT_IN or is not set.
Everything after the FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS keyword is appended to the find_package() call, so
all other <contentOptions> must come before the FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS keyword. If the
CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_TARGETS_GLOBAL variable is set to true at the time
FetchContent_Declare() is called, a GLOBAL keyword will be appended to the find_package()
arguments if it was not already specified. It will also be appended if FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS
was not given, but FETCHCONTENT_TRY_FIND_PACKAGE_MODE was set to ALWAYS.
OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE cannot be used when FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS is given.
Dependency Providers discusses another way that FetchContent_MakeAvailable() calls can be
redirected. FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS is intended for project control, whereas dependency
providers allow users to override project behavior.
OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE
When a FetchContent_Declare(<name> ...) call includes this option, subsequent calls to
find_package(<name> ...) will ensure that FetchContent_MakeAvailable(<name>) has been
called, then use the config package files in the CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_REDIRECTS_DIR directory
(which are usually created by FetchContent_MakeAvailable()). This effectively makes
FetchContent_MakeAvailable() override find_package() for the named dependency, allowing the
former to satisfy the package requirements of the latter. FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS cannot be used
when OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE is given.
If a dependency provider has been set and the project calls find_package() for the <name>
dependency, OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE will not prevent the provider from seeing that call.
Dependency providers always have the opportunity to intercept any direct call to
find_package(), except if that call contains the BYPASS_PROVIDER option.
New in version 3.25:
SYSTEM If the SYSTEM argument is provided, the SYSTEM directory property of a subdirectory added
by FetchContent_MakeAvailable() will be set to true. This will affect non-imported targets
created as part of that command. See the SYSTEM target property documentation for a more
detailed discussion of the effects.
New in version 3.28:
EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
If the EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL argument is provided, then targets in the subdirectory added by
FetchContent_MakeAvailable() will not be included in the ALL target by default, and may be
excluded from IDE project files. See the add_subdirectory() EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL argument
documentation for a more detailed discussion of the effects.
FetchContent_MakeAvailable
New in version 3.14.
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(<name1> [<name2>...])
This command ensures that each of the named dependencies are made available to the project by the
time it returns. There must have been a call to FetchContent_Declare() for each dependency, and
the first such call will control how that dependency will be made available, as described below.
If <lowercaseName>_SOURCE_DIR is not set:
• New in version 3.24: If a dependency provider is set, call the provider's command with
FETCHCONTENT_MAKEAVAILABLE_SERIAL as the first argument, followed by the arguments of the first
call to FetchContent_Declare() for <name>. If SOURCE_DIR or BINARY_DIR were not part of the
original declared arguments, they will be added with their default values. If
FETCHCONTENT_TRY_FIND_PACKAGE_MODE was set to NEVER when the details were declared, any
FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS will be omitted. The OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE keyword is also always omitted.
If the provider fulfilled the request, FetchContent_MakeAvailable() will consider that
dependency handled, skip the remaining steps below and move on to the next dependency in the
list.
• New in version 3.24: If permitted, find_package(<name> [<args>...]) will be called, where
<args>... may be provided by the FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS option in FetchContent_Declare(). The value
of the FETCHCONTENT_TRY_FIND_PACKAGE_MODE variable at the time FetchContent_Declare() was called
determines whether FetchContent_MakeAvailable() can call find_package(). If the
CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_TARGETS_GLOBAL variable is set to true when FetchContent_MakeAvailable() is
called, it still affects any imported targets created when that in turn calls find_package(),
even if that variable was false when the corresponding details were declared.
If the dependency was not satisfied by a provider or a find_package() call,
FetchContent_MakeAvailable() then uses the following logic to make the dependency available:
• If the dependency has already been populated earlier in this run, set the
<lowercaseName>_POPULATED, <lowercaseName>_SOURCE_DIR and <lowercaseName>_BINARY_DIR variables
in the same way as a call to FetchContent_GetProperties(), then skip the remaining steps below
and move on to the next dependency in the list.
• Call FetchContent_Populate() to populate the dependency using the details recorded by an earlier
call to FetchContent_Declare(). Halt with a fatal error if no such details have been recorded.
FETCHCONTENT_SOURCE_DIR_<uppercaseName> can be used to override the declared details and use
content provided at the specified location instead.
• New in version 3.24: Ensure the CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_REDIRECTS_DIR directory contains a
<lowercaseName>-config.cmake and a <lowercaseName>-config-version.cmake file (or equivalently
<name>Config.cmake and <name>ConfigVersion.cmake). The directory that the
CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_REDIRECTS_DIR variable points to is cleared at the start of every CMake run.
If no config file exists when FetchContent_Populate() returns, a minimal one will be written
which includes any <lowercaseName>-extra.cmake or <name>Extra.cmake file with the OPTIONAL flag
(so the files can be missing and won't generate a warning). Similarly, if no config version
file exists, a very simple one will be written which sets PACKAGE_VERSION_COMPATIBLE and
PACKAGE_VERSION_EXACT to true. This ensures all future calls to find_package() for the
dependency will use the redirected config file, regardless of any version requirements. CMake
cannot automatically determine an arbitrary dependency's version, so it cannot set
PACKAGE_VERSION. When a dependency is pulled in via add_subdirectory() in the next step, it may
choose to overwrite the generated config version file in CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_REDIRECTS_DIR with
one that also sets PACKAGE_VERSION. The dependency may also write a <lowercaseName>-extra.cmake
or <name>Extra.cmake file to perform custom processing or define any variables that their normal
(installed) package config file would otherwise usually define (many projects don't do any
custom processing or set any variables and therefore have no need to do this). If required, the
main project can write these files instead if the dependency project doesn't do so. This allows
the main project to add missing details from older dependencies that haven't or can't be updated
to support this functionality. See Integrating With find_package() for examples.
• If the top directory of the populated content contains a CMakeLists.txt file, call
add_subdirectory() to add it to the main build. It is not an error for there to be no
CMakeLists.txt file, which allows the command to be used for dependencies that make downloaded
content available at a known location, but which do not need or support being added directly to
the build.
New in version 3.18: The SOURCE_SUBDIR option can be given in the declared details to look
somewhere below the top directory instead (i.e. the same way that SOURCE_SUBDIR is used by the
ExternalProject_Add() command). The path provided with SOURCE_SUBDIR must be relative and will
be treated as relative to the top directory. It can also point to a directory that does not
contain a CMakeLists.txt file or even to a directory that doesn't exist. This can be used to
avoid adding a project that contains a CMakeLists.txt file in its top directory.
New in version 3.25: If the SYSTEM keyword was included in the call to FetchContent_Declare(),
the SYSTEM keyword will be added to the add_subdirectory() command as well.
New in version 3.28: If the EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL keyword was included in the call to
FetchContent_Declare(), the EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL keyword will be added to the add_subdirectory()
command as well.
Projects should aim to declare the details of all dependencies they might use before they call
FetchContent_MakeAvailable() for any of them. This ensures that if any of the dependencies are
also sub-dependencies of one or more of the others, the main project still controls the details
that will be used (because it will declare them first before the dependencies get a chance to).
In the following code samples, assume that the uses_other dependency also uses FetchContent to add
the other dependency internally:
# WRONG: Should declare all details first
FetchContent_Declare(uses_other ...)
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(uses_other)
FetchContent_Declare(other ...) # Will be ignored, uses_other beat us to it
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(other) # Would use details declared by uses_other
# CORRECT: All details declared first, so they will take priority
FetchContent_Declare(uses_other ...)
FetchContent_Declare(other ...)
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(uses_other other)
Note that CMAKE_VERIFY_INTERFACE_HEADER_SETS is explicitly set to false upon entry to
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(), and is restored to its original value before the command returns.
Developers typically only want to verify header sets from the main project, not those from any
dependencies. This local manipulation of the CMAKE_VERIFY_INTERFACE_HEADER_SETS variable provides
that intuitive behavior. You can use variables like CMAKE_PROJECT_INCLUDE or
CMAKE_PROJECT_<PROJECT-NAME>_INCLUDE to turn verification back on for all or some dependencies.
You can also set the VERIFY_INTERFACE_HEADER_SETS property of individual targets.
FetchContent_Populate
NOTE:
Where possible, prefer to use FetchContent_MakeAvailable() instead of implementing population
manually with this command.
FetchContent_Populate(<name>)
In most cases, the only argument given to FetchContent_Populate() is the <name>. When used this
way, the command assumes the content details have been recorded by an earlier call to
FetchContent_Declare(). The details are stored in a global property, so they are unaffected by
things like variable or directory scope. Therefore, it doesn't matter where in the project the
details were previously declared, as long as they have been declared before the call to
FetchContent_Populate(). Those saved details are then used to construct a call to
ExternalProject_Add() in a private sub-build to perform the content population immediately. The
implementation of ExternalProject_Add() ensures that if the content has already been populated in
a previous CMake run, that content will be reused rather than repopulating them again. For the
common case where population involves downloading content, the cost of the download is only paid
once.
An internal global property records when a particular content population request has been
processed. If FetchContent_Populate() is called more than once for the same content name within a
configure run, the second call will halt with an error. Projects can and should check whether
content population has already been processed with the FetchContent_GetProperties() command before
calling FetchContent_Populate().
FetchContent_Populate() will set three variables in the scope of the caller:
<lowercaseName>_POPULATED
This will always be set to TRUE by the call.
<lowercaseName>_SOURCE_DIR
The location where the populated content can be found upon return.
<lowercaseName>_BINARY_DIR
A directory intended for use as a corresponding build directory.
The main use case for the <lowercaseName>_SOURCE_DIR and <lowercaseName>_BINARY_DIR variables is
to call add_subdirectory() immediately after population:
FetchContent_Populate(FooBar)
add_subdirectory(${foobar_SOURCE_DIR} ${foobar_BINARY_DIR})
The values of the three variables can also be retrieved from anywhere in the project hierarchy
using the FetchContent_GetProperties() command.
The FetchContent_Populate() command also supports a syntax allowing the content details to be
specified directly rather than using any saved details. This is more low-level and use of this
form is generally to be avoided in favor of using saved content details as outlined above.
Nevertheless, in certain situations it can be useful to invoke the content population as an
isolated operation (typically as part of implementing some other higher level feature or when
using CMake in script mode):
FetchContent_Populate(
<name>
[QUIET]
[SUBBUILD_DIR <subBuildDir>]
[SOURCE_DIR <srcDir>]
[BINARY_DIR <binDir>]
...
)
This form has a number of key differences to that where only <name> is provided:
• All required population details are assumed to have been provided directly in the call to
FetchContent_Populate(). Any saved details for <name> are ignored.
• No check is made for whether content for <name> has already been populated.
• No global property is set to record that the population has occurred.
• No global properties record the source or binary directories used for the populated content.
• The FETCHCONTENT_FULLY_DISCONNECTED and FETCHCONTENT_UPDATES_DISCONNECTED cache variables are
ignored.
The <lowercaseName>_SOURCE_DIR and <lowercaseName>_BINARY_DIR variables are still returned to the
caller, but since these locations are not stored as global properties when this form is used, they
are only available to the calling scope and below rather than the entire project hierarchy. No
<lowercaseName>_POPULATED variable is set in the caller's scope with this form.
The supported options for FetchContent_Populate() are the same as those for
FetchContent_Declare(). Those few options shown just above are either specific to
FetchContent_Populate() or their behavior is slightly modified from how ExternalProject_Add()
treats them:
QUIET The QUIET option can be given to hide the output associated with populating the specified
content. If the population fails, the output will be shown regardless of whether this
option was given or not so that the cause of the failure can be diagnosed. The global
FETCHCONTENT_QUIET cache variable has no effect on FetchContent_Populate() calls where the
content details are provided directly.
SUBBUILD_DIR
The SUBBUILD_DIR argument can be provided to change the location of the sub-build created
to perform the population. The default value is
${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/<lowercaseName>-subbuild and it would be unusual to need to
override this default. If a relative path is specified, it will be interpreted as relative
to CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR. This option should not be confused with the SOURCE_SUBDIR
option which only affects the FetchContent_MakeAvailable() command.
SOURCE_DIR, BINARY_DIR
The SOURCE_DIR and BINARY_DIR arguments are supported by ExternalProject_Add(), but
different default values are used by FetchContent_Populate(). SOURCE_DIR defaults to
${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/<lowercaseName>-src and BINARY_DIR defaults to
${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/<lowercaseName>-build. If a relative path is specified, it
will be interpreted as relative to CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR.
In addition to the above explicit options, any other unrecognized options are passed through
unmodified to ExternalProject_Add() to perform the download, patch and update steps. The
following options are explicitly prohibited (they are disabled by the FetchContent_Populate()
command):
• CONFIGURE_COMMAND
• BUILD_COMMAND
• INSTALL_COMMAND
• TEST_COMMAND
If using FetchContent_Populate() within CMake's script mode, be aware that the implementation sets
up a sub-build which therefore requires a CMake generator and build tool to be available. If these
cannot be found by default, then the CMAKE_GENERATOR and/or CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM variables will need
to be set appropriately on the command line invoking the script.
New in version 3.18: Added support for the DOWNLOAD_NO_EXTRACT option.
FetchContent_GetProperties
When using saved content details, a call to FetchContent_MakeAvailable() or
FetchContent_Populate() records information in global properties which can be queried at any time.
This information may include the source and binary directories associated with the content and
also whether or not the content population has been processed during the current configure run.
FetchContent_GetProperties(
<name>
[SOURCE_DIR <srcDirVar>]
[BINARY_DIR <binDirVar>]
[POPULATED <doneVar>]
)
The SOURCE_DIR, BINARY_DIR and POPULATED options can be used to specify which properties should be
retrieved. Each option accepts a value which is the name of the variable in which to store that
property. Most of the time though, only <name> is given, in which case the call will then set the
same variables as a call to FetchContent_MakeAvailable(name) or FetchContent_Populate(name). Note
that the SOURCE_DIR and BINARY_DIR values can be empty if the call is fulfilled by a dependency
provider.
This command is rarely needed when using FetchContent_MakeAvailable(). It is more commonly used
as part of implementing the following pattern with FetchContent_Populate(), which ensures that the
relevant variables will always be defined regardless of whether or not the population has been
performed elsewhere in the project already:
# Check if population has already been performed
FetchContent_GetProperties(depname)
if(NOT depname_POPULATED)
# Fetch the content using previously declared details
FetchContent_Populate(depname)
# Set custom variables, policies, etc.
# ...
# Bring the populated content into the build
add_subdirectory(${depname_SOURCE_DIR} ${depname_BINARY_DIR})
endif()
FetchContent_SetPopulated
New in version 3.24.
NOTE:
This command should only be called by dependency providers. Calling it in any other context is
unsupported and future CMake versions may halt with a fatal error in such cases.
FetchContent_SetPopulated(
<name>
[SOURCE_DIR <srcDir>]
[BINARY_DIR <binDir>]
)
If a provider command fulfills a FETCHCONTENT_MAKEAVAILABLE_SERIAL request, it must call this
function before returning. The SOURCE_DIR and BINARY_DIR arguments can be used to specify the
values that FetchContent_GetProperties() should return for its corresponding arguments. Only
provide SOURCE_DIR and BINARY_DIR if they have the same meaning as if they had been populated by
the built-in FetchContent_MakeAvailable() implementation.
Variables
A number of cache variables can influence the behavior where details from a FetchContent_Declare() call
are used to populate content.
NOTE:
All of these variables are intended for the developer to customize behavior. They should not normally
be set by the project.
FETCHCONTENT_BASE_DIR
In most cases, the saved details do not specify any options relating to the directories to use for
the internal sub-build, final source and build areas. It is generally best to leave these
decisions up to the FetchContent module to handle on the project's behalf. The
FETCHCONTENT_BASE_DIR cache variable controls the point under which all content population
directories are collected, but in most cases, developers would not need to change this. The
default location is ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps, but if developers change this value, they should
aim to keep the path short and just below the top level of the build tree to avoid running into
path length problems on Windows.
FETCHCONTENT_QUIET
The logging output during population can be quite verbose, making the configure stage quite noisy.
This cache option (ON by default) hides all population output unless an error is encountered. If
experiencing problems with hung downloads, temporarily switching this option off may help diagnose
which content population is causing the issue.
FETCHCONTENT_FULLY_DISCONNECTED
When this option is enabled, no attempt is made to download or update any content. It is assumed
that all content has already been populated in a previous run or the source directories have been
pointed at existing contents the developer has provided manually (using options described further
below). When the developer knows that no changes have been made to any content details, turning
this option ON can significantly speed up the configure stage. It is OFF by default.
FETCHCONTENT_UPDATES_DISCONNECTED
This is a less severe download/update control compared to FETCHCONTENT_FULLY_DISCONNECTED.
Instead of bypassing all download and update logic, FETCHCONTENT_UPDATES_DISCONNECTED only
prevents the update step from making connections to remote servers when using the git or hg
download methods. Updates still occur if details about the update step change, but the update is
attempted with only the information already available locally (so switching to a different tag or
commit that is already fetched locally will succeed, but switching to an unknown commit hash will
fail). The download step is not affected, so if content has not been downloaded previously, it
will still be downloaded when this option is enabled. This can speed up the configure step, but
not as much as FETCHCONTENT_FULLY_DISCONNECTED. FETCHCONTENT_UPDATES_DISCONNECTED is OFF by
default.
FETCHCONTENT_TRY_FIND_PACKAGE_MODE
New in version 3.24.
This variable modifies the details that FetchContent_Declare() records for a given dependency.
While it ultimately controls the behavior of FetchContent_MakeAvailable(), it is the variable's
value when FetchContent_Declare() is called that gets used. It makes no difference what the
variable is set to when FetchContent_MakeAvailable() is called. Since the variable should only be
set by the user and not by projects directly, it will typically have the same value throughout
anyway, so this distinction is not usually noticeable.
FETCHCONTENT_TRY_FIND_PACKAGE_MODE ultimately controls whether FetchContent_MakeAvailable() is
allowed to call find_package() to satisfy a dependency. The variable can be set to one of the
following values:
OPT_IN FetchContent_MakeAvailable() will only call find_package() if the FetchContent_Declare()
call included a FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS keyword. This is also the default behavior if
FETCHCONTENT_TRY_FIND_PACKAGE_MODE is not set.
ALWAYS find_package() can be called by FetchContent_MakeAvailable() regardless of whether the
FetchContent_Declare() call included a FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS keyword or not. If no
FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS keyword was given, the behavior will be as though FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS had
been provided, with no additional arguments after it.
NEVER FetchContent_MakeAvailable() will not call find_package(). Any FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS given to
the FetchContent_Declare() call will be ignored.
As a special case, if the FETCHCONTENT_SOURCE_DIR_<uppercaseName> variable has a non-empty value
for a dependency, it is assumed that the user is overriding all other methods of making that
dependency available. FETCHCONTENT_TRY_FIND_PACKAGE_MODE will have no effect on that dependency
and FetchContent_MakeAvailable() will not try to call find_package() for it.
In addition to the above, the following variables are also defined for each content name:
FETCHCONTENT_SOURCE_DIR_<uppercaseName>
If this is set, no download or update steps are performed for the specified content and the
<lowercaseName>_SOURCE_DIR variable returned to the caller is pointed at this location. This
gives developers a way to have a separate checkout of the content that they can modify freely
without interference from the build. The build simply uses that existing source, but it still
defines <lowercaseName>_BINARY_DIR to point inside its own build area. Developers are strongly
encouraged to use this mechanism rather than editing the sources populated in the default
location, as changes to sources in the default location can be lost when content population
details are changed by the project.
FETCHCONTENT_UPDATES_DISCONNECTED_<uppercaseName>
This is the per-content equivalent of FETCHCONTENT_UPDATES_DISCONNECTED. If the global option or
this option is ON, then updates for the git and hg methods will not contact any remote for the
named content. They will only use information already available locally. Disabling updates for
individual content can be useful for content whose details rarely change, while still leaving
other frequently changing content with updates enabled.
Examples
Typical Case
This first fairly straightforward example ensures that some popular testing frameworks are available to
the main build:
include(FetchContent)
FetchContent_Declare(
googletest
GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/googletest.git
GIT_TAG 703bd9caab50b139428cea1aaff9974ebee5742e # release-1.10.0
)
FetchContent_Declare(
Catch2
GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2.git
GIT_TAG 605a34765aa5d5ecbf476b4598a862ada971b0cc # v3.0.1
)
# After the following call, the CMake targets defined by googletest and
# Catch2 will be available to the rest of the build
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest Catch2)
Integrating With find_package()
For the previous example, if the user wanted to try to find googletest and Catch2 via find_package()
first before trying to download and build them from source, they could set the
FETCHCONTENT_TRY_FIND_PACKAGE_MODE variable to ALWAYS. This would also affect any other calls to
FetchContent_Declare() throughout the project, which might not be acceptable. The behavior can be
enabled for just these two dependencies instead by adding FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS to the declared details and
leaving FETCHCONTENT_TRY_FIND_PACKAGE_MODE unset, or set to OPT_IN:
include(FetchContent)
FetchContent_Declare(
googletest
GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/googletest.git
GIT_TAG 703bd9caab50b139428cea1aaff9974ebee5742e # release-1.10.0
FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS NAMES GTest
)
FetchContent_Declare(
Catch2
GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2.git
GIT_TAG 605a34765aa5d5ecbf476b4598a862ada971b0cc # v3.0.1
FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS
)
# This will try calling find_package() first for both dependencies
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest Catch2)
For Catch2, no additional arguments to find_package() are needed, so no additional arguments are provided
after the FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS keyword. For googletest, its package is more commonly called GTest, so
arguments are added to support it being found by that name.
If the user wanted to disable FetchContent_MakeAvailable() from calling find_package() for any
dependency, even if it provided FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS in its declared details, they could set
FETCHCONTENT_TRY_FIND_PACKAGE_MODE to NEVER.
If the project wanted to indicate that these two dependencies should be downloaded and built from source
and that find_package() calls should be redirected to use the built dependencies, the
OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE option should be used when declaring the content details:
include(FetchContent)
FetchContent_Declare(
googletest
GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/googletest.git
GIT_TAG 703bd9caab50b139428cea1aaff9974ebee5742e # release-1.10.0
OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE
)
FetchContent_Declare(
Catch2
GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2.git
GIT_TAG 605a34765aa5d5ecbf476b4598a862ada971b0cc # v3.0.1
OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE
)
# The following will automatically forward through to FetchContent_MakeAvailable()
find_package(googletest)
find_package(Catch2)
CMake provides a FindGTest module which defines some variables that older projects may use instead of
linking to the imported targets. To support those cases, we can provide an extra file. In keeping with
the "first to define, wins" philosophy of FetchContent, we only write out that file if something else
hasn't already done so.
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)
if(NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_REDIRECTS_DIR}/googletest-extra.cmake AND
NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_REDIRECTS_DIR}/googletestExtra.cmake)
file(WRITE ${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_REDIRECTS_DIR}/googletest-extra.cmake
[=[
if("${GTEST_LIBRARIES}" STREQUAL "" AND TARGET GTest::gtest)
set(GTEST_LIBRARIES GTest::gtest)
endif()
if("${GTEST_MAIN_LIBRARIES}" STREQUAL "" AND TARGET GTest::gtest_main)
set(GTEST_MAIN_LIBRARIES GTest::gtest_main)
endif()
if("${GTEST_BOTH_LIBRARIES}" STREQUAL "")
set(GTEST_BOTH_LIBRARIES ${GTEST_LIBRARIES} ${GTEST_MAIN_LIBRARIES})
endif()
]=])
endif()
Projects will also likely be using find_package(GTest) rather than find_package(googletest), but it is
possible to make use of the CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_REDIRECTS_DIR area to pull in the latter as a dependency
of the former. This is likely to be sufficient to satisfy a typical find_package(GTest) call.
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)
if(NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_REDIRECTS_DIR}/gtest-config.cmake AND
NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_REDIRECTS_DIR}/GTestConfig.cmake)
file(WRITE ${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_REDIRECTS_DIR}/gtest-config.cmake
[=[
include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
find_dependency(googletest)
]=])
endif()
if(NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_REDIRECTS_DIR}/gtest-config-version.cmake AND
NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_REDIRECTS_DIR}/GTestConfigVersion.cmake)
file(WRITE ${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_REDIRECTS_DIR}/gtest-config-version.cmake
[=[
include(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_REDIRECTS_DIR}/googletest-config-version.cmake OPTIONAL)
if(NOT PACKAGE_VERSION_COMPATIBLE)
include(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_REDIRECTS_DIR}/googletestConfigVersion.cmake OPTIONAL)
endif()
]=])
endif()
Overriding Where To Find CMakeLists.txt
If the sub-project's CMakeLists.txt file is not at the top level of its source tree, the SOURCE_SUBDIR
option can be used to tell FetchContent where to find it. The following example shows how to use that
option, and it also sets a variable which is meaningful to the subproject before pulling it into the main
build (set as an INTERNAL cache variable to avoid problems with policy CMP0077):
include(FetchContent)
FetchContent_Declare(
protobuf
GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf.git
GIT_TAG ae50d9b9902526efd6c7a1907d09739f959c6297 # v3.15.0
SOURCE_SUBDIR cmake
)
set(protobuf_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(protobuf)
Complex Dependency Hierarchies
In more complex project hierarchies, the dependency relationships can be more complicated. Consider a
hierarchy where projA is the top level project and it depends directly on projects projB and projC. Both
projB and projC can be built standalone and they also both depend on another project projD. projB
additionally depends on projE. This example assumes that all five projects are available on a company
git server. The CMakeLists.txt of each project might have sections like the following:
projA
include(FetchContent)
FetchContent_Declare(
projB
GIT_REPOSITORY git@mycompany.com:git/projB.git
GIT_TAG 4a89dc7e24ff212a7b5167bef7ab079d
)
FetchContent_Declare(
projC
GIT_REPOSITORY git@mycompany.com:git/projC.git
GIT_TAG 4ad4016bd1d8d5412d135cf8ceea1bb9
)
FetchContent_Declare(
projD
GIT_REPOSITORY git@mycompany.com:git/projD.git
GIT_TAG origin/integrationBranch
)
FetchContent_Declare(
projE
GIT_REPOSITORY git@mycompany.com:git/projE.git
GIT_TAG v2.3-rc1
)
# Order is important, see notes in the discussion further below
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(projD projB projC)
projB
include(FetchContent)
FetchContent_Declare(
projD
GIT_REPOSITORY git@mycompany.com:git/projD.git
GIT_TAG 20b415f9034bbd2a2e8216e9a5c9e632
)
FetchContent_Declare(
projE
GIT_REPOSITORY git@mycompany.com:git/projE.git
GIT_TAG 68e20f674a48be38d60e129f600faf7d
)
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(projD projE)
projC
include(FetchContent)
FetchContent_Declare(
projD
GIT_REPOSITORY git@mycompany.com:git/projD.git
GIT_TAG 7d9a17ad2c962aa13e2fbb8043fb6b8a
)
# This particular version of projD requires workarounds
FetchContent_GetProperties(projD)
if(NOT projd_POPULATED)
FetchContent_Populate(projD)
# Copy an additional/replacement file into the populated source
file(COPY someFile.c DESTINATION ${projd_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
add_subdirectory(${projd_SOURCE_DIR} ${projd_BINARY_DIR})
endif()
A few key points should be noted in the above:
• projB and projC define different content details for projD, but projA also defines a set of content
details for projD. Because projA will define them first, the details from projB and projC will not be
used. The override details defined by projA are not required to match either of those from projB or
projC, but it is up to the higher level project to ensure that the details it does define still make
sense for the child projects.
• In the projA call to FetchContent_MakeAvailable(), projD is listed ahead of projB and projC to ensure
that projA is in control of how projD is populated.
• While projA defines content details for projE, it does not need to explicitly call
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(projE) or FetchContent_Populate(projD) itself. Instead, it leaves that to
the child projB. For higher level projects, it is often enough to just define the override content
details and leave the actual population to the child projects. This saves repeating the same thing at
each level of the project hierarchy unnecessarily.
Populating Content Without Adding It To The Build
Projects don't always need to add the populated content to the build. Sometimes the project just wants
to make the downloaded content available at a predictable location. The next example ensures that a set
of standard company toolchain files (and potentially even the toolchain binaries themselves) is available
early enough to be used for that same build.
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
include(FetchContent)
FetchContent_Declare(
mycom_toolchains
URL https://intranet.mycompany.com//toolchains_1.3.2.tar.gz
)
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(mycom_toolchains)
project(CrossCompileExample)
The project could be configured to use one of the downloaded toolchains like so:
cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=_deps/mycom_toolchains-src/toolchain_arm.cmake /path/to/src
When CMake processes the CMakeLists.txt file, it will download and unpack the tarball into
_deps/mycompany_toolchains-src relative to the build directory. The CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE variable is not
used until the project() command is reached, at which point CMake looks for the named toolchain file
relative to the build directory. Because the tarball has already been downloaded and unpacked by then,
the toolchain file will be in place, even the very first time that cmake is run in the build directory.
Populating Content In CMake Script Mode
This last example demonstrates how one might download and unpack a firmware tarball using CMake's script
mode. The call to FetchContent_Populate() specifies all the content details and the unpacked firmware
will be placed in a firmware directory below the current working directory.
getFirmware.cmake
# NOTE: Intended to be run in script mode with cmake -P
include(FetchContent)
FetchContent_Populate(
firmware
URL https://mycompany.com/assets/firmware-1.23-arm.tar.gz
URL_HASH MD5=68247684da89b608d466253762b0ff11
SOURCE_DIR firmware
)
FindPackageHandleStandardArgs
This module provides functions intended to be used in Find Modules implementing
find_package(<PackageName>) calls.
find_package_handle_standard_args
This command handles the REQUIRED, QUIET and version-related arguments of find_package(). It also
sets the <PackageName>_FOUND variable. The package is considered found if all variables listed
contain valid results, e.g. valid filepaths.
There are two signatures:
find_package_handle_standard_args(<PackageName>
(DEFAULT_MSG|<custom-failure-message>)
<required-var>...
)
find_package_handle_standard_args(<PackageName>
[FOUND_VAR <result-var>]
[REQUIRED_VARS <required-var>...]
[VERSION_VAR <version-var>]
[HANDLE_VERSION_RANGE]
[HANDLE_COMPONENTS]
[CONFIG_MODE]
[NAME_MISMATCHED]
[REASON_FAILURE_MESSAGE <reason-failure-message>]
[FAIL_MESSAGE <custom-failure-message>]
)
The <PackageName>_FOUND variable will be set to TRUE if all the variables <required-var>... are
valid and any optional constraints are satisfied, and FALSE otherwise. A success or failure
message may be displayed based on the results and on whether the REQUIRED and/or QUIET option was
given to the find_package() call.
The options are:
(DEFAULT_MSG|<custom-failure-message>)
In the simple signature this specifies the failure message. Use DEFAULT_MSG to ask for a
default message to be computed (recommended). Not valid in the full signature.
FOUND_VAR <result-var>
Deprecated since version 3.3.
Specifies either <PackageName>_FOUND or <PACKAGENAME>_FOUND as the result variable. This
exists only for compatibility with older versions of CMake and is now ignored. Result
variables of both names are always set for compatibility.
REQUIRED_VARS <required-var>...
Specify the variables which are required for this package. These may be named in the
generated failure message asking the user to set the missing variable values. Therefore
these should typically be cache entries such as FOO_LIBRARY and not output variables like
FOO_LIBRARIES.
Changed in version 3.18: If HANDLE_COMPONENTS is specified, this option can be omitted.
VERSION_VAR <version-var>
Specify the name of a variable that holds the version of the package that has been found.
This version will be checked against the (potentially) specified required version given to
the find_package() call, including its EXACT option. The default messages include
information about the required version and the version which has been actually found, both
if the version is ok or not.
HANDLE_VERSION_RANGE
New in version 3.19.
Enable handling of a version range, if one is specified. Without this option, a developer
warning will be displayed if a version range is specified.
HANDLE_COMPONENTS
Enable handling of package components. In this case, the command will report which
components have been found and which are missing, and the <PackageName>_FOUND variable will
be set to FALSE if any of the required components (i.e. not the ones listed after the
OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS option of find_package()) are missing.
CONFIG_MODE
Specify that the calling find module is a wrapper around a call to
find_package(<PackageName> NO_MODULE). This implies a VERSION_VAR value of
<PackageName>_VERSION. The command will automatically check whether the package
configuration file was found.
REASON_FAILURE_MESSAGE <reason-failure-message>
New in version 3.16.
Specify a custom message of the reason for the failure which will be appended to the
default generated message.
FAIL_MESSAGE <custom-failure-message>
Specify a custom failure message instead of using the default generated message. Not
recommended.
NAME_MISMATCHED
New in version 3.17.
Indicate that the <PackageName> does not match ${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}. This is usually
a mistake and raises a warning, but it may be intentional for usage of the command for
components of a larger package.
Example for the simple signature:
find_package_handle_standard_args(LibXml2 DEFAULT_MSG
LIBXML2_LIBRARY LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR)
The LibXml2 package is considered to be found if both LIBXML2_LIBRARY and LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR are valid.
Then also LibXml2_FOUND is set to TRUE. If it is not found and REQUIRED was used, it fails with a
message(FATAL_ERROR), independent whether QUIET was used or not. If it is found, success will be
reported, including the content of the first <required-var>. On repeated CMake runs, the same message
will not be printed again.
NOTE:
If <PackageName> does not match CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME for the calling module, a warning that there
is a mismatch is given. The FPHSA_NAME_MISMATCHED variable may be set to bypass the warning if using
the old signature and the NAME_MISMATCHED argument using the new signature. To avoid forcing the
caller to require newer versions of CMake for usage, the variable's value will be used if defined when
the NAME_MISMATCHED argument is not passed for the new signature (but using both is an error)..
Example for the full signature:
find_package_handle_standard_args(LibArchive
REQUIRED_VARS LibArchive_LIBRARY LibArchive_INCLUDE_DIR
VERSION_VAR LibArchive_VERSION)
In this case, the LibArchive package is considered to be found if both LibArchive_LIBRARY and
LibArchive_INCLUDE_DIR are valid. Also the version of LibArchive will be checked by using the version
contained in LibArchive_VERSION. Since no FAIL_MESSAGE is given, the default messages will be printed.
Another example for the full signature:
find_package(Automoc4 QUIET NO_MODULE HINTS /opt/automoc4)
find_package_handle_standard_args(Automoc4 CONFIG_MODE)
In this case, a FindAutmoc4.cmake module wraps a call to find_package(Automoc4 NO_MODULE) and adds an
additional search directory for automoc4. Then the call to find_package_handle_standard_args produces a
proper success/failure message.
find_package_check_version
New in version 3.19.
Helper function which can be used to check if a <version> is valid against version-related
arguments of find_package().
find_package_check_version(<version> <result-var>
[HANDLE_VERSION_RANGE]
[RESULT_MESSAGE_VARIABLE <message-var>]
)
The <result-var> will hold a boolean value giving the result of the check.
The options are:
HANDLE_VERSION_RANGE
Enable handling of a version range, if one is specified. Without this option, a developer
warning will be displayed if a version range is specified.
RESULT_MESSAGE_VARIABLE <message-var>
Specify a variable to get back a message describing the result of the check.
Example for the usage:
find_package_check_version(1.2.3 result HANDLE_VERSION_RANGE
RESULT_MESSAGE_VARIABLE reason)
if (result)
message (STATUS "${reason}")
else()
message (FATAL_ERROR "${reason}")
endif()
FindPackageMessage
find_package_message(<name> "message for user" "find result details")
This function is intended to be used in FindXXX.cmake modules files. It will print a message once for
each unique find result. This is useful for telling the user where a package was found. The first
argument specifies the name (XXX) of the package. The second argument specifies the message to display.
The third argument lists details about the find result so that if they change the message will be
displayed again. The macro also obeys the QUIET argument to the find_package command.
Example:
if(X11_FOUND)
find_package_message(X11 "Found X11: ${X11_X11_LIB}"
"[${X11_X11_LIB}][${X11_INCLUDE_DIR}]")
else()
...
endif()
FortranCInterface
Fortran/C Interface Detection
This module automatically detects the API by which C and Fortran languages interact.
Module Variables
Variables that indicate if the mangling is found:
FortranCInterface_GLOBAL_FOUND
Global subroutines and functions.
FortranCInterface_MODULE_FOUND
Module subroutines and functions (declared by "MODULE PROCEDURE").
This module also provides the following variables to specify the detected mangling, though a typical use
case does not need to reference them and can use the Module Functions below.
FortranCInterface_GLOBAL_PREFIX
Prefix for a global symbol without an underscore.
FortranCInterface_GLOBAL_SUFFIX
Suffix for a global symbol without an underscore.
FortranCInterface_GLOBAL_CASE
The case for a global symbol without an underscore, either UPPER or LOWER.
FortranCInterface_GLOBAL__PREFIX
Prefix for a global symbol with an underscore.
FortranCInterface_GLOBAL__SUFFIX
Suffix for a global symbol with an underscore.
FortranCInterface_GLOBAL__CASE
The case for a global symbol with an underscore, either UPPER or LOWER.
FortranCInterface_MODULE_PREFIX
Prefix for a module symbol without an underscore.
FortranCInterface_MODULE_MIDDLE
Middle of a module symbol without an underscore that appears between the name of the module and
the name of the symbol.
FortranCInterface_MODULE_SUFFIX
Suffix for a module symbol without an underscore.
FortranCInterface_MODULE_CASE
The case for a module symbol without an underscore, either UPPER or LOWER.
FortranCInterface_MODULE__PREFIX
Prefix for a module symbol with an underscore.
FortranCInterface_MODULE__MIDDLE
Middle of a module symbol with an underscore that appears between the name of the module and the
name of the symbol.
FortranCInterface_MODULE__SUFFIX
Suffix for a module symbol with an underscore.
FortranCInterface_MODULE__CASE
The case for a module symbol with an underscore, either UPPER or LOWER.
Module Functions
FortranCInterface_HEADER
The FortranCInterface_HEADER function is provided to generate a C header file containing macros to
mangle symbol names:
FortranCInterface_HEADER(<file>
[MACRO_NAMESPACE <macro-ns>]
[SYMBOL_NAMESPACE <ns>]
[SYMBOLS [<module>:]<function> ...])
It generates in <file> definitions of the following macros:
#define FortranCInterface_GLOBAL (name,NAME) ...
#define FortranCInterface_GLOBAL_(name,NAME) ...
#define FortranCInterface_MODULE (mod,name, MOD,NAME) ...
#define FortranCInterface_MODULE_(mod,name, MOD,NAME) ...
These macros mangle four categories of Fortran symbols, respectively:
• Global symbols without '_': call mysub()
• Global symbols with '_' : call my_sub()
• Module symbols without '_': use mymod; call mysub()
• Module symbols with '_' : use mymod; call my_sub()
If mangling for a category is not known, its macro is left undefined. All macros require raw
names in both lower case and upper case.
The options are:
MACRO_NAMESPACE
Replace the default FortranCInterface_ prefix with a given namespace <macro-ns>.
SYMBOLS
List symbols to mangle automatically with C preprocessor definitions:
<function> ==> #define <ns><function> ...
<module>:<function> ==> #define <ns><module>_<function> ...
If the mangling for some symbol is not known then no preprocessor definition is created,
and a warning is displayed.
SYMBOL_NAMESPACE
Prefix all preprocessor definitions generated by the SYMBOLS option with a given namespace
<ns>.
FortranCInterface_VERIFY
The FortranCInterface_VERIFY function is provided to verify that the Fortran and C/C++ compilers
work together:
FortranCInterface_VERIFY([CXX] [QUIET])
It tests whether a simple test executable using Fortran and C (and C++ when the CXX option is
given) compiles and links successfully. The result is stored in the cache entry
FortranCInterface_VERIFIED_C (or FortranCInterface_VERIFIED_CXX if CXX is given) as a boolean. If
the check fails and QUIET is not given the function terminates with a fatal error message
describing the problem. The purpose of this check is to stop a build early for incompatible
compiler combinations. The test is built in the Release configuration.
Example Usage
include(FortranCInterface)
FortranCInterface_HEADER(FC.h MACRO_NAMESPACE "FC_")
This creates a "FC.h" header that defines mangling macros FC_GLOBAL(), FC_GLOBAL_(), FC_MODULE(), and
FC_MODULE_().
include(FortranCInterface)
FortranCInterface_HEADER(FCMangle.h
MACRO_NAMESPACE "FC_"
SYMBOL_NAMESPACE "FC_"
SYMBOLS mysub mymod:my_sub)
This creates a "FCMangle.h" header that defines the same FC_*() mangling macros as the previous example
plus preprocessor symbols FC_mysub and FC_mymod_my_sub.
Additional Manglings
FortranCInterface is aware of possible GLOBAL and MODULE manglings for many Fortran compilers, but it
also provides an interface to specify new possible manglings. Set the variables:
FortranCInterface_GLOBAL_SYMBOLS
FortranCInterface_MODULE_SYMBOLS
before including FortranCInterface to specify manglings of the symbols MySub, My_Sub, MyModule:MySub, and
My_Module:My_Sub. For example, the code:
set(FortranCInterface_GLOBAL_SYMBOLS mysub_ my_sub__ MYSUB_)
# ^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^
set(FortranCInterface_MODULE_SYMBOLS
__mymodule_MOD_mysub __my_module_MOD_my_sub)
# ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^
include(FortranCInterface)
tells FortranCInterface to try given GLOBAL and MODULE manglings. (The carets point at raw symbol names
for clarity in this example but are not needed.)
GenerateExportHeader
Function for generation of export macros for libraries
This module provides the function GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER().
New in version 3.12: Added support for C projects. Previous versions supported C++ project only.
The GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER function can be used to generate a file suitable for preprocessor inclusion
which contains EXPORT macros to be used in library classes:
GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER( LIBRARY_TARGET
[BASE_NAME <base_name>]
[EXPORT_MACRO_NAME <export_macro_name>]
[EXPORT_FILE_NAME <export_file_name>]
[DEPRECATED_MACRO_NAME <deprecated_macro_name>]
[NO_EXPORT_MACRO_NAME <no_export_macro_name>]
[INCLUDE_GUARD_NAME <include_guard_name>]
[STATIC_DEFINE <static_define>]
[NO_DEPRECATED_MACRO_NAME <no_deprecated_macro_name>]
[DEFINE_NO_DEPRECATED]
[PREFIX_NAME <prefix_name>]
[CUSTOM_CONTENT_FROM_VARIABLE <variable>]
)
The target properties CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET and VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN can be used to add the
appropriate compile flags for targets. See the documentation of those target properties, and the
convenience variables CMAKE_CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET and CMAKE_VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN.
By default GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER() generates macro names in a file name determined by the name of the
library. This means that in the simplest case, users of GenerateExportHeader will be equivalent to:
set(CMAKE_CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden)
set(CMAKE_VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN 1)
add_library(somelib someclass.cpp)
generate_export_header(somelib)
install(TARGETS somelib DESTINATION ${LIBRARY_INSTALL_DIR})
install(FILES
someclass.h
${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/somelib_export.h DESTINATION ${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}
)
And in the ABI header files:
#include "somelib_export.h"
class SOMELIB_EXPORT SomeClass {
...
};
The CMake fragment will generate a file in the ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} called somelib_export.h
containing the macros SOMELIB_EXPORT, SOMELIB_NO_EXPORT, SOMELIB_DEPRECATED, SOMELIB_DEPRECATED_EXPORT
and SOMELIB_DEPRECATED_NO_EXPORT. They will be followed by content taken from the variable specified by
the CUSTOM_CONTENT_FROM_VARIABLE option, if any. The resulting file should be installed with other
headers in the library.
The BASE_NAME argument can be used to override the file name and the names used for the macros:
add_library(somelib someclass.cpp)
generate_export_header(somelib
BASE_NAME other_name
)
Generates a file called other_name_export.h containing the macros OTHER_NAME_EXPORT, OTHER_NAME_NO_EXPORT
and OTHER_NAME_DEPRECATED etc.
The BASE_NAME may be overridden by specifying other options in the function. For example:
add_library(somelib someclass.cpp)
generate_export_header(somelib
EXPORT_MACRO_NAME OTHER_NAME_EXPORT
)
creates the macro OTHER_NAME_EXPORT instead of SOMELIB_EXPORT, but other macros and the generated file
name is as default:
add_library(somelib someclass.cpp)
generate_export_header(somelib
DEPRECATED_MACRO_NAME KDE_DEPRECATED
)
creates the macro KDE_DEPRECATED instead of SOMELIB_DEPRECATED.
If LIBRARY_TARGET is a static library, macros are defined without values.
If the same sources are used to create both a shared and a static library, the uppercased symbol
${BASE_NAME}_STATIC_DEFINE should be used when building the static library:
add_library(shared_variant SHARED ${lib_SRCS})
add_library(static_variant ${lib_SRCS})
generate_export_header(shared_variant BASE_NAME libshared_and_static)
set_target_properties(static_variant PROPERTIES
COMPILE_FLAGS -DLIBSHARED_AND_STATIC_STATIC_DEFINE)
This will cause the export macros to expand to nothing when building the static library.
If DEFINE_NO_DEPRECATED is specified, then a macro ${BASE_NAME}_NO_DEPRECATED will be defined This macro
can be used to remove deprecated code from preprocessor output:
option(EXCLUDE_DEPRECATED "Exclude deprecated parts of the library" FALSE)
if (EXCLUDE_DEPRECATED)
set(NO_BUILD_DEPRECATED DEFINE_NO_DEPRECATED)
endif()
generate_export_header(somelib ${NO_BUILD_DEPRECATED})
And then in somelib:
class SOMELIB_EXPORT SomeClass
{
public:
#ifndef SOMELIB_NO_DEPRECATED
SOMELIB_DEPRECATED void oldMethod();
#endif
};
#ifndef SOMELIB_NO_DEPRECATED
void SomeClass::oldMethod() { }
#endif
If PREFIX_NAME is specified, the argument will be used as a prefix to all generated macros.
For example:
generate_export_header(somelib PREFIX_NAME VTK_)
Generates the macros VTK_SOMELIB_EXPORT etc.
New in version 3.1: Library target can be an OBJECT library.
New in version 3.7: Added the CUSTOM_CONTENT_FROM_VARIABLE option.
New in version 3.11: Added the INCLUDE_GUARD_NAME option.
ADD_COMPILER_EXPORT_FLAGS( [<output_variable>] )
Deprecated since version 3.0: Set the target properties CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET and
VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN instead.
The ADD_COMPILER_EXPORT_FLAGS function adds -fvisibility=hidden to CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS if supported, and is a
no-op on Windows which does not need extra compiler flags for exporting support. You may optionally pass
a single argument to ADD_COMPILER_EXPORT_FLAGS that will be populated with the CXX_FLAGS required to
enable visibility support for the compiler/architecture in use.
GNUInstallDirs
Define GNU standard installation directories
Provides install directory variables as defined by the GNU Coding Standards.
Result Variables
Inclusion of this module defines the following variables:
CMAKE_INSTALL_<dir>
Destination for files of a given type. This value may be passed to the DESTINATION options of
install() commands for the corresponding file type. It should typically be a path relative to the
installation prefix so that it can be converted to an absolute path in a relocatable way (see
CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_<dir>). However, an absolute path is also allowed.
CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_<dir>
The absolute path generated from the corresponding CMAKE_INSTALL_<dir> value. If the value is not
already an absolute path, an absolute path is constructed typically by prepending the value of the
CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX variable. However, there are some special cases as documented below.
where <dir> is one of:
BINDIR user executables (bin)
SBINDIR
system admin executables (sbin)
LIBEXECDIR
program executables (libexec)
SYSCONFDIR
read-only single-machine data (etc)
SHAREDSTATEDIR
modifiable architecture-independent data (com)
LOCALSTATEDIR
modifiable single-machine data (var)
RUNSTATEDIR
New in version 3.9: run-time variable data (LOCALSTATEDIR/run)
LIBDIR object code libraries (lib or lib64)
On Debian, this may be lib/<multiarch-tuple> when CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX is /usr.
INCLUDEDIR
C header files (include)
OLDINCLUDEDIR
C header files for non-gcc (/usr/include)
DATAROOTDIR
read-only architecture-independent data root (share)
DATADIR
read-only architecture-independent data (DATAROOTDIR)
INFODIR
info documentation (DATAROOTDIR/info)
LOCALEDIR
locale-dependent data (DATAROOTDIR/locale)
MANDIR man documentation (DATAROOTDIR/man)
DOCDIR documentation root (DATAROOTDIR/doc/PROJECT_NAME)
If the includer does not define a value the above-shown default will be used and the value will appear in
the cache for editing by the user.
Special Cases
New in version 3.4.
The following values of CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX are special:
/
For <dir> other than the SYSCONFDIR, LOCALSTATEDIR and RUNSTATEDIR, the value of CMAKE_INSTALL_<dir>
is prefixed with usr/ if it is not user-specified as an absolute path. For example, the INCLUDEDIR
value include becomes usr/include. This is required by the GNU Coding Standards, which state:
When building the complete GNU system, the prefix will be empty and /usr will be a symbolic link
to /.
/usr
For <dir> equal to SYSCONFDIR, LOCALSTATEDIR or RUNSTATEDIR, the CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_<dir> is computed
by prepending just / to the value of CMAKE_INSTALL_<dir> if it is not user-specified as an absolute
path. For example, the SYSCONFDIR value etc becomes /etc. This is required by the GNU Coding
Standards.
/opt/...
For <dir> equal to SYSCONFDIR, LOCALSTATEDIR or RUNSTATEDIR, the CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_<dir> is computed
by appending the prefix to the value of CMAKE_INSTALL_<dir> if it is not user-specified as an absolute
path. For example, the SYSCONFDIR value etc becomes /etc/opt/.... This is defined by the Filesystem
Hierarchy Standard.
This behavior does not apply to paths under /opt/homebrew/....
Macros
GNUInstallDirs_get_absolute_install_dir
GNUInstallDirs_get_absolute_install_dir(absvar var dirname)
New in version 3.7.
Set the given variable absvar to the absolute path contained within the variable var. This is to
allow the computation of an absolute path, accounting for all the special cases documented above.
While this macro is used to compute the various CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_<dir> variables, it is exposed
publicly to allow users who create additional path variables to also compute absolute paths where
necessary, using the same logic. dirname is the directory name to get, e.g. BINDIR.
Changed in version 3.20: Added the <dirname> parameter. Previous versions of CMake passed this
value through the variable ${dir}.
GoogleTest
New in version 3.9.
This module defines functions to help use the Google Test infrastructure. Two mechanisms for adding
tests are provided. gtest_add_tests() has been around for some time, originally via find_package(GTest).
gtest_discover_tests() was introduced in CMake 3.10.
The (older) gtest_add_tests() scans source files to identify tests. This is usually effective, with some
caveats, including in cross-compiling environments, and makes setting additional properties on tests more
convenient. However, its handling of parameterized tests is less comprehensive, and it requires
re-running CMake to detect changes to the list of tests.
The (newer) gtest_discover_tests() discovers tests by asking the compiled test executable to enumerate
its tests. This is more robust and provides better handling of parameterized tests, and does not require
CMake to be re-run when tests change. However, it may not work in a cross-compiling environment, and
setting test properties is less convenient.
More details can be found in the documentation of the respective functions.
Both commands are intended to replace use of add_test() to register tests, and will create a separate
CTest test for each Google Test test case. Note that this is in some cases less efficient, as common
set-up and tear-down logic cannot be shared by multiple test cases executing in the same instance.
However, it provides more fine-grained pass/fail information to CTest, which is usually considered as
more beneficial. By default, the CTest test name is the same as the Google Test name (i.e.
suite.testcase); see also TEST_PREFIX and TEST_SUFFIX.
gtest_add_tests
Automatically add tests with CTest by scanning source code for Google Test macros:
gtest_add_tests(TARGET target
[SOURCES src1...]
[EXTRA_ARGS arg1...]
[WORKING_DIRECTORY dir]
[TEST_PREFIX prefix]
[TEST_SUFFIX suffix]
[SKIP_DEPENDENCY]
[TEST_LIST outVar]
)
gtest_add_tests attempts to identify tests by scanning source files. Although this is generally
effective, it uses only a basic regular expression match, which can be defeated by atypical test
declarations, and is unable to fully "split" parameterized tests. Additionally, it requires that
CMake be re-run to discover any newly added, removed or renamed tests (by default, this means that
CMake is re-run when any test source file is changed, but see SKIP_DEPENDENCY). However, it has
the advantage of declaring tests at CMake time, which somewhat simplifies setting additional
properties on tests, and always works in a cross-compiling environment.
The options are:
TARGET target
Specifies the Google Test executable, which must be a known CMake executable target. CMake
will substitute the location of the built executable when running the test.
SOURCES src1...
When provided, only the listed files will be scanned for test cases. If this option is not
given, the SOURCES property of the specified target will be used to obtain the list of
sources.
EXTRA_ARGS arg1...
Any extra arguments to pass on the command line to each test case.
WORKING_DIRECTORY dir
Specifies the directory in which to run the discovered test cases. If this option is not
provided, the current binary directory is used.
TEST_PREFIX prefix
Specifies a prefix to be prepended to the name of each discovered test case. This can be
useful when the same source files are being used in multiple calls to gtest_add_test() but
with different EXTRA_ARGS.
TEST_SUFFIX suffix
Similar to TEST_PREFIX except the suffix is appended to the name of every discovered test
case. Both TEST_PREFIX and TEST_SUFFIX may be specified.
SKIP_DEPENDENCY
Normally, the function creates a dependency which will cause CMake to be re-run if any of
the sources being scanned are changed. This is to ensure that the list of discovered tests
is updated. If this behavior is not desired (as may be the case while actually writing the
test cases), this option can be used to prevent the dependency from being added.
TEST_LIST outVar
The variable named by outVar will be populated in the calling scope with the list of
discovered test cases. This allows the caller to do things like manipulate test properties
of the discovered tests.
Usage example:
include(GoogleTest)
add_executable(FooTest FooUnitTest.cxx)
gtest_add_tests(TARGET FooTest
TEST_SUFFIX .noArgs
TEST_LIST noArgsTests
)
gtest_add_tests(TARGET FooTest
EXTRA_ARGS --someArg someValue
TEST_SUFFIX .withArgs
TEST_LIST withArgsTests
)
set_tests_properties(${noArgsTests} PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 10)
set_tests_properties(${withArgsTests} PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 20)
For backward compatibility, the following form is also supported:
gtest_add_tests(exe args files...)
exe The path to the test executable or the name of a CMake target.
args A ;-list of extra arguments to be passed to executable. The entire list must be passed as
a single argument. Enclose it in quotes, or pass "" for no arguments.
files...
A list of source files to search for tests and test fixtures. Alternatively, use AUTO to
specify that exe is the name of a CMake executable target whose sources should be scanned.
include(GoogleTest)
set(FooTestArgs --foo 1 --bar 2)
add_executable(FooTest FooUnitTest.cxx)
gtest_add_tests(FooTest "${FooTestArgs}" AUTO)
gtest_discover_tests
Automatically add tests with CTest by querying the compiled test executable for available tests:
gtest_discover_tests(target
[EXTRA_ARGS arg1...]
[WORKING_DIRECTORY dir]
[TEST_PREFIX prefix]
[TEST_SUFFIX suffix]
[TEST_FILTER expr]
[NO_PRETTY_TYPES] [NO_PRETTY_VALUES]
[PROPERTIES name1 value1...]
[TEST_LIST var]
[DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT seconds]
[XML_OUTPUT_DIR dir]
[DISCOVERY_MODE <POST_BUILD|PRE_TEST>]
)
New in version 3.10.
gtest_discover_tests() sets up a post-build command on the test executable that generates the list
of tests by parsing the output from running the test with the --gtest_list_tests argument.
Compared to the source parsing approach of gtest_add_tests(), this ensures that the full list of
tests, including instantiations of parameterized tests, is obtained. Since test discovery occurs
at build time, it is not necessary to re-run CMake when the list of tests changes. However, it
requires that CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR is properly set in order to function in a cross-compiling
environment.
Additionally, setting properties on tests is somewhat less convenient, since the tests are not
available at CMake time. Additional test properties may be assigned to the set of tests as a
whole using the PROPERTIES option. If more fine-grained test control is needed, custom content
may be provided through an external CTest script using the TEST_INCLUDE_FILES directory property.
The set of discovered tests is made accessible to such a script via the <target>_TESTS variable.
The options are:
target Specifies the Google Test executable, which must be a known CMake executable target. CMake
will substitute the location of the built executable when running the test.
EXTRA_ARGS arg1...
Any extra arguments to pass on the command line to each test case.
WORKING_DIRECTORY dir
Specifies the directory in which to run the discovered test cases. If this option is not
provided, the current binary directory is used.
TEST_PREFIX prefix
Specifies a prefix to be prepended to the name of each discovered test case. This can be
useful when the same test executable is being used in multiple calls to
gtest_discover_tests() but with different EXTRA_ARGS.
TEST_SUFFIX suffix
Similar to TEST_PREFIX except the suffix is appended to the name of every discovered test
case. Both TEST_PREFIX and TEST_SUFFIX may be specified.
TEST_FILTER expr
New in version 3.22.
Filter expression to pass as a --gtest_filter argument during test discovery. Note that
the expression is a wildcard-based format that matches against the original test names as
used by gtest. For type or value-parameterized tests, these names may be different to the
potentially pretty-printed test names that ctest uses.
NO_PRETTY_TYPES
By default, the type index of type-parameterized tests is replaced by the actual type name
in the CTest test name. If this behavior is undesirable (e.g. because the type names are
unwieldy), this option will suppress this behavior.
NO_PRETTY_VALUES
By default, the value index of value-parameterized tests is replaced by the actual value in
the CTest test name. If this behavior is undesirable (e.g. because the value strings are
unwieldy), this option will suppress this behavior.
PROPERTIES name1 value1...
Specifies additional properties to be set on all tests discovered by this invocation of
gtest_discover_tests().
TEST_LIST var
Make the list of tests available in the variable var, rather than the default
<target>_TESTS. This can be useful when the same test executable is being used in multiple
calls to gtest_discover_tests(). Note that this variable is only available in CTest.
DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT num
New in version 3.10.3.
Specifies how long (in seconds) CMake will wait for the test to enumerate available tests.
If the test takes longer than this, discovery (and your build) will fail. Most test
executables will enumerate their tests very quickly, but under some exceptional
circumstances, a test may require a longer timeout. The default is 5. See also the
TIMEOUT option of execute_process().
NOTE:
In CMake versions 3.10.1 and 3.10.2, this option was called TIMEOUT. This clashed with
the TIMEOUT test property, which is one of the common properties that would be set with
the PROPERTIES keyword, usually leading to legal but unintended behavior. The keyword
was changed to DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT in CMake 3.10.3 to address this problem. The ambiguous
behavior of the TIMEOUT keyword in 3.10.1 and 3.10.2 has not been preserved.
XML_OUTPUT_DIR dir
New in version 3.18.
If specified, the parameter is passed along with --gtest_output=xml: to test executable.
The actual file name is the same as the test target, including prefix and suffix. This
should be used instead of EXTRA_ARGS --gtest_output=xml to avoid race conditions writing
the XML result output when using parallel test execution.
DISCOVERY_MODE
New in version 3.18.
Provides greater control over when gtest_discover_tests() performs test discovery. By
default, POST_BUILD sets up a post-build command to perform test discovery at build time.
In certain scenarios, like cross-compiling, this POST_BUILD behavior is not desirable. By
contrast, PRE_TEST delays test discovery until just prior to test execution. This way test
discovery occurs in the target environment where the test has a better chance at finding
appropriate runtime dependencies.
DISCOVERY_MODE defaults to the value of the CMAKE_GTEST_DISCOVER_TESTS_DISCOVERY_MODE
variable if it is not passed when calling gtest_discover_tests(). This provides a mechanism
for globally selecting a preferred test discovery behavior without having to modify each
call site.
InstallRequiredSystemLibraries
Include this module to search for compiler-provided system runtime libraries and add install rules for
them. Some optional variables may be set prior to including the module to adjust behavior:
CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSTEM_RUNTIME_LIBS
Specify additional runtime libraries that may not be detected. After inclusion any detected
libraries will be appended to this.
CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSTEM_RUNTIME_LIBS_SKIP
Set to TRUE to skip calling the install(PROGRAMS) command to allow the includer to specify its own
install rule, using the value of CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSTEM_RUNTIME_LIBS to get the list of libraries.
CMAKE_INSTALL_DEBUG_LIBRARIES
Set to TRUE to install the debug runtime libraries when available with MSVC tools.
CMAKE_INSTALL_DEBUG_LIBRARIES_ONLY
Set to TRUE to install only the debug runtime libraries with MSVC tools even if the release
runtime libraries are also available.
CMAKE_INSTALL_UCRT_LIBRARIES
New in version 3.6.
Set to TRUE to install the Windows Universal CRT libraries for app-local deployment (e.g. to
Windows XP). This is meaningful only with MSVC from Visual Studio 2015 or higher.
New in version 3.9: One may set a CMAKE_WINDOWS_KITS_10_DIR environment variable to an absolute
path to tell CMake to look for Windows 10 SDKs in a custom location. The specified directory is
expected to contain Redist/ucrt/DLLs/* directories.
CMAKE_INSTALL_MFC_LIBRARIES
Set to TRUE to install the MSVC MFC runtime libraries.
CMAKE_INSTALL_OPENMP_LIBRARIES
Set to TRUE to install the MSVC OpenMP runtime libraries
CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSTEM_RUNTIME_DESTINATION
Specify the install(PROGRAMS) command DESTINATION option. If not specified, the default is bin on
Windows and lib elsewhere.
CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSTEM_RUNTIME_LIBS_NO_WARNINGS
Set to TRUE to disable warnings about required library files that do not exist. (For example,
Visual Studio Express editions may not provide the redistributable files.)
CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSTEM_RUNTIME_COMPONENT
New in version 3.3.
Specify the install(PROGRAMS) command COMPONENT option. If not specified, no such option will be
used.
New in version 3.10: Support for installing Intel compiler runtimes.
ProcessorCount
ProcessorCount(var)
Determine the number of processors/cores and save value in ${var}
Sets the variable named ${var} to the number of physical cores available on the machine if the
information can be determined. Otherwise it is set to 0. Currently this functionality is implemented
for AIX, cygwin, FreeBSD, HPUX, Linux, macOS, QNX, Sun and Windows.
Changed in version 3.15: On Linux, returns the container CPU count instead of the host CPU count.
This function is guaranteed to return a positive integer (>=1) if it succeeds. It returns 0 if there's a
problem determining the processor count.
More generally accurate physical CPU count can be obtained via cmake_host_system_information():
cmake_host_system_information(RESULT N
QUERY NUMBER_OF_PHYSICAL_CORES)
Example use, in a ctest -S dashboard script:
include(ProcessorCount)
ProcessorCount(N)
if(NOT N EQUAL 0)
set(CTEST_BUILD_FLAGS -j${N})
set(ctest_test_args ${ctest_test_args} PARALLEL_LEVEL ${N})
endif()
This function is intended to offer an approximation of the value of the number of compute cores available
on the current machine, such that you may use that value for parallel building and parallel testing. It
is meant to help utilize as much of the machine as seems reasonable. Of course, knowledge of what else
might be running on the machine simultaneously should be used when deciding whether to request a
machine's full capacity all for yourself.
SelectLibraryConfigurations
select_library_configurations(basename)
This macro takes a library base name as an argument, and will choose good values for the variables
basename_LIBRARY
basename_LIBRARIES
basename_LIBRARY_DEBUG
basename_LIBRARY_RELEASE
depending on what has been found and set.
If only basename_LIBRARY_RELEASE is defined, basename_LIBRARY will be set to the release value, and
basename_LIBRARY_DEBUG will be set to basename_LIBRARY_DEBUG-NOTFOUND. If only basename_LIBRARY_DEBUG is
defined, then basename_LIBRARY will take the debug value, and basename_LIBRARY_RELEASE will be set to
basename_LIBRARY_RELEASE-NOTFOUND.
If the generator supports configuration types, then basename_LIBRARY and basename_LIBRARIES will be set
with debug and optimized flags specifying the library to be used for the given configuration. If no
build type has been set or the generator in use does not support configuration types, then
basename_LIBRARY and basename_LIBRARIES will take only the release value, or the debug value if the
release one is not set.
SquishTestScript
This script launches a GUI test using Squish. You should not call the script directly; instead, you
should access it via the SQUISH_ADD_TEST macro that is defined in FindSquish.cmake.
This script starts the Squish server, launches the test on the client, and finally stops the squish
server. If any of these steps fail (including if the tests do not pass) then a fatal error is raised.
TestForANSIForScope
Check for ANSI for scope support
Check if the compiler restricts the scope of variables declared in a for-init-statement to the loop body.
CMAKE_NO_ANSI_FOR_SCOPE - holds result
TestForANSIStreamHeaders
Test for compiler support of ANSI stream headers iostream, etc.
check if the compiler supports the standard ANSI iostream header (without the .h)
CMAKE_NO_ANSI_STREAM_HEADERS - defined by the results
TestForSSTREAM
Test for compiler support of ANSI sstream header
check if the compiler supports the standard ANSI sstream header
CMAKE_NO_ANSI_STRING_STREAM - defined by the results
TestForSTDNamespace
Test for std:: namespace support
check if the compiler supports std:: on stl classes
CMAKE_NO_STD_NAMESPACE - defined by the results
UseEcos
This module defines variables and macros required to build eCos application.
This file contains the following macros: ECOS_ADD_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES() - add the eCos include dirs
ECOS_ADD_EXECUTABLE(name source1 ... sourceN ) - create an eCos executable ECOS_ADJUST_DIRECTORY(VAR
source1 ... sourceN ) - adjusts the path of the source files and puts the result into VAR
Macros for selecting the toolchain: ECOS_USE_ARM_ELF_TOOLS() - enable the ARM ELF toolchain for the
directory where it is called ECOS_USE_I386_ELF_TOOLS() - enable the i386 ELF toolchain for the directory
where it is called ECOS_USE_PPC_EABI_TOOLS() - enable the PowerPC toolchain for the directory where it is
called
It contains the following variables: ECOS_DEFINITIONS ECOSCONFIG_EXECUTABLE ECOS_CONFIG_FILE - defaults
to ecos.ecc, if your eCos configuration file has a different name, adjust this variable for internal use
only:
ECOS_ADD_TARGET_LIB
UseJava
This file provides support for Java. It is assumed that FindJava has already been loaded. See FindJava
for information on how to load Java into your CMake project.
Synopsis
Creating and Installing JARS
add_jar (<target_name> [SOURCES] <source1> [<source2>...] ...)
install_jar (<target_name> DESTINATION <destination> [COMPONENT <component>])
install_jni_symlink (<target_name> DESTINATION <destination> [COMPONENT <component>])
Header Generation
create_javah ((TARGET <target> | GENERATED_FILES <VAR>) CLASSES <class>... ...)
Exporting JAR Targets
install_jar_exports (TARGETS <jars>... FILE <filename> DESTINATION <destination> ...)
export_jars (TARGETS <jars>... [NAMESPACE <namespace>] FILE <filename>)
Finding JARs
find_jar (<VAR> NAMES <name1> [<name2>...] [PATHS <path1> [<path2>... ENV <var>]] ...)
Creating Java Documentation
create_javadoc (<VAR> (PACKAGES <pkg1> [<pkg2>...] | FILES <file1> [<file2>...]) ...)
Creating And Installing JARs
add_jar
Creates a jar file containing java objects and, optionally, resources:
add_jar(<target_name>
[SOURCES] <source1> [<source2>...] [<resource1>...]
[RESOURCES NAMESPACE <ns1> <resource1>... [NAMESPACE <nsX> <resourceX>...]... ]
[INCLUDE_JARS <jar1> [<jar2>...]]
[ENTRY_POINT <entry>]
[VERSION <version>]
[MANIFEST <manifest>]
[OUTPUT_NAME <name>]
[OUTPUT_DIR <dir>]
[GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS <target>
[DESTINATION (<dir>|INSTALL <dir> [BUILD <dir>])]]
)
This command creates a <target_name>.jar. It compiles the given <source> files and adds the given
<resource> files to the jar file. Source files can be java files or listing files (prefixed by
@). If only resource files are given then just a jar file is created.
SOURCES
Compiles the specified source files and adds the result in the jar file.
New in version 3.4: Support for response files, prefixed by @.
RESOURCES
New in version 3.21.
Adds the named <resource> files to the jar by stripping the source file path and placing
the file beneath <ns> within the jar.
For example:
RESOURCES NAMESPACE "/com/my/namespace" "a/path/to/resource.txt"
results in a resource accessible via /com/my/namespace/resource.txt within the jar.
Resources may be added without adjusting the namespace by adding them to the list of
SOURCES (original behavior), in this case, resource paths must be relative to
CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR. Adding resources without using the RESOURCES parameter in out of
source builds will almost certainly result in confusion.
NOTE:
Adding resources via the SOURCES parameter relies upon a hard-coded list of file
extensions which are tested to determine whether they compile (e.g. File.java). SOURCES
files which match the extensions are compiled. Files which do not match are treated as
resources. To include uncompiled resources matching those file extensions use the
RESOURCES parameter.
INCLUDE_JARS
The list of jars are added to the classpath when compiling the java sources and also to the
dependencies of the target. INCLUDE_JARS also accepts other target names created by
add_jar(). For backwards compatibility, jar files listed as sources are ignored (as they
have been since the first version of this module).
ENTRY_POINT
Defines an entry point in the jar file.
VERSION
Adds a version to the target output name.
The following example will create a jar file with the name shibboleet-1.2.0.jar and will
create a symlink shibboleet.jar pointing to the jar with the version information.
add_jar(shibboleet shibbotleet.java VERSION 1.2.0)
MANIFEST
Defines a custom manifest for the jar.
OUTPUT_NAME
Specify a different output name for the target.
OUTPUT_DIR
Sets the directory where the jar file will be generated. If not specified,
CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR is used as the output directory.
GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS
New in version 3.11.
Generates native header files for methods declared as native. These files provide the
connective glue that allow your Java and C code to interact. An INTERFACE target will be
created for an easy usage of generated files. Sub-option DESTINATION can be used to
specify the output directory for generated header files.
This option requires, at least, version 1.8 of the JDK.
For an optimum usage of this option, it is recommended to include module JNI before any
call to add_jar(). The produced target for native headers can then be used to compile C/C++
sources with the target_link_libraries() command.
find_package(JNI)
add_jar(foo foo.java GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS foo-native)
add_library(bar bar.cpp)
target_link_libraries(bar PRIVATE foo-native)
New in version 3.20: DESTINATION sub-option now supports the possibility to specify
different output directories for BUILD and INSTALL steps. If BUILD directory is not
specified, a default directory will be used.
To export the interface target generated by GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS option, sub-option
INSTALL of DESTINATION is required:
add_jar(foo foo.java GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS foo-native
DESTINATION INSTALL include)
install(TARGETS foo-native EXPORT native)
install(DIRECTORY "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:foo-native,NATIVE_HEADERS_DIRECTORY>/"
DESTINATION include)
install(EXPORT native DESTINATION /to/export NAMESPACE foo)
Some variables can be set to customize the behavior of add_jar() as well as the java compiler:
CMAKE_JAVA_COMPILE_FLAGS
Specify additional flags to java compiler.
CMAKE_JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH
Specify additional paths to the class path.
CMAKE_JNI_TARGET
If the target is a JNI library, sets this boolean variable to TRUE to enable creation of a
JNI symbolic link (see also install_jni_symlink()).
CMAKE_JAR_CLASSES_PREFIX
If multiple jars should be produced from the same java source filetree, to prevent the
accumulation of duplicate class files in subsequent jars, set/reset
CMAKE_JAR_CLASSES_PREFIX prior to calling the add_jar():
set(CMAKE_JAR_CLASSES_PREFIX com/redhat/foo)
add_jar(foo foo.java)
set(CMAKE_JAR_CLASSES_PREFIX com/redhat/bar)
add_jar(bar bar.java)
The add_jar() function sets the following target properties on <target_name>:
INSTALL_FILES
The files which should be installed. This is used by install_jar().
JNI_SYMLINK
The JNI symlink which should be installed. This is used by install_jni_symlink().
JAR_FILE
The location of the jar file so that you can include it.
CLASSDIR
The directory where the class files can be found. For example to use them with javah.
NATIVE_HEADERS_DIRECTORY
New in version 3.20.
The directory where native headers are generated. Defined when option
GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS is specified.
install_jar
This command installs the jar file to the given destination:
install_jar(<target_name> <destination>)
install_jar(<target_name> DESTINATION <destination> [COMPONENT <component>])
This command installs the <target_name> file to the given <destination>. It should be called in
the same scope as add_jar() or it will fail.
New in version 3.4: The second signature with DESTINATION and COMPONENT options.
DESTINATION
Specify the directory on disk to which a file will be installed.
COMPONENT
Specify an installation component name with which the install rule is associated, such as
"runtime" or "development".
The install_jar() command sets the following target properties on <target_name>:
INSTALL_DESTINATION
Holds the <destination> as described above, and is used by install_jar_exports().
install_jni_symlink
Installs JNI symlinks for target generated by add_jar():
install_jni_symlink(<target_name> <destination>)
install_jni_symlink(<target_name> DESTINATION <destination> [COMPONENT <component>])
This command installs the <target_name> JNI symlinks to the given <destination>. It should be
called in the same scope as add_jar() or it will fail.
New in version 3.4: The second signature with DESTINATION and COMPONENT options.
DESTINATION
Specify the directory on disk to which a file will be installed.
COMPONENT
Specify an installation component name with which the install rule is associated, such as
"runtime" or "development".
Utilize the following commands to create a JNI symbolic link:
set(CMAKE_JNI_TARGET TRUE)
add_jar(shibboleet shibbotleet.java VERSION 1.2.0)
install_jar(shibboleet ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/shibboleet)
install_jni_symlink(shibboleet ${JAVA_LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
Header Generation
create_javah
New in version 3.4.
Generates C header files for java classes:
create_javah(TARGET <target> | GENERATED_FILES <VAR>
CLASSES <class>...
[CLASSPATH <classpath>...]
[DEPENDS <depend>...]
[OUTPUT_NAME <path>|OUTPUT_DIR <path>]
)
Deprecated since version 3.11: This command will no longer be supported starting with version 10
of the JDK due to the suppression of javah tool. The add_jar(GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS) command
should be used instead.
Create C header files from java classes. These files provide the connective glue that allow your
Java and C code to interact.
There are two main signatures for create_javah(). The first signature returns generated files
through variable specified by the GENERATED_FILES option. For example:
create_javah(GENERATED_FILES files_headers
CLASSES org.cmake.HelloWorld
CLASSPATH hello.jar
)
The second signature for create_javah() creates a target which encapsulates header files
generation. E.g.
create_javah(TARGET target_headers
CLASSES org.cmake.HelloWorld
CLASSPATH hello.jar
)
Both signatures share same options.
CLASSES
Specifies Java classes used to generate headers.
CLASSPATH
Specifies various paths to look up classes. Here .class files, jar files or targets created
by command add_jar can be used.
DEPENDS
Targets on which the javah target depends.
OUTPUT_NAME
Concatenates the resulting header files for all the classes listed by option CLASSES into
<path>. Same behavior as option -o of javah tool.
OUTPUT_DIR
Sets the directory where the header files will be generated. Same behavior as option -d of
javah tool. If not specified, CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR is used as the output directory.
Exporting JAR Targets
install_jar_exports
New in version 3.7.
Installs a target export file:
install_jar_exports(TARGETS <jars>...
[NAMESPACE <namespace>]
FILE <filename>
DESTINATION <destination> [COMPONENT <component>])
This command installs a target export file <filename> for the named jar targets to the given
<destination> directory. Its function is similar to that of install(EXPORT).
TARGETS
List of targets created by add_jar() command.
NAMESPACE
New in version 3.9.
The <namespace> value will be prepend to the target names as they are written to the import
file.
FILE Specify name of the export file.
DESTINATION
Specify the directory on disk to which a file will be installed.
COMPONENT
Specify an installation component name with which the install rule is associated, such as
"runtime" or "development".
export_jars
New in version 3.7.
Writes a target export file:
export_jars(TARGETS <jars>...
[NAMESPACE <namespace>]
FILE <filename>)
This command writes a target export file <filename> for the named <jars> targets. Its function is
similar to that of export().
TARGETS
List of targets created by add_jar() command.
NAMESPACE
New in version 3.9.
The <namespace> value will be prepend to the target names as they are written to the import
file.
FILE Specify name of the export file.
Finding JARs
find_jar
Finds the specified jar file:
find_jar(<VAR>
<name> | NAMES <name1> [<name2>...]
[PATHS <path1> [<path2>... ENV <var>]]
[VERSIONS <version1> [<version2>]]
[DOC "cache documentation string"]
)
This command is used to find a full path to the named jar. A cache entry named by <VAR> is
created to store the result of this command. If the full path to a jar is found the result is
stored in the variable and the search will not repeated unless the variable is cleared. If
nothing is found, the result will be <VAR>-NOTFOUND, and the search will be attempted again next
time find_jar() is invoked with the same variable.
NAMES Specify one or more possible names for the jar file.
PATHS Specify directories to search in addition to the default locations. The ENV var sub-option
reads paths from a system environment variable.
VERSIONS
Specify jar versions.
DOC Specify the documentation string for the <VAR> cache entry.
Creating Java Documentation
create_javadoc
Creates java documentation based on files and packages:
create_javadoc(<VAR>
(PACKAGES <pkg1> [<pkg2>...] | FILES <file1> [<file2>...])
[SOURCEPATH <sourcepath>]
[CLASSPATH <classpath>]
[INSTALLPATH <install path>]
[DOCTITLE <the documentation title>]
[WINDOWTITLE <the title of the document>]
[AUTHOR (TRUE|FALSE)]
[USE (TRUE|FALSE)]
[VERSION (TRUE|FALSE)]
)
The create_javadoc() command can be used to create java documentation. There are two main
signatures for create_javadoc().
The first signature works with package names on a path with source files:
create_javadoc(my_example_doc
PACKAGES com.example.foo com.example.bar
SOURCEPATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
CLASSPATH ${CMAKE_JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}
WINDOWTITLE "My example"
DOCTITLE "<h1>My example</h1>"
AUTHOR TRUE
USE TRUE
VERSION TRUE
)
The second signature for create_javadoc() works on a given list of files:
create_javadoc(my_example_doc
FILES java/A.java java/B.java
CLASSPATH ${CMAKE_JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}
WINDOWTITLE "My example"
DOCTITLE "<h1>My example</h1>"
AUTHOR TRUE
USE TRUE
VERSION TRUE
)
Both signatures share most of the options. For more details please read the javadoc manpage.
PACKAGES
Specify java packages.
FILES Specify java source files. If relative paths are specified, they are relative to
CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR.
SOURCEPATH
Specify the directory where to look for packages. By default, CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR
directory is used.
CLASSPATH
Specify where to find user class files. Same behavior as option -classpath of javadoc tool.
INSTALLPATH
Specify where to install the java documentation. If you specified, the documentation will
be installed to ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/javadoc/<VAR>.
DOCTITLE
Specify the title to place near the top of the overview summary file. Same behavior as
option -doctitle of javadoc tool.
WINDOWTITLE
Specify the title to be placed in the HTML <title> tag. Same behavior as option
-windowtitle of javadoc tool.
AUTHOR When value TRUE is specified, includes the @author text in the generated docs. Same
behavior as option -author of javadoc tool.
USE When value TRUE is specified, creates class and package usage pages. Includes one Use page
for each documented class and package. Same behavior as option -use of javadoc tool.
VERSION
When value TRUE is specified, includes the version text in the generated docs. Same
behavior as option -version of javadoc tool.
UseSWIG
This file provides support for SWIG. It is assumed that FindSWIG module has already been loaded.
CMake Commands
The following command is defined for use with SWIG:
swig_add_library
New in version 3.8.
Define swig module with given name and specified language:
swig_add_library(<name>
[TYPE <SHARED|MODULE|STATIC|USE_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS>]
LANGUAGE <language>
[NO_PROXY]
[OUTPUT_DIR <directory>]
[OUTFILE_DIR <directory>]
SOURCES <file>...
)
Targets created with the swig_add_library command have the same capabilities as targets created
with the add_library() command, so those targets can be used with any command expecting a target
(e.g. target_link_libraries()).
Changed in version 3.13: This command creates a target with the specified <name> when policy
CMP0078 is set to NEW. Otherwise, the legacy behavior will choose a different target name and
store it in the SWIG_MODULE_<name>_REAL_NAME variable.
Changed in version 3.15: Alternate library name (set with the OUTPUT_NAME property, for example)
will be passed on to Python and CSharp wrapper libraries.
Changed in version 3.21: Generated library use standard naming conventions for CSharp language
when policy CMP0122 is set to NEW. Otherwise, the legacy behavior is applied.
NOTE:
For multi-config generators, this module does not support configuration-specific files
generated by SWIG. All build configurations must result in the same generated source file.
NOTE:
For Makefile Generators, if, for some sources, the USE_SWIG_DEPENDENCIES property is FALSE,
swig_add_library does not track file dependencies, so depending on the <name>_swig_compilation
custom target is required for targets which require the swig-generated files to exist. Other
generators may depend on the source files that would be generated by SWIG.
TYPE SHARED, MODULE and STATIC have the same semantic as for the add_library() command. If
USE_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS is specified, the library type will be STATIC or SHARED based on
whether the current value of the BUILD_SHARED_LIBS variable is ON. If no type is specified,
MODULE will be used.
LANGUAGE
Specify the target language.
New in version 3.1: Go and Lua language support.
New in version 3.2: R language support.
New in version 3.18: Fortran language support.
NO_PROXY
New in version 3.12.
Prevent the generation of the wrapper layer (swig -noproxy option).
OUTPUT_DIR
New in version 3.12.
Specify where to write the language specific files (swig -outdir option). If not given, the
CMAKE_SWIG_OUTDIR variable will be used. If neither is specified, the default depends on
the value of the UseSWIG_MODULE_VERSION variable as follows:
• If UseSWIG_MODULE_VERSION is 1 or is undefined, output is written to the
CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR directory.
• If UseSWIG_MODULE_VERSION is 2, a dedicated directory will be used. The path of this
directory can be retrieved from the SWIG_SUPPORT_FILES_DIRECTORY target property.
OUTFILE_DIR
New in version 3.12.
Specify an output directory name where the generated source file will be placed (swig -o
option). If not specified, the SWIG_OUTFILE_DIR variable will be used. If neither is
specified, OUTPUT_DIR or CMAKE_SWIG_OUTDIR is used instead.
SOURCES
List of sources for the library. Files with extension .i will be identified as sources for
the SWIG tool. Other files will be handled in the standard way.
New in version 3.14: This behavior can be overridden by specifying the variable
SWIG_SOURCE_FILE_EXTENSIONS.
NOTE:
If UseSWIG_MODULE_VERSION is set to 2, it is strongly recommended to use a dedicated directory
unique to the target when either the OUTPUT_DIR option or the CMAKE_SWIG_OUTDIR variable are
specified. The output directory contents are erased as part of the target build, so to prevent
interference between targets or losing other important files, each target should have its own
dedicated output directory.
Properties on Source Files
Source file properties on module files must be set before the invocation of the swig_add_library command
to specify special behavior of SWIG and ensure generated files will receive the required settings.
CPLUSPLUS
Call SWIG in c++ mode. For example:
set_property(SOURCE mymod.i PROPERTY CPLUSPLUS ON)
swig_add_library(mymod LANGUAGE python SOURCES mymod.i)
SWIG_FLAGS
Deprecated since version 3.12: Replaced with the fine-grained properties that follow.
Pass custom flags to the SWIG executable.
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES, COMPILE_DEFINITIONS and COMPILE_OPTIONS
New in version 3.12.
Add custom flags to SWIG compiler and have same semantic as properties INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES,
COMPILE_DEFINITIONS and COMPILE_OPTIONS.
USE_TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
New in version 3.13.
If set to TRUE, contents of target property INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES will be forwarded to SWIG
compiler. If set to FALSE target property INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES will be ignored. If not set, target
property SWIG_USE_TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES will be considered.
GENERATED_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES, GENERATED_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS and GENERATED_COMPILE_OPTIONS
New in version 3.12.
Add custom flags to the C/C++ generated source. They will fill, respectively, properties
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES, COMPILE_DEFINITIONS and COMPILE_OPTIONS of generated C/C++ file.
DEPENDS
New in version 3.12.
Specify additional dependencies to the source file.
USE_SWIG_DEPENDENCIES
New in version 3.20.
If set to TRUE, implicit dependencies are generated by the swig tool itself. This property is only
meaningful for Makefile, Ninja, Xcode, and Visual Studio (Visual Studio 12 2013 and above)
generators. Default value is FALSE.
New in version 3.21: Added the support of Xcode generator.
New in version 3.22: Added the support of Visual Studio Generators.
SWIG_MODULE_NAME
Specify the actual import name of the module in the target language. This is required if it
cannot be scanned automatically from source or different from the module file basename. For
example:
set_property(SOURCE mymod.i PROPERTY SWIG_MODULE_NAME mymod_realname)
Changed in version 3.14: If policy CMP0086 is set to NEW, -module <module_name> is passed to SWIG
compiler.
OUTPUT_DIR
New in version 3.19.
Specify where to write the language specific files (swig -outdir option) for the considered source
file. If not specified, the other ways to define the output directory applies (see OUTPUT_DIR
option of swig_add_library() command).
OUTFILE_DIR
New in version 3.19.
Specify an output directory where the generated source file will be placed (swig -o option) for
the considered source file. If not specified, OUTPUT_DIR source property will be used. If neither
are specified, the other ways to define output file directory applies (see OUTFILE_DIR option of
swig_add_library() command).
Properties on Targets
Target library properties can be set to apply same configuration to all SWIG input files.
SWIG_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES, SWIG_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS and SWIG_COMPILE_OPTIONS
New in version 3.12.
These properties will be applied to all SWIG input files and have same semantic as target
properties INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES, COMPILE_DEFINITIONS and COMPILE_OPTIONS.
set (UseSWIG_TARGET_NAME_PREFERENCE STANDARD)
swig_add_library(mymod LANGUAGE python SOURCES mymod.i)
set_property(TARGET mymod PROPERTY SWIG_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS MY_DEF1 MY_DEF2)
set_property(TARGET mymod PROPERTY SWIG_COMPILE_OPTIONS -bla -blb)
SWIG_USE_TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
New in version 3.13.
If set to TRUE, contents of target property INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES will be forwarded to SWIG
compiler. If set to FALSE or not defined, target property INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES will be ignored.
This behavior can be overridden by specifying source property USE_TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES.
SWIG_GENERATED_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES, SWIG_GENERATED_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS and SWIG_GENERATED_COMPILE_OPTIONS
New in version 3.12.
These properties will populate, respectively, properties INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES, COMPILE_DEFINITIONS
and COMPILE_FLAGS of all generated C/C++ files.
SWIG_DEPENDS
New in version 3.12.
Add dependencies to all SWIG input files.
Read-only Target Properties
The following target properties are output properties and can be used to get information about support
files generated by SWIG interface compilation.
SWIG_SUPPORT_FILES
New in version 3.12.
This output property list of wrapper files generated during SWIG compilation.
set (UseSWIG_TARGET_NAME_PREFERENCE STANDARD)
swig_add_library(mymod LANGUAGE python SOURCES mymod.i)
get_property(support_files TARGET mymod PROPERTY SWIG_SUPPORT_FILES)
NOTE:
Only most principal support files are listed. In case some advanced features of SWIG are used
(for example %template), associated support files may not be listed. Prefer to use the
SWIG_SUPPORT_FILES_DIRECTORY property to handle support files.
SWIG_SUPPORT_FILES_DIRECTORY
New in version 3.12.
This output property specifies the directory where support files will be generated.
NOTE:
When source property OUTPUT_DIR is defined, multiple directories can be specified as part of
SWIG_SUPPORT_FILES_DIRECTORY.
CMake Variables
Some variables can be set to customize the behavior of swig_add_library as well as SWIG:
UseSWIG_MODULE_VERSION
New in version 3.12.
Specify different behaviors for UseSWIG module.
• Set to 1 or undefined: Legacy behavior is applied.
• Set to 2: A new strategy is applied regarding support files: the output directory of support
files is erased before SWIG interface compilation.
CMAKE_SWIG_FLAGS
Add flags to all swig calls.
CMAKE_SWIG_OUTDIR
Specify where to write the language specific files (swig -outdir option).
SWIG_OUTFILE_DIR
New in version 3.8.
Specify an output directory name where the generated source file will be placed. If not
specified, CMAKE_SWIG_OUTDIR is used.
SWIG_MODULE_<name>_EXTRA_DEPS
Specify extra dependencies for the generated module for <name>.
SWIG_SOURCE_FILE_EXTENSIONS
New in version 3.14.
Specify a list of source file extensions to override the default behavior of considering only .i
files as sources for the SWIG tool. For example:
set(SWIG_SOURCE_FILE_EXTENSIONS ".i" ".swg")
SWIG_USE_SWIG_DEPENDENCIES
New in version 3.20.
If set to TRUE, implicit dependencies are generated by the swig tool itself. This variable is only
meaningful for Makefile, Ninja, Xcode, and Visual Studio (Visual Studio 12 2013 and above)
generators. Default value is FALSE.
Source file property USE_SWIG_DEPENDENCIES, if not defined, will be initialized with the value of
this variable.
New in version 3.21: Added the support of Xcode generator.
New in version 3.22: Added the support of Visual Studio Generators.
Deprecated Commands
swig_link_libraries
Deprecated since version 3.13: Use target_link_libraries() with the standard target name, or with
${SWIG_MODULE_<name>_REAL_NAME} for legacy target naming.
Link libraries to swig module:
swig_link_libraries(<name> <item>...)
This command has same capabilities as target_link_libraries() command.
NOTE:
When policy CMP0078 is set to NEW, swig_add_library() creates a standard target with the
specified <name> and target_link_libraries() must be used instead of this command.
With the legacy behavior (when CMP0078 is set to OLD and the UseSWIG_TARGET_NAME_PREFERENCE
variable is set to "LEGACY", or in CMake versions prior to 3.12), it is preferable to use
target_link_libraries(${SWIG_MODULE_<name>_REAL_NAME} ...) instead of this command.
UsewxWidgets
Convenience include for using wxWidgets library.
Determines if wxWidgets was FOUND and sets the appropriate libs, incdirs, flags, etc.
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES and LINK_DIRECTORIES are called.
USAGE
# Note that for MinGW users the order of libs is important!
find_package(wxWidgets REQUIRED net gl core base)
include(${wxWidgets_USE_FILE})
# and for each of your dependent executable/library targets:
target_link_libraries(<YourTarget> ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES})
DEPRECATED
LINK_LIBRARIES is not called in favor of adding dependencies per target.
AUTHOR
Jan Woetzel <jw -at- mip.informatik.uni-kiel.de>
FIND MODULES
These modules search for third-party software. They are normally called through the find_package()
command.
FindALSA
Find Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA)
Find the alsa libraries (asound)
IMPORTED Targets
New in version 3.12.
This module defines IMPORTED target ALSA::ALSA, if ALSA has been found.
Result Variables
This module defines the following variables:
ALSA_FOUND
True if ALSA_INCLUDE_DIR & ALSA_LIBRARY are found
ALSA_LIBRARIES
List of libraries when using ALSA.
ALSA_INCLUDE_DIRS
Where to find the ALSA headers.
Cache variables
The following cache variables may also be set:
ALSA_INCLUDE_DIR
the ALSA include directory
ALSA_LIBRARY
the absolute path of the asound library
FindArmadillo
Find the Armadillo C++ library. Armadillo is a library for linear algebra & scientific computing.
New in version 3.18: Support for linking wrapped libraries directly (ARMA_DONT_USE_WRAPPER).
Using Armadillo:
find_package(Armadillo REQUIRED)
include_directories(${ARMADILLO_INCLUDE_DIRS})
add_executable(foo foo.cc)
target_link_libraries(foo ${ARMADILLO_LIBRARIES})
This module sets the following variables:
ARMADILLO_FOUND - set to true if the library is found
ARMADILLO_INCLUDE_DIRS - list of required include directories
ARMADILLO_LIBRARIES - list of libraries to be linked
ARMADILLO_VERSION_MAJOR - major version number
ARMADILLO_VERSION_MINOR - minor version number
ARMADILLO_VERSION_PATCH - patch version number
ARMADILLO_VERSION_STRING - version number as a string (ex: "1.0.4")
ARMADILLO_VERSION_NAME - name of the version (ex: "Antipodean Antileech")
FindASPELL
Try to find ASPELL
Once done this will define
ASPELL_FOUND - system has ASPELL
ASPELL_EXECUTABLE - the ASPELL executable
ASPELL_INCLUDE_DIR - the ASPELL include directory
ASPELL_LIBRARIES - The libraries needed to use ASPELL
ASPELL_DEFINITIONS - Compiler switches required for using ASPELL
FindAVIFile
Locate AVIFILE library and include paths
AVIFILE (https://avifile.sourceforge.net/) is a set of libraries for i386 machines to use various AVI
codecs. Support is limited beyond Linux. Windows provides native AVI support, and so doesn't need this
library. This module defines
AVIFILE_INCLUDE_DIR, where to find avifile.h , etc.
AVIFILE_LIBRARIES, the libraries to link against
AVIFILE_DEFINITIONS, definitions to use when compiling
AVIFILE_FOUND, If false, don't try to use AVIFILE
FindBacktrace
Find provider for backtrace(3).
Checks if OS supports backtrace(3) via either libc or custom library. This module defines the following
variables:
Backtrace_HEADER
The header file needed for backtrace(3). Cached. Could be forcibly set by user.
Backtrace_INCLUDE_DIRS
The include directories needed to use backtrace(3) header.
Backtrace_LIBRARIES
The libraries (linker flags) needed to use backtrace(3), if any.
Backtrace_FOUND
Is set if and only if backtrace(3) support detected.
The following cache variables are also available to set or use:
Backtrace_LIBRARY
The external library providing backtrace, if any.
Backtrace_INCLUDE_DIR
The directory holding the backtrace(3) header.
Typical usage is to generate of header file using configure_file() with the contents like the following:
#cmakedefine01 Backtrace_FOUND
#if Backtrace_FOUND
# include <${Backtrace_HEADER}>
#endif
And then reference that generated header file in actual source.
FindBISON
Find bison executable and provide a macro to generate custom build rules.
The module defines the following variables:
BISON_EXECUTABLE
path to the bison program
BISON_VERSION
version of bison
BISON_FOUND
"True" if the program was found
The minimum required version of bison can be specified using the standard CMake syntax, e.g.
find_package(BISON 2.1.3).
If bison is found, the module defines the macro:
BISON_TARGET(<Name> <YaccInput> <CodeOutput>
[COMPILE_FLAGS <flags>]
[DEFINES_FILE <file>]
[VERBOSE [<file>]]
[REPORT_FILE <file>]
)
which will create a custom rule to generate a parser. <YaccInput> is the path to a yacc file.
<CodeOutput> is the name of the source file generated by bison. A header file is also be generated, and
contains the token list.
Changed in version 3.14: When CMP0088 is set to NEW, bison runs in the CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR
directory.
The options are:
COMPILE_FLAGS <flags>
Specify flags to be added to the bison command line.
DEFINES_FILE <file>
New in version 3.4.
Specify a non-default header <file> to be generated by bison.
VERBOSE [<file>]
Tell bison to write a report file of the grammar and parser.
Deprecated since version 3.7: If <file> is given, it specifies path the report file is copied to.
[<file>] is left for backward compatibility of this module. Use VERBOSE REPORT_FILE <file>.
REPORT_FILE <file>
New in version 3.7.
Specify a non-default report <file>, if generated.
The macro defines the following variables:
BISON_<Name>_DEFINED
True is the macro ran successfully
BISON_<Name>_INPUT
The input source file, an alias for <YaccInput>
BISON_<Name>_OUTPUT_SOURCE
The source file generated by bison
BISON_<Name>_OUTPUT_HEADER
The header file generated by bison
BISON_<Name>_OUTPUTS
All files generated by bison including the source, the header and the report
BISON_<Name>_COMPILE_FLAGS
Options used in the bison command line
Example usage:
find_package(BISON)
BISON_TARGET(MyParser parser.y ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/parser.cpp
DEFINES_FILE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/parser.h)
add_executable(Foo main.cpp ${BISON_MyParser_OUTPUTS})
FindBLAS
Find Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms (BLAS) library
This module finds an installed Fortran library that implements the BLAS linear-algebra interface.
At least one of the C, CXX, or Fortran languages must be enabled.
Input Variables
The following variables may be set to influence this module's behavior:
BLA_STATIC
if ON use static linkage
BLA_VENDOR
Set to one of the BLAS/LAPACK Vendors to search for BLAS only from the specified vendor. If not
set, all vendors are considered.
BLA_F95
if ON tries to find the BLAS95 interfaces
BLA_PREFER_PKGCONFIG
New in version 3.11.
if set pkg-config will be used to search for a BLAS library first and if one is found that is
preferred
BLA_PKGCONFIG_BLAS
New in version 3.25.
If set, the pkg-config method will look for this module name instead of just blas.
BLA_SIZEOF_INTEGER
New in version 3.22.
Specify the BLAS/LAPACK library integer size:
4 Search for a BLAS/LAPACK with 32-bit integer interfaces.
8 Search for a BLAS/LAPACK with 64-bit integer interfaces.
ANY Search for any BLAS/LAPACK. Most likely, a BLAS/LAPACK with 32-bit integer interfaces will
be found.
Imported targets
This module defines the following IMPORTED targets:
BLAS::BLAS
New in version 3.18.
The libraries to use for BLAS, if found.
Result Variables
This module defines the following variables:
BLAS_FOUND
library implementing the BLAS interface is found
BLAS_LINKER_FLAGS
uncached list of required linker flags (excluding -l and -L).
BLAS_LIBRARIES
uncached list of libraries (using full path name) to link against to use BLAS (may be empty if
compiler implicitly links BLAS)
BLAS95_LIBRARIES
uncached list of libraries (using full path name) to link against to use BLAS95 interface
BLAS95_FOUND
library implementing the BLAS95 interface is found
BLAS/LAPACK Vendors
Generic
Generic reference implementation
ACML, ACML_MP, ACML_GPU
AMD Core Math Library
AOCL, AOCL_mt
New in version 3.27.
AMD Optimizing CPU Libraries
Apple, NAS
Apple BLAS (Accelerate), and Apple NAS (vecLib)
Arm, Arm_mp, Arm_ilp64, Arm_ilp64_mp
New in version 3.18.
Arm Performance Libraries
ATLAS Automatically Tuned Linear Algebra Software
CXML, DXML
Compaq/Digital Extended Math Library
EML, EML_mt
New in version 3.20.
Elbrus Math Library
FLAME New in version 3.11.
BLIS Framework
FlexiBLAS
New in version 3.19.
Fujitsu_SSL2, Fujitsu_SSL2BLAMP, Fujitsu_SSL2SVE, Fujitsu_SSL2BLAMPSVE
New in version 3.20.
Fujitsu SSL2 serial and parallel blas/lapack with SVE instructions
Goto GotoBLAS
IBMESSL, IBMESSL_SMP
IBM Engineering and Scientific Subroutine Library
Intel Intel MKL 32 bit and 64 bit obsolete versions
Intel10_32
Intel MKL v10 32 bit, threaded code
Intel10_64lp
Intel MKL v10+ 64 bit, threaded code, lp64 model
Intel10_64lp_seq
Intel MKL v10+ 64 bit, sequential code, lp64 model
Intel10_64ilp
New in version 3.13.
Intel MKL v10+ 64 bit, threaded code, ilp64 model
Intel10_64ilp_seq
New in version 3.13.
Intel MKL v10+ 64 bit, sequential code, ilp64 model
Intel10_64_dyn
New in version 3.17.
Intel MKL v10+ 64 bit, single dynamic library
NVHPC New in version 3.21.
NVIDIA HPC SDK
OpenBLAS
New in version 3.6.
PhiPACK
Portable High Performance ANSI C (PHiPAC)
SCSL, SCSL_mp
Scientific Computing Software Library
SGIMATH
SGI Scientific Mathematical Library
SunPerf
Sun Performance Library
Intel MKL
To use the Intel MKL implementation of BLAS, a project must enable at least one of the C or CXX
languages. Set BLA_VENDOR to an Intel MKL variant either on the command-line as
-DBLA_VENDOR=Intel10_64lp or in project code:
set(BLA_VENDOR Intel10_64lp)
find_package(BLAS)
In order to build a project using Intel MKL, and end user must first establish an Intel MKL environment:
Intel oneAPI
Source the full Intel environment script:
. /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
Or, source the MKL component environment script:
. /opt/intel/oneapi/mkl/latest/env/vars.sh
Intel Classic
Source the full Intel environment script:
. /opt/intel/bin/compilervars.sh intel64
Or, source the MKL component environment script:
. /opt/intel/mkl/bin/mklvars.sh intel64
The above environment scripts set the MKLROOT environment variable to the top of the MKL installation.
They also add the location of the runtime libraries to the dynamic library loader environment variable
for your platform (e.g. LD_LIBRARY_PATH). This is necessary for programs linked against MKL to run.
NOTE:
As of Intel oneAPI 2021.2, loading only the MKL component does not make all of its dependencies
available. In particular, the iomp5 library must be available separately, or provided by also loading
the compiler component environment:
. /opt/intel/oneapi/compiler/latest/env/vars.sh
FindBoost
Find Boost include dirs and libraries
Use this module by invoking find_package() with the form:
find_package(Boost
[version] [EXACT] # Minimum or EXACT version e.g. 1.67.0
[REQUIRED] # Fail with error if Boost is not found
[COMPONENTS <libs>...] # Boost libraries by their canonical name
# e.g. "date_time" for "libboost_date_time"
[OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS <libs>...]
# Optional Boost libraries by their canonical name)
) # e.g. "date_time" for "libboost_date_time"
This module finds headers and requested component libraries OR a CMake package configuration file
provided by a "Boost CMake" build. For the latter case skip to the Boost CMake section below.
New in version 3.7: bzip2 and zlib components (Windows only).
New in version 3.11: The OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS option.
New in version 3.13: stacktrace_* components.
New in version 3.19: bzip2 and zlib components on all platforms.
Result Variables
This module defines the following variables:
Boost_FOUND
True if headers and requested libraries were found.
Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS
Boost include directories.
Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS
Link directories for Boost libraries.
Boost_LIBRARIES
Boost component libraries to be linked.
Boost_<COMPONENT>_FOUND
True if component <COMPONENT> was found (<COMPONENT> name is upper-case).
Boost_<COMPONENT>_LIBRARY
Libraries to link for component <COMPONENT> (may include target_link_libraries() debug/optimized
keywords).
Boost_VERSION_MACRO
BOOST_VERSION value from boost/version.hpp.
Boost_VERSION_STRING
Boost version number in X.Y.Z format.
Boost_VERSION
Boost version number in X.Y.Z format (same as Boost_VERSION_STRING).
Changed in version 3.15: In previous CMake versions, this variable used the raw version string
from the Boost header (same as Boost_VERSION_MACRO). See policy CMP0093.
Boost_LIB_VERSION
Version string appended to library filenames.
Boost_VERSION_MAJOR, Boost_MAJOR_VERSION
Boost major version number (X in X.Y.Z).
Boost_VERSION_MINOR, Boost_MINOR_VERSION
Boost minor version number (Y in X.Y.Z).
Boost_VERSION_PATCH, Boost_SUBMINOR_VERSION
Boost subminor version number (Z in X.Y.Z).
Boost_VERSION_COUNT
Amount of version components (3).
Boost_LIB_DIAGNOSTIC_DEFINITIONS (Windows-specific)
Pass to add_definitions() to have diagnostic information about Boost's automatic linking displayed
during compilation
New in version 3.15: The Boost_VERSION_<PART> variables.
Cache variables
Search results are saved persistently in CMake cache entries:
Boost_INCLUDE_DIR
Directory containing Boost headers.
Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE
Directory containing release Boost libraries.
Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_DEBUG
Directory containing debug Boost libraries.
Boost_<COMPONENT>_LIBRARY_DEBUG
Component <COMPONENT> library debug variant.
Boost_<COMPONENT>_LIBRARY_RELEASE
Component <COMPONENT> library release variant.
New in version 3.3: Per-configuration variables Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE and Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_DEBUG.
Hints
This module reads hints about search locations from variables:
BOOST_ROOT, BOOSTROOT
Preferred installation prefix.
BOOST_INCLUDEDIR
Preferred include directory e.g. <prefix>/include.
BOOST_LIBRARYDIR
Preferred library directory e.g. <prefix>/lib.
Boost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS
Set to ON to disable searching in locations not specified by these hint variables. Default is OFF.
Boost_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS
List of Boost versions not known to this module. (Boost install locations may contain the
version).
Users may set these hints or results as CACHE entries. Projects should not read these entries directly
but instead use the above result variables. Note that some hint names start in upper-case BOOST. One
may specify these as environment variables if they are not specified as CMake variables or cache entries.
This module first searches for the Boost header files using the above hint variables (excluding
BOOST_LIBRARYDIR) and saves the result in Boost_INCLUDE_DIR. Then it searches for requested component
libraries using the above hints (excluding BOOST_INCLUDEDIR and Boost_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS), "lib"
directories near Boost_INCLUDE_DIR, and the library name configuration settings below. It saves the
library directories in Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_DEBUG and Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE and individual library
locations in Boost_<COMPONENT>_LIBRARY_DEBUG and Boost_<COMPONENT>_LIBRARY_RELEASE. When one changes
settings used by previous searches in the same build tree (excluding environment variables) this module
discards previous search results affected by the changes and searches again.
Imported Targets
New in version 3.5.
This module defines the following IMPORTED targets:
Boost::boost
Target for header-only dependencies. (Boost include directory).
Boost::headers
New in version 3.15: Alias for Boost::boost.
Boost::<component>
Target for specific component dependency (shared or static library); <component> name is
lower-case.
Boost::diagnostic_definitions
Interface target to enable diagnostic information about Boost's automatic linking during
compilation (adds -DBOOST_LIB_DIAGNOSTIC).
Boost::disable_autolinking
Interface target to disable automatic linking with MSVC (adds -DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB).
Boost::dynamic_linking
Interface target to enable dynamic linking with MSVC (adds -DBOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK).
Implicit dependencies such as Boost::filesystem requiring Boost::system will be automatically detected
and satisfied, even if system is not specified when using find_package() and if Boost::system is not
added to target_link_libraries(). If using Boost::thread, then Threads::Threads will also be added
automatically.
It is important to note that the imported targets behave differently than variables created by this
module: multiple calls to find_package(Boost) in the same directory or sub-directories with different
options (e.g. static or shared) will not override the values of the targets created by the first call.
Other Variables
Boost libraries come in many variants encoded in their file name. Users or projects may tell this module
which variant to find by setting variables:
Boost_USE_DEBUG_LIBS
New in version 3.10.
Set to ON or OFF to specify whether to search and use the debug libraries. Default is ON.
Boost_USE_RELEASE_LIBS
New in version 3.10.
Set to ON or OFF to specify whether to search and use the release libraries. Default is ON.
Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED
Set to OFF to use the non-multithreaded libraries ("mt" tag). Default is ON.
Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS
Set to ON to force the use of the static libraries. Default is OFF.
Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME
Set to ON or OFF to specify whether to use libraries linked statically to the C++ runtime ("s"
tag). Default is platform dependent.
Boost_USE_DEBUG_RUNTIME
Set to ON or OFF to specify whether to use libraries linked to the MS debug C++ runtime ("g" tag).
Default is ON.
Boost_USE_DEBUG_PYTHON
Set to ON to use libraries compiled with a debug Python build ("y" tag). Default is OFF.
Boost_USE_STLPORT
Set to ON to use libraries compiled with STLPort ("p" tag). Default is OFF.
Boost_USE_STLPORT_DEPRECATED_NATIVE_IOSTREAMS
Set to ON to use libraries compiled with STLPort deprecated "native iostreams" ("n" tag). Default
is OFF.
Boost_COMPILER
Set to the compiler-specific library suffix (e.g. -gcc43). Default is auto-computed for the C++
compiler in use.
Changed in version 3.9: A list may be used if multiple compatible suffixes should be tested for,
in decreasing order of preference.
Boost_LIB_PREFIX
New in version 3.18.
Set to the platform-specific library name prefix (e.g. lib) used by Boost static libs. This is
needed only on platforms where CMake does not know the prefix by default.
Boost_ARCHITECTURE
New in version 3.13.
Set to the architecture-specific library suffix (e.g. -x64). Default is auto-computed for the C++
compiler in use.
Boost_THREADAPI
Suffix for thread component library name, such as pthread or win32. Names with and without this
suffix will both be tried.
Boost_NAMESPACE
Alternate namespace used to build boost with e.g. if set to myboost, will search for
myboost_thread instead of boost_thread.
Other variables one may set to control this module are:
Boost_DEBUG
Set to ON to enable debug output from FindBoost. Please enable this before filing any bug report.
Boost_REALPATH
Set to ON to resolve symlinks for discovered libraries to assist with packaging. For example, the
"system" component library may be resolved to /usr/lib/libboost_system.so.1.67.0 instead of
/usr/lib/libboost_system.so. This does not affect linking and should not be enabled unless the
user needs this information.
Boost_LIBRARY_DIR
Default value for Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE and Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_DEBUG.
Boost_NO_WARN_NEW_VERSIONS
New in version 3.20.
Set to ON to suppress the warning about unknown dependencies for new Boost versions.
On Visual Studio and Borland compilers Boost headers request automatic linking to corresponding
libraries. This requires matching libraries to be linked explicitly or available in the link library
search path. In this case setting Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS to OFF may not achieve dynamic linking. Boost
automatic linking typically requests static libraries with a few exceptions (such as Boost.Python). Use:
add_definitions(${Boost_LIB_DIAGNOSTIC_DEFINITIONS})
to ask Boost to report information about automatic linking requests.
Examples
Find Boost headers only:
find_package(Boost 1.36.0)
if(Boost_FOUND)
include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
add_executable(foo foo.cc)
endif()
Find Boost libraries and use imported targets:
find_package(Boost 1.56 REQUIRED COMPONENTS
date_time filesystem iostreams)
add_executable(foo foo.cc)
target_link_libraries(foo Boost::date_time Boost::filesystem
Boost::iostreams)
Find Boost Python 3.6 libraries and use imported targets:
find_package(Boost 1.67 REQUIRED COMPONENTS
python36 numpy36)
add_executable(foo foo.cc)
target_link_libraries(foo Boost::python36 Boost::numpy36)
Find Boost headers and some static (release only) libraries:
set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON) # only find static libs
set(Boost_USE_DEBUG_LIBS OFF) # ignore debug libs and
set(Boost_USE_RELEASE_LIBS ON) # only find release libs
set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME OFF)
find_package(Boost 1.66.0 COMPONENTS date_time filesystem system ...)
if(Boost_FOUND)
include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
add_executable(foo foo.cc)
target_link_libraries(foo ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
endif()
Boost CMake
If Boost was built using the boost-cmake project or from Boost 1.70.0 on it provides a package
configuration file for use with find_package's config mode. This module looks for the package
configuration file called BoostConfig.cmake or boost-config.cmake and stores the result in CACHE entry
Boost_DIR. If found, the package configuration file is loaded and this module returns with no further
action. See documentation of the Boost CMake package configuration for details on what it provides.
Set Boost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE to ON, to disable the search for boost-cmake.
FindBullet
Try to find the Bullet physics engine
This module defines the following variables
BULLET_FOUND - Was bullet found
BULLET_INCLUDE_DIRS - the Bullet include directories
BULLET_LIBRARIES - Link to this, by default it includes
all bullet components (Dynamics,
Collision, LinearMath, & SoftBody)
This module accepts the following variables
BULLET_ROOT - Can be set to bullet install path or Windows build path
FindBZip2
Try to find BZip2
IMPORTED Targets
New in version 3.12.
This module defines IMPORTED target BZip2::BZip2, if BZip2 has been found.
Result Variables
This module defines the following variables:
BZIP2_FOUND
system has BZip2
BZIP2_INCLUDE_DIRS
New in version 3.12: the BZip2 include directories
BZIP2_LIBRARIES
Link these to use BZip2
BZIP2_NEED_PREFIX
this is set if the functions are prefixed with BZ2_
BZIP2_VERSION
New in version 3.26: the version of BZip2 found.
See also legacy variable BZIP2_VERSION_STRING.
Cache variables
The following cache variables may also be set:
BZIP2_INCLUDE_DIR
the BZip2 include directory
Legacy Variables
The following variables are provided for backward compatibility:
BZIP2_VERSION_STRING
the version of BZip2 found.
Changed in version 3.26: Superseded by BZIP2_VERSION.
FindCABLE
Find CABLE
This module finds if CABLE is installed and determines where the include files and libraries are. This
code sets the following variables:
CABLE the path to the cable executable
CABLE_TCL_LIBRARY the path to the Tcl wrapper library
CABLE_INCLUDE_DIR the path to the include directory
To build Tcl wrappers, you should add shared library and link it to ${CABLE_TCL_LIBRARY}. You should
also add ${CABLE_INCLUDE_DIR} as an include directory.
FindCoin3D
Find Coin3D (Open Inventor)
Coin3D is an implementation of the Open Inventor API. It provides data structures and algorithms for 3D
visualization.
This module defines the following variables
COIN3D_FOUND - system has Coin3D - Open Inventor
COIN3D_INCLUDE_DIRS - where the Inventor include directory can be found
COIN3D_LIBRARIES - Link to this to use Coin3D
FindCUDAToolkit
New in version 3.17.
This script locates the NVIDIA CUDA toolkit and the associated libraries, but does not require the CUDA
language be enabled for a given project. This module does not search for the NVIDIA CUDA Samples.
New in version 3.19: QNX support.
Search Behavior
The CUDA Toolkit search behavior uses the following order:
1. If the CUDA language has been enabled we will use the directory containing the compiler as the first
search location for nvcc.
2. If the CUDAToolkit_ROOT cmake configuration variable (e.g., -DCUDAToolkit_ROOT=/some/path) or
environment variable is defined, it will be searched. If both an environment variable and a
configuration variable are specified, the configuration variable takes precedence.
The directory specified here must be such that the executable nvcc or the appropriate version.txt or
version.json file can be found underneath the specified directory.
3. If the CUDA_PATH environment variable is defined, it will be searched for nvcc.
4. The user's path is searched for nvcc using find_program(). If this is found, no subsequent search
attempts are performed. Users are responsible for ensuring that the first nvcc to show up in the path
is the desired path in the event that multiple CUDA Toolkits are installed.
5. On Unix systems, if the symbolic link /usr/local/cuda exists, this is used. No subsequent search
attempts are performed. No default symbolic link location exists for the Windows platform.
6. The platform specific default install locations are searched. If exactly one candidate is found, this
is used. The default CUDA Toolkit install locations searched are:
┌────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Platform │ Search Pattern │
├────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
│ macOS │ /Developer/NVIDIA/CUDA-X.Y │
├────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Other Unix │ /usr/local/cuda-X.Y │
├────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Windows │ C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing │
│ │ Toolkit\CUDA\vX.Y │
└────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┘
Where X.Y would be a specific version of the CUDA Toolkit, such as /usr/local/cuda-9.0 or C:\Program
Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v9.0
NOTE:
When multiple CUDA Toolkits are installed in the default location of a system (e.g., both
/usr/local/cuda-9.0 and /usr/local/cuda-10.0 exist but the /usr/local/cuda symbolic link does not
exist), this package is marked as not found.
There are too many factors involved in making an automatic decision in the presence of multiple
CUDA Toolkits being installed. In this situation, users are encouraged to either (1) set
CUDAToolkit_ROOT or (2) ensure that the correct nvcc executable shows up in $PATH for
find_program() to find.
Arguments
[<version>]
The [<version>] argument requests a version with which the package found should be compatible. See
find_package version format for more details.
Options
REQUIRED
If specified, configuration will error if a suitable CUDA Toolkit is not found.
QUIET If specified, the search for a suitable CUDA Toolkit will not produce any messages.
EXACT If specified, the CUDA Toolkit is considered found only if the exact VERSION specified is
recovered.
Imported targets
An imported target named CUDA::toolkit is provided.
This module defines IMPORTED targets for each of the following libraries that are part of the
CUDAToolkit:
• CUDA Runtime Library
• CUDA Driver Library
• cuBLAS
• cuDLA
• cuFile
• cuFFT
• cuRAND
• cuSOLVER
• cuSPARSE
• cuPTI
• NPP
• nvBLAS
• nvGRAPH
• nvJPEG
• nvidia-ML
• nvPTX Compiler
• nvRTC
• nvToolsExt
• nvtx3
• OpenCL
• cuLIBOS
CUDA Runtime Library
The CUDA Runtime library (cudart) are what most applications will typically need to link against to make
any calls such as cudaMalloc, and cudaFree.
Targets Created:
• CUDA::cudart
• CUDA::cudart_static
CUDA Driver Library
The CUDA Driver library (cuda) are used by applications that use calls such as cuMemAlloc, and cuMemFree.
Targets Created:
• CUDA::cuda_driver
cuBLAS
The cuBLAS library.
Targets Created:
• CUDA::cublas
• CUDA::cublas_static
• CUDA::cublasLt starting in CUDA 10.1
• CUDA::cublasLt_static starting in CUDA 10.1
cuDLA
New in version 3.27.
The NVIDIA Tegra Deep Learning Accelerator cuDLA library.
Targets Created:
• CUDA::cudla starting in CUDA 11.6
cuFile
New in version 3.25.
The NVIDIA GPUDirect Storage cuFile library.
Targets Created:
• CUDA::cuFile starting in CUDA 11.4
• CUDA::cuFile_static starting in CUDA 11.4
• CUDA::cuFile_rdma starting in CUDA 11.4
• CUDA::cuFile_rdma_static starting in CUDA 11.4
cuFFT
The cuFFT library.
Targets Created:
• CUDA::cufft
• CUDA::cufftw
• CUDA::cufft_static
• CUDA::cufft_static_nocallback starting in CUDA 9.2, requires CMake 3.23+
• CUDA::cufftw_static
cuRAND
The cuRAND library.
Targets Created:
• CUDA::curand
• CUDA::curand_static
cuSOLVER
The cuSOLVER library.
Targets Created:
• CUDA::cusolver
• CUDA::cusolver_static
cuSPARSE
The cuSPARSE library.
Targets Created:
• CUDA::cusparse
• CUDA::cusparse_static
cupti
The NVIDIA CUDA Profiling Tools Interface.
Targets Created:
• CUDA::cupti
• CUDA::cupti_static
New in version 3.27:
• CUDA::nvperf_host starting in CUDA 10.2
• CUDA::nvperf_host_static starting in CUDA 10.2
• CUDA::nvperf_target starting in CUDA 10.2
• CUDA::pcsamplingutil starting in CUDA 11.3
NPP
The NPP libraries.
Targets Created:
• nppc:
• CUDA::nppc
• CUDA::nppc_static
• nppial: Arithmetic and logical operation functions in nppi_arithmetic_and_logical_operations.h
• CUDA::nppial
• CUDA::nppial_static
• nppicc: Color conversion and sampling functions in nppi_color_conversion.h
• CUDA::nppicc
• CUDA::nppicc_static
• nppicom: JPEG compression and decompression functions in nppi_compression_functions.h Removed starting
in CUDA 11.0, use nvJPEG instead.
• CUDA::nppicom
• CUDA::nppicom_static
• nppidei: Data exchange and initialization functions in nppi_data_exchange_and_initialization.h
• CUDA::nppidei
• CUDA::nppidei_static
• nppif: Filtering and computer vision functions in nppi_filter_functions.h
• CUDA::nppif
• CUDA::nppif_static
• nppig: Geometry transformation functions found in nppi_geometry_transforms.h
• CUDA::nppig
• CUDA::nppig_static
• nppim: Morphological operation functions found in nppi_morphological_operations.h
• CUDA::nppim
• CUDA::nppim_static
• nppist: Statistics and linear transform in nppi_statistics_functions.h and nppi_linear_transforms.h
• CUDA::nppist
• CUDA::nppist_static
• nppisu: Memory support functions in nppi_support_functions.h
• CUDA::nppisu
• CUDA::nppisu_static
• nppitc: Threshold and compare operation functions in nppi_threshold_and_compare_operations.h
• CUDA::nppitc
• CUDA::nppitc_static
• npps:
• CUDA::npps
• CUDA::npps_static
nvBLAS
The nvBLAS libraries. This is a shared library only.
Targets Created:
• CUDA::nvblas
nvGRAPH
The nvGRAPH library. Removed starting in CUDA 11.0
Targets Created:
• CUDA::nvgraph
• CUDA::nvgraph_static
nvJPEG
The nvJPEG library. Introduced in CUDA 10.
Targets Created:
• CUDA::nvjpeg
• CUDA::nvjpeg_static
nvPTX Compiler
New in version 3.25.
The nvPTX (PTX Compilation) library. The PTX Compiler APIs are a set of APIs which can be used to
compile a PTX program into GPU assembly code. Introduced in CUDA 11.1 This is a static library only.
Targets Created:
• CUDA::nvptxcompiler_static starting in CUDA 11.1
nvRTC
The nvRTC (Runtime Compilation) library.
Targets Created:
• CUDA::nvrtc
New in version 3.26:
• CUDA::nvrtc_builtins
• CUDA::nvrtc_static starting in CUDA 11.5
• CUDA::nvrtc_builtins_static starting in CUDA 11.5
nvJitLink
The nvJItLink (Runtime LTO Linking) library.
Targets Created:
• CUDA::nvJitLink starting in CUDA 12.0
• CUDA::nvJitLink_static starting in CUDA 12.0
nvidia-ML
The NVIDIA Management Library. This is a shared library only.
Targets Created:
• CUDA::nvml
nvToolsExt
Deprecated since version 3.25: With CUDA 10.0+, use nvtx3.
The NVIDIA Tools Extension. This is a shared library only.
Targets Created:
• CUDA::nvToolsExt
nvtx3
New in version 3.25.
The header-only NVIDIA Tools Extension Library. Introduced in CUDA 10.0.
Targets created:
• CUDA::nvtx3
OpenCL
The NVIDIA OpenCL Library. This is a shared library only.
Targets Created:
• CUDA::OpenCL
cuLIBOS
The cuLIBOS library is a backend thread abstraction layer library which is static only. The
CUDA::cublas_static, CUDA::cusparse_static, CUDA::cufft_static, CUDA::curand_static, and (when
implemented) NPP libraries all automatically have this dependency linked.
Target Created:
• CUDA::culibos
Note: direct usage of this target by consumers should not be necessary.
Result variables
CUDAToolkit_FOUND
A boolean specifying whether or not the CUDA Toolkit was found.
CUDAToolkit_VERSION
The exact version of the CUDA Toolkit found (as reported by nvcc --version, version.txt, or
version.json).
CUDAToolkit_VERSION_MAJOR
The major version of the CUDA Toolkit.
CUDAToolkit_VERSION_MINOR
The minor version of the CUDA Toolkit.
CUDAToolkit_VERSION_PATCH
The patch version of the CUDA Toolkit.
CUDAToolkit_BIN_DIR
The path to the CUDA Toolkit library directory that contains the CUDA executable nvcc.
CUDAToolkit_INCLUDE_DIRS
List of paths to all the CUDA Toolkit folders containing header files required to compile a
project linking against CUDA.
CUDAToolkit_LIBRARY_DIR
The path to the CUDA Toolkit library directory that contains the CUDA Runtime library cudart.
CUDAToolkit_LIBRARY_ROOT
New in version 3.18.
The path to the CUDA Toolkit directory containing the nvvm directory and either version.txt or
version.json.
CUDAToolkit_TARGET_DIR
The path to the CUDA Toolkit directory including the target architecture when cross-compiling.
When not cross-compiling this will be equivalent to the parent directory of CUDAToolkit_BIN_DIR.
CUDAToolkit_NVCC_EXECUTABLE
The path to the NVIDIA CUDA compiler nvcc. Note that this path may not be the same as
CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER. nvcc must be found to determine the CUDA Toolkit version as well as
determining other features of the Toolkit. This variable is set for the convenience of modules
that depend on this one.
FindCups
Find the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS).
Set CUPS_REQUIRE_IPP_DELETE_ATTRIBUTE to TRUE if you need a version which features this function (i.e. at
least 1.1.19)
Imported targets
New in version 3.15.
This module defines IMPORTED target Cups::Cups, if Cups has been found.
Result variables
This module will set the following variables in your project:
CUPS_FOUND
true if CUPS headers and libraries were found
CUPS_INCLUDE_DIRS
the directory containing the Cups headers
CUPS_LIBRARIES
the libraries to link against to use CUPS.
CUPS_VERSION_STRING
the version of CUPS found (since CMake 2.8.8)
Cache variables
The following cache variables may also be set:
CUPS_INCLUDE_DIR
the directory containing the Cups headers
FindCURL
Find the native CURL headers and libraries.
New in version 3.14: This module accept optional COMPONENTS to check supported features and protocols:
PROTOCOLS: ICT FILE FTP FTPS GOPHER HTTP HTTPS IMAP IMAPS LDAP LDAPS POP3
POP3S RTMP RTSP SCP SFTP SMB SMBS SMTP SMTPS TELNET TFTP
FEATURES: SSL IPv6 UnixSockets libz AsynchDNS IDN GSS-API PSL SPNEGO
Kerberos NTLM NTLM_WB TLS-SRP HTTP2 HTTPS-proxy
IMPORTED Targets
New in version 3.12.
This module defines IMPORTED target CURL::libcurl, if curl has been found.
Result Variables
This module defines the following variables:
CURL_FOUND
"True" if curl found.
CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS
where to find curl/curl.h, etc.
CURL_LIBRARIES
List of libraries when using curl.
CURL_VERSION_STRING
The version of curl found.
New in version 3.13: Debug and Release variants are found separately.
CURL CMake
New in version 3.17.
If CURL was built using the CMake buildsystem then it provides its own CURLConfig.cmake file for use with
the find_package() command's config mode. This module looks for this file and, if found, returns its
results with no further action.
Set CURL_NO_CURL_CMAKE to ON to disable this search.
Hints
CURL_USE_STATIC_LIBS
New in version 3.28.
Set to TRUE to use static libraries.
This is meaningful only when CURL is not found via its CMake Package Configuration file.
FindCurses
Find the curses or ncurses include file and library.
Result Variables
This module defines the following variables:
CURSES_FOUND
True if Curses is found.
CURSES_INCLUDE_DIRS
The include directories needed to use Curses.
CURSES_LIBRARIES
The libraries needed to use Curses.
CURSES_CFLAGS
New in version 3.16.
Parameters which ought be given to C/C++ compilers when using Curses.
CURSES_HAVE_CURSES_H
True if curses.h is available.
CURSES_HAVE_NCURSES_H
True if ncurses.h is available.
CURSES_HAVE_NCURSES_NCURSES_H
True if ncurses/ncurses.h is available.
CURSES_HAVE_NCURSES_CURSES_H
True if ncurses/curses.h is available.
Set CURSES_NEED_NCURSES to TRUE before the find_package(Curses) call if NCurses functionality is
required.
New in version 3.10: Set CURSES_NEED_WIDE to TRUE before the find_package(Curses) call if unicode
functionality is required.
Backward Compatibility
The following variable are provided for backward compatibility:
CURSES_INCLUDE_DIR
Path to Curses include. Use CURSES_INCLUDE_DIRS instead.
CURSES_LIBRARY
Path to Curses library. Use CURSES_LIBRARIES instead.
FindCVS
Find the Concurrent Versions System (CVS).
The module defines the following variables:
CVS_EXECUTABLE - path to cvs command line client
CVS_FOUND - true if the command line client was found
Example usage:
find_package(CVS)
if(CVS_FOUND)
message("CVS found: ${CVS_EXECUTABLE}")
endif()
FindCxxTest
Find CxxTest unit testing framework.
Find the CxxTest suite and declare a helper macro for creating unit tests and integrating them with
CTest.
Input Variables
CXXTEST_USE_PYTHON
Deprecated since version 1.3.
Only used in the case both Python & Perl are detected on the system to control which CxxTest code
generator is used. Valid only for CxxTest version 3.
In older versions of this Find Module, this variable controlled if the Python test generator was
used instead of the Perl one, regardless of which scripting language the user had installed.
CXXTEST_TESTGEN_ARGS
New in version 2.8.3.
Specify a list of options to pass to the CxxTest code generator. If not defined, --error-printer
is passed.
Result Variables
CXXTEST_FOUND
True if the CxxTest framework was found
CXXTEST_INCLUDE_DIRS
Where to find the CxxTest include directory
CXXTEST_PERL_TESTGEN_EXECUTABLE
The perl-based test generator
CXXTEST_PYTHON_TESTGEN_EXECUTABLE
The python-based test generator
CXXTEST_TESTGEN_EXECUTABLE
New in version 2.8.3.
The test generator that is actually used (chosen using user preferences and interpreters found in
the system)
CXXTEST_TESTGEN_INTERPRETER
New in version 2.8.3.
The full path to the Perl or Python executable on the system, on platforms where the script cannot
be executed using its shebang line.
Module Commands
cxxtest_add_test
Create a CxxTest runner and adds it to the CTest testing suite:
CXXTEST_ADD_TEST(<test_name> <gen_source_file>
<input_files_to_testgen>...)
Parameters:
test_name
The name of the test
gen_source_file
The generated source filename to be generated by CxxTest
input_files_to_testgen
The list of header files containing the CxxTest::TestSuite's to be included in this runner
Example Usage
The following example, if CxxTest is found, will:
• Invoke the testgen executable to autogenerate foo_test.cc in the binary tree from "foo_test.h" in the
current source directory.
• Create an executable and test called unittest_foo.
find_package(CxxTest)
if(CXXTEST_FOUND)
include_directories(${CXXTEST_INCLUDE_DIR})
enable_testing()
CXXTEST_ADD_TEST(unittest_foo foo_test.cc
${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/foo_test.h)
target_link_libraries(unittest_foo foo) # as needed
endif()
foo_test.h contains:
#include <cxxtest/TestSuite.h>
class MyTestSuite : public CxxTest::TestSuite
{
public:
void testAddition( void )
{
TS_ASSERT( 1 + 1 > 1 );
TS_ASSERT_EQUALS( 1 + 1, 2 );
}
};
FindCygwin
Find Cygwin, a POSIX-compatible environment that runs natively on Microsoft Windows
FindDCMTK
Find DICOM ToolKit (DCMTK) libraries and applications
The module defines the following variables:
DCMTK_INCLUDE_DIRS - Directories to include to use DCMTK
DCMTK_LIBRARIES - Files to link against to use DCMTK
DCMTK_FOUND - If false, don't try to use DCMTK
DCMTK_DIR - (optional) Source directory for DCMTK
Compatibility
This module is able to find a version of DCMTK that does or does not export a DCMTKConfig.cmake file. It
applies a two step process:
• Step 1: Attempt to find DCMTK version providing a DCMTKConfig.cmake file.
• Step 2: If step 1 failed, rely on FindDCMTK.cmake to set DCMTK_* variables details below.
Recent DCMTK provides a DCMTKConfig.cmake package configuration file. To exclusively use the package
configuration file (recommended when possible), pass the NO_MODULE option to find_package(). For example,
find_package(DCMTK NO_MODULE). This requires official DCMTK snapshot 3.6.1_20140617 or newer.
Until all clients update to the more recent DCMTK, build systems will need to support different versions
of DCMTK.
On any given system, the following combinations of DCMTK versions could be considered:
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
SYSTEM DCMTK LOCAL DCMTK Supported ?
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Case A NA [ ] DCMTKConfig YES
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Case B NA [X] DCMTKConfig YES
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Case C [ ] DCMTKConfig NA YES
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Case D [X] DCMTKConfig NA YES
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Case E [ ] DCMTKConfig [ ] DCMTKConfig YES (*)
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Case F [X] DCMTKConfig [ ] DCMTKConfig NO
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Case G [ ] DCMTKConfig [X] DCMTKConfig YES
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Case H [X] DCMTKConfig [X] DCMTKConfig YES
┌────────┬─────────────────┬─────────────────┬─────────────┐
--
DEPRECATED MODULES
Deprecated Utility Modules
AddFileDependencies
Deprecated since version 3.20.
Add dependencies to a source file.
add_file_dependencies(<source> <files>...)
Adds the given <files> to the dependencies of file <source>.
Do not use this command in new code. It is just a wrapper around:
set_property(SOURCE <source> APPEND PROPERTY OBJECT_DEPENDS <files>...)
Instead use the set_property() command to append to the OBJECT_DEPENDS source file property directly.
CMakeDetermineVSServicePack
Deprecated since version 3.0: Do not use.
The functionality of this module has been superseded by the CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_VERSION variable that
contains the compiler version number.
Determine the Visual Studio service pack of the 'cl' in use.
Usage:
if(MSVC)
include(CMakeDetermineVSServicePack)
DetermineVSServicePack( my_service_pack )
if( my_service_pack )
message(STATUS "Detected: ${my_service_pack}")
endif()
endif()
Function DetermineVSServicePack sets the given variable to one of the following values or an empty string
if unknown:
vc80, vc80sp1
vc90, vc90sp1
vc100, vc100sp1
vc110, vc110sp1, vc110sp2, vc110sp3, vc110sp4
CMakeExpandImportedTargets
Deprecated since version 3.4: Do not use.
This module was once needed to expand imported targets to the underlying libraries they reference on disk
for use with the try_compile() and try_run() commands. These commands now support imported libraries in
their LINK_LIBRARIES options (since CMake 2.8.11 for try_compile() and since CMake 3.2 for try_run()).
This module does not support the policy CMP0022 NEW behavior or use of the INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES
property because generator expressions cannot be evaluated during configuration.
CMAKE_EXPAND_IMPORTED_TARGETS(<var> LIBRARIES lib1 lib2...libN
[CONFIGURATION <config>])
CMAKE_EXPAND_IMPORTED_TARGETS() takes a list of libraries and replaces all imported targets contained in
this list with their actual file paths of the referenced libraries on disk, including the libraries from
their link interfaces. If a CONFIGURATION is given, it uses the respective configuration of the imported
targets if it exists. If no CONFIGURATION is given, it uses the first configuration from
${CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES} if set, otherwise ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}.
cmake_expand_imported_targets(expandedLibs
LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES}
CONFIGURATION "${CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_CONFIGURATION}" )
CMakeForceCompiler
Deprecated since version 3.6: Do not use.
The macros provided by this module were once intended for use by cross-compiling toolchain files when
CMake was not able to automatically detect the compiler identification. Since the introduction of this
module, CMake's compiler identification capabilities have improved and can now be taught to recognize any
compiler. Furthermore, the suite of information CMake detects from a compiler is now too extensive to be
provided by toolchain files using these macros.
One common use case for this module was to skip CMake's checks for a working compiler when using a
cross-compiler that cannot link binaries without special flags or custom linker scripts. This case is
now supported by setting the CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE variable in the toolchain file instead.
----
Macro CMAKE_FORCE_C_COMPILER has the following signature:
CMAKE_FORCE_C_COMPILER(<compiler> <compiler-id>)
It sets CMAKE_C_COMPILER to the given compiler and the cmake internal variable CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID to the
given compiler-id. It also bypasses the check for working compiler and basic compiler information tests.
Macro CMAKE_FORCE_CXX_COMPILER has the following signature:
CMAKE_FORCE_CXX_COMPILER(<compiler> <compiler-id>)
It sets CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER to the given compiler and the cmake internal variable CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID to
the given compiler-id. It also bypasses the check for working compiler and basic compiler information
tests.
Macro CMAKE_FORCE_Fortran_COMPILER has the following signature:
CMAKE_FORCE_Fortran_COMPILER(<compiler> <compiler-id>)
It sets CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER to the given compiler and the cmake internal variable
CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID to the given compiler-id. It also bypasses the check for working compiler and
basic compiler information tests.
So a simple toolchain file could look like this:
include (CMakeForceCompiler)
set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Generic)
CMAKE_FORCE_C_COMPILER (chc12 MetrowerksHicross)
CMAKE_FORCE_CXX_COMPILER (chc12 MetrowerksHicross)
CMakeParseArguments
This module once implemented the cmake_parse_arguments() command that is now implemented natively by
CMake. It is now an empty placeholder for compatibility with projects that include it to get the command
from CMake 3.4 and lower.
Dart
Deprecated since version 3.27: This module is available only if policy CMP0145 is not set to NEW. Do not
use it in new code. Use the CTest module instead.
Configure a project for testing with CTest or old Dart Tcl Client
This file is the backwards-compatibility version of the CTest module. It supports using the old Dart 1
Tcl client for driving dashboard submissions as well as testing with CTest. This module should be
included in the CMakeLists.txt file at the top of a project. Typical usage:
include(Dart)
if(BUILD_TESTING)
# ... testing related CMake code ...
endif()
The BUILD_TESTING option is created by the Dart module to determine whether testing support should be
enabled. The default is ON.
Documentation
Deprecated since version 3.18: This module does nothing, unless policy CMP0106 is set to OLD.
This module provides support for the VTK documentation framework. It relies on several tools (Doxygen,
Perl, etc).
GetPrerequisites
Deprecated since version 3.16: Use file(GET_RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES) instead.
Functions to analyze and list executable file prerequisites.
This module provides functions to list the .dll, .dylib or .so files that an executable or shared library
file depends on. (Its prerequisites.)
It uses various tools to obtain the list of required shared library files:
dumpbin (Windows)
objdump (MinGW on Windows)
ldd (Linux/Unix)
otool (Mac OSX)
Changed in version 3.16: The tool specified by CMAKE_OBJDUMP will be used, if set.
The following functions are provided by this module:
get_prerequisites
list_prerequisites
list_prerequisites_by_glob
gp_append_unique
is_file_executable
gp_item_default_embedded_path
(projects can override with gp_item_default_embedded_path_override)
gp_resolve_item
(projects can override with gp_resolve_item_override)
gp_resolved_file_type
(projects can override with gp_resolved_file_type_override)
gp_file_type
GET_PREREQUISITES(<target> <prerequisites_var> <exclude_system> <recurse>
<exepath> <dirs> [<rpaths>])
Get the list of shared library files required by <target>. The list in the variable named
<prerequisites_var> should be empty on first entry to this function. On exit, <prerequisites_var> will
contain the list of required shared library files.
<target> is the full path to an executable file. <prerequisites_var> is the name of a CMake variable to
contain the results. <exclude_system> must be 0 or 1 indicating whether to include or exclude "system"
prerequisites. If <recurse> is set to 1 all prerequisites will be found recursively, if set to 0 only
direct prerequisites are listed. <exepath> is the path to the top level executable used for
@executable_path replacement on the Mac. <dirs> is a list of paths where libraries might be found: these
paths are searched first when a target without any path info is given. Then standard system locations
are also searched: PATH, Framework locations, /usr/lib...
New in version 3.14: The variable GET_PREREQUISITES_VERBOSE can be set to true to enable verbose output.
LIST_PREREQUISITES(<target> [<recurse> [<exclude_system> [<verbose>]]])
Print a message listing the prerequisites of <target>.
<target> is the name of a shared library or executable target or the full path to a shared library or
executable file. If <recurse> is set to 1 all prerequisites will be found recursively, if set to 0 only
direct prerequisites are listed. <exclude_system> must be 0 or 1 indicating whether to include or
exclude "system" prerequisites. With <verbose> set to 0 only the full path names of the prerequisites
are printed, set to 1 extra information will be displayed.
LIST_PREREQUISITES_BY_GLOB(<glob_arg> <glob_exp>)
Print the prerequisites of shared library and executable files matching a globbing pattern. <glob_arg>
is GLOB or GLOB_RECURSE and <glob_exp> is a globbing expression used with "file(GLOB" or
"file(GLOB_RECURSE" to retrieve a list of matching files. If a matching file is executable, its
prerequisites are listed.
Any additional (optional) arguments provided are passed along as the optional arguments to the
list_prerequisites calls.
GP_APPEND_UNIQUE(<list_var> <value>)
Append <value> to the list variable <list_var> only if the value is not already in the list.
IS_FILE_EXECUTABLE(<file> <result_var>)
Return 1 in <result_var> if <file> is a binary executable, 0 otherwise.
GP_ITEM_DEFAULT_EMBEDDED_PATH(<item> <default_embedded_path_var>)
Return the path that others should refer to the item by when the item is embedded inside a bundle.
Override on a per-project basis by providing a project-specific gp_item_default_embedded_path_override
function.
GP_RESOLVE_ITEM(<context> <item> <exepath> <dirs> <resolved_item_var>
[<rpaths>])
Resolve an item into an existing full path file.
Override on a per-project basis by providing a project-specific gp_resolve_item_override function.
GP_RESOLVED_FILE_TYPE(<original_file> <file> <exepath> <dirs> <type_var>
[<rpaths>])
Return the type of <file> with respect to <original_file>. String describing type of prerequisite is
returned in variable named <type_var>.
Use <exepath> and <dirs> if necessary to resolve non-absolute <file> values -- but only for non-embedded
items.
Possible types are:
system
local
embedded
other
Override on a per-project basis by providing a project-specific gp_resolved_file_type_override function.
GP_FILE_TYPE(<original_file> <file> <type_var>)
Return the type of <file> with respect to <original_file>. String describing type of prerequisite is
returned in variable named <type_var>.
Possible types are:
system
local
embedded
other
MacroAddFileDependencies
Deprecated since version 3.14.
MACRO_ADD_FILE_DEPENDENCIES(<source> <files>...)
Do not use this command in new code. It is just a wrapper around:
set_property(SOURCE <source> APPEND PROPERTY OBJECT_DEPENDS <files>...)
Instead use the set_property() command to append to the OBJECT_DEPENDS source file property directly.
TestBigEndian
Deprecated since version 3.20: Supserseded by the CMAKE_<LANG>_BYTE_ORDER variable.
Check if the target architecture is big endian or little endian.
test_big_endian
test_big_endian(<var>)
Stores in variable <var> either 1 or 0 indicating whether the target architecture is big or little
endian.
TestCXXAcceptsFlag
Deprecated since version 3.0: See CheckCXXCompilerFlag.
Check if the CXX compiler accepts a flag.
CHECK_CXX_ACCEPTS_FLAG(<flags> <variable>)
<flags>
the flags to try
<variable>
variable to store the result
UseJavaClassFilelist
Changed in version 3.20: This module was previously documented by mistake and was never meant for direct
inclusion by project code. See the UseJava module.
UseJavaSymlinks
Changed in version 3.20: This module was previously documented by mistake and was never meant for direct
inclusion by project code. See the UseJava module.
UsePkgConfig
Obsolete pkg-config module for CMake, use FindPkgConfig instead.
This module defines the following macro:
PKGCONFIG(package includedir libdir linkflags cflags)
Calling PKGCONFIG will fill the desired information into the 4 given arguments, e.g.
PKGCONFIG(libart-2.0 LIBART_INCLUDE_DIR LIBART_LINK_DIR LIBART_LINK_FLAGS LIBART_CFLAGS) if pkg-config
was NOT found or the specified software package doesn't exist, the variable will be empty when the
function returns, otherwise they will contain the respective information
Use_wxWindows
Deprecated since version 2.8.10: Use find_package(wxWidgets) and include(${wxWidgets_USE_FILE}) instead.
This convenience include finds if wxWindows is installed and set the appropriate libs, incdirs, flags
etc. author Jan Woetzel <jw -at- mip.informatik.uni-kiel.de> (07/2003)
USAGE:
just include Use_wxWindows.cmake
in your projects CMakeLists.txt
include( ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}/Use_wxWindows.cmake)
if you are sure you need GL then
set(WXWINDOWS_USE_GL 1)
*before* you include this file.
WriteBasicConfigVersionFile
Deprecated since version 3.0: Use the identical command write_basic_package_version_file() from module
CMakePackageConfigHelpers.
WRITE_BASIC_CONFIG_VERSION_FILE( filename
[VERSION major.minor.patch]
COMPATIBILITY (AnyNewerVersion|SameMajorVersion|SameMinorVersion|ExactVersion)
[ARCH_INDEPENDENT]
)
WriteCompilerDetectionHeader
Deprecated since version 3.20: This module is available only if policy CMP0120 is not set to NEW. Do not
use it in new code.
New in version 3.1.
This module provides the function write_compiler_detection_header().
This function can be used to generate a file suitable for preprocessor inclusion which contains macros to
be used in source code:
write_compiler_detection_header(
FILE <file>
PREFIX <prefix>
[OUTPUT_FILES_VAR <output_files_var> OUTPUT_DIR <output_dir>]
COMPILERS <compiler> [...]
FEATURES <feature> [...]
[BARE_FEATURES <feature> [...]]
[VERSION <version>]
[PROLOG <prolog>]
[EPILOG <epilog>]
[ALLOW_UNKNOWN_COMPILERS]
[ALLOW_UNKNOWN_COMPILER_VERSIONS]
)
This generates the file <file> with macros which all have the prefix <prefix>.
By default, all content is written directly to the <file>. The OUTPUT_FILES_VAR may be specified to
cause the compiler-specific content to be written to separate files. The separate files are then
available in the <output_files_var> and may be consumed by the caller for installation for example. The
OUTPUT_DIR specifies a relative path from the main <file> to the compiler-specific files. For example:
write_compiler_detection_header(
FILE climbingstats_compiler_detection.h
PREFIX ClimbingStats
OUTPUT_FILES_VAR support_files
OUTPUT_DIR compilers
COMPILERS GNU Clang MSVC Intel
FEATURES cxx_variadic_templates
)
install(FILES
${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/climbingstats_compiler_detection.h
DESTINATION include
)
install(FILES
${support_files}
DESTINATION include/compilers
)
VERSION may be used to specify the API version to be generated. Future versions of CMake may introduce
alternative APIs. A given API is selected by any <version> value greater than or equal to the version of
CMake that introduced the given API and less than the version of CMake that introduced its succeeding
API. The value of the CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_VERSION variable is used if no explicit version is
specified. (As of CMake version 3.28.3 there is only one API version.)
PROLOG may be specified as text content to write at the start of the header. EPILOG may be specified as
text content to write at the end of the header
At least one <compiler> and one <feature> must be listed. Compilers which are known to CMake, but not
specified are detected and a preprocessor #error is generated for them. A preprocessor macro matching
<PREFIX>_COMPILER_IS_<compiler> is generated for each compiler known to CMake to contain the value 0 or
1.
Possible compiler identifiers are documented with the CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID variable. Available
features in this version of CMake are listed in the CMAKE_C_KNOWN_FEATURES and CMAKE_CXX_KNOWN_FEATURES
global properties. See the cmake-compile-features(7) manual for information on compile features.
New in version 3.2: Added MSVC and AppleClang compiler support.
New in version 3.6: Added Intel compiler support.
Changed in version 3.8: The {c,cxx}_std_* meta-features are ignored if requested.
New in version 3.8: ALLOW_UNKNOWN_COMPILERS and ALLOW_UNKNOWN_COMPILER_VERSIONS cause the module to
generate conditions that treat unknown compilers as simply lacking all features. Without these options
the default behavior is to generate a #error for unknown compilers and versions.
New in version 3.12: BARE_FEATURES will define the compatibility macros with the name used in newer
versions of the language standard, so the code can use the new feature name unconditionally.
Feature Test Macros
For each compiler, a preprocessor macro is generated matching <PREFIX>_COMPILER_IS_<compiler> which has
the content either 0 or 1, depending on the compiler in use. Preprocessor macros for compiler version
components are generated matching <PREFIX>_COMPILER_VERSION_MAJOR <PREFIX>_COMPILER_VERSION_MINOR and
<PREFIX>_COMPILER_VERSION_PATCH containing decimal values for the corresponding compiler version
components, if defined.
A preprocessor test is generated based on the compiler version denoting whether each feature is enabled.
A preprocessor macro matching <PREFIX>_COMPILER_<FEATURE>, where <FEATURE> is the upper-case <feature>
name, is generated to contain the value 0 or 1 depending on whether the compiler in use supports the
feature:
write_compiler_detection_header(
FILE climbingstats_compiler_detection.h
PREFIX ClimbingStats
COMPILERS GNU Clang AppleClang MSVC Intel
FEATURES cxx_variadic_templates
)
#if ClimbingStats_COMPILER_CXX_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES
template<typename... T>
void someInterface(T t...) { /* ... */ }
#else
// Compatibility versions
template<typename T1>
void someInterface(T1 t1) { /* ... */ }
template<typename T1, typename T2>
void someInterface(T1 t1, T2 t2) { /* ... */ }
template<typename T1, typename T2, typename T3>
void someInterface(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3) { /* ... */ }
#endif
Symbol Macros
Some additional symbol-defines are created for particular features for use as symbols which may be
conditionally defined empty:
class MyClass ClimbingStats_FINAL
{
ClimbingStats_CONSTEXPR int someInterface() { return 42; }
};
The ClimbingStats_FINAL macro will expand to final if the compiler (and its flags) support the cxx_final
feature, and the ClimbingStats_CONSTEXPR macro will expand to constexpr if cxx_constexpr is supported.
If BARE_FEATURES cxx_final was given as argument the final keyword will be defined for old compilers,
too.
The following features generate corresponding symbol defines and if they are available as BARE_FEATURES:
┌───────────────────────┬───────────────────────────┬─────────────┬──────┐
│ Feature │ Define │ Symbol │ bare │
├───────────────────────┼───────────────────────────┼─────────────┼──────┤
│ c_restrict │ <PREFIX>_RESTRICT │ restrict │ yes │
├───────────────────────┼───────────────────────────┼─────────────┼──────┤
│ cxx_constexpr │ <PREFIX>_CONSTEXPR │ constexpr │ yes │
├───────────────────────┼───────────────────────────┼─────────────┼──────┤
│ cxx_deleted_functions │ <PREFIX>_DELETED_FUNCTION │ = delete │ │
├───────────────────────┼───────────────────────────┼─────────────┼──────┤
│ cxx_extern_templates │ <PREFIX>_EXTERN_TEMPLATE │ extern │ │
├───────────────────────┼───────────────────────────┼─────────────┼──────┤
│ cxx_final │ <PREFIX>_FINAL │ final │ yes │
├───────────────────────┼───────────────────────────┼─────────────┼──────┤
│ cxx_noexcept │ <PREFIX>_NOEXCEPT │ noexcept │ yes │
├───────────────────────┼───────────────────────────┼─────────────┼──────┤
│ cxx_noexcept │ <PREFIX>_NOEXCEPT_EXPR(X) │ noexcept(X) │ │
├───────────────────────┼───────────────────────────┼─────────────┼──────┤
│ cxx_override │ <PREFIX>_OVERRIDE │ override │ yes │
└───────────────────────┴───────────────────────────┴─────────────┴──────┘
Compatibility Implementation Macros
Some features are suitable for wrapping in a macro with a backward compatibility implementation if the
compiler does not support the feature.
When the cxx_static_assert feature is not provided by the compiler, a compatibility implementation is
available via the <PREFIX>_STATIC_ASSERT(COND) and <PREFIX>_STATIC_ASSERT_MSG(COND, MSG) function-like
macros. The macros expand to static_assert where that compiler feature is available, and to a
compatibility implementation otherwise. In the first form, the condition is stringified in the message
field of static_assert. In the second form, the message MSG is passed to the message field of
static_assert, or ignored if using the backward compatibility implementation.
The cxx_attribute_deprecated feature provides a macro definition <PREFIX>_DEPRECATED, which expands to
either the standard [[deprecated]] attribute or a compiler-specific decorator such as
__attribute__((__deprecated__)) used by GNU compilers.
The cxx_alignas feature provides a macro definition <PREFIX>_ALIGNAS which expands to either the standard
alignas decorator or a compiler-specific decorator such as __attribute__ ((__aligned__)) used by GNU
compilers.
The cxx_alignof feature provides a macro definition <PREFIX>_ALIGNOF which expands to either the standard
alignof decorator or a compiler-specific decorator such as __alignof__ used by GNU compilers.
┌──────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┬────────────────┬──────┐
│ Feature │ Define │ Symbol │ bare │
├──────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┼────────────────┼──────┤
│ cxx_alignas │ <PREFIX>_ALIGNAS │ alignas │ │
├──────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┼────────────────┼──────┤
│ cxx_alignof │ <PREFIX>_ALIGNOF │ alignof │ │
├──────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┼────────────────┼──────┤
│ cxx_nullptr │ <PREFIX>_NULLPTR │ nullptr │ yes │
├──────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┼────────────────┼──────┤
│ cxx_static_assert │ <PREFIX>_STATIC_ASSERT │ static_assert │ │
├──────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┼────────────────┼──────┤
│ cxx_static_assert │ <PREFIX>_STATIC_ASSERT_MSG │ static_assert │ │
├──────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┼────────────────┼──────┤
│ cxx_attribute_deprecated │ <PREFIX>_DEPRECATED │ [[deprecated]] │ │
├──────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┼────────────────┼──────┤
│ cxx_attribute_deprecated │ <PREFIX>_DEPRECATED_MSG │ [[deprecated]] │ │
├──────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┼────────────────┼──────┤
│ cxx_thread_local │ <PREFIX>_THREAD_LOCAL │ thread_local │ │
└──────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────┴────────────────┴──────┘
A use-case which arises with such deprecation macros is the deprecation of an entire library. In that
case, all public API in the library may be decorated with the <PREFIX>_DEPRECATED macro. This results in
very noisy build output when building the library itself, so the macro may be may be defined to empty in
that case when building the deprecated library:
add_library(compat_support ${srcs})
target_compile_definitions(compat_support
PRIVATE
CompatSupport_DEPRECATED=
)
Example Usage
NOTE:
This section was migrated from the cmake-compile-features(7) manual since it relies on the
WriteCompilerDetectionHeader module which is removed by policy CMP0120.
Compile features may be preferred if available, without creating a hard requirement. For example, a
library may provide alternative implementations depending on whether the cxx_variadic_templates feature
is available:
#if Foo_COMPILER_CXX_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES
template<int I, int... Is>
struct Interface;
template<int I>
struct Interface<I>
{
static int accumulate()
{
return I;
}
};
template<int I, int... Is>
struct Interface
{
static int accumulate()
{
return I + Interface<Is...>::accumulate();
}
};
#else
template<int I1, int I2 = 0, int I3 = 0, int I4 = 0>
struct Interface
{
static int accumulate() { return I1 + I2 + I3 + I4; }
};
#endif
Such an interface depends on using the correct preprocessor defines for the compiler features. CMake can
generate a header file containing such defines using the WriteCompilerDetectionHeader module. The module
contains the write_compiler_detection_header function which accepts parameters to control the content of
the generated header file:
write_compiler_detection_header(
FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/foo_compiler_detection.h"
PREFIX Foo
COMPILERS GNU
FEATURES
cxx_variadic_templates
)
Such a header file may be used internally in the source code of a project, and it may be installed and
used in the interface of library code.
For each feature listed in FEATURES, a preprocessor definition is created in the header file, and defined
to either 1 or 0.
Additionally, some features call for additional defines, such as the cxx_final and cxx_override features.
Rather than being used in #ifdef code, the final keyword is abstracted by a symbol which is defined to
either final, a compiler-specific equivalent, or to empty. That way, C++ code can be written to
unconditionally use the symbol, and compiler support determines what it is expanded to:
struct Interface {
virtual void Execute() = 0;
};
struct Concrete Foo_FINAL {
void Execute() Foo_OVERRIDE;
};
In this case, Foo_FINAL will expand to final if the compiler supports the keyword, or to empty otherwise.
In this use-case, the project code may wish to enable a particular language standard if available from
the compiler. The CXX_STANDARD target property may be set to the desired language standard for a
particular target, and the CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD variable may be set to influence all following targets:
write_compiler_detection_header(
FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/foo_compiler_detection.h"
PREFIX Foo
COMPILERS GNU
FEATURES
cxx_final cxx_override
)
# Includes foo_compiler_detection.h and uses the Foo_FINAL symbol
# which will expand to 'final' if the compiler supports the requested
# CXX_STANDARD.
add_library(foo foo.cpp)
set_property(TARGET foo PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11)
# Includes foo_compiler_detection.h and uses the Foo_FINAL symbol
# which will expand to 'final' if the compiler supports the feature,
# even though CXX_STANDARD is not set explicitly. The requirement of
# cxx_constexpr causes CMake to set CXX_STANDARD internally, which
# affects the compile flags.
add_library(foo_impl foo_impl.cpp)
target_compile_features(foo_impl PRIVATE cxx_constexpr)
The write_compiler_detection_header function also creates compatibility code for other features which
have standard equivalents. For example, the cxx_static_assert feature is emulated with a template and
abstracted via the <PREFIX>_STATIC_ASSERT and <PREFIX>_STATIC_ASSERT_MSG function-macros.
Deprecated Find Modules
FindCUDA
Changed in version 3.27: This module is available only if policy CMP0146 is not set to NEW. Port
projects to CMake's first-class CUDA language support.
Deprecated since version 3.10: Do not use this module in new code.
It is no longer necessary to use this module or call find_package(CUDA) for compiling CUDA code. Instead,
list CUDA among the languages named in the top-level call to the project() command, or call the
enable_language() command with CUDA. Then one can add CUDA (.cu) sources directly to targets similar to
other languages.
New in version 3.17: To find and use the CUDA toolkit libraries manually, use the FindCUDAToolkit module
instead. It works regardless of the CUDA language being enabled.
Documentation of Deprecated Usage
Tools for building CUDA C files: libraries and build dependencies.
This script locates the NVIDIA CUDA C tools. It should work on Linux, Windows, and macOS and should be
reasonably up to date with CUDA C releases.
New in version 3.19: QNX support.
This script makes use of the standard find_package() arguments of <VERSION>, REQUIRED and QUIET.
CUDA_FOUND will report if an acceptable version of CUDA was found.
The script will prompt the user to specify CUDA_TOOLKIT_ROOT_DIR if the prefix cannot be determined by
the location of nvcc in the system path and REQUIRED is specified to find_package(). To use a different
installed version of the toolkit set the environment variable CUDA_BIN_PATH before running cmake (e.g.
CUDA_BIN_PATH=/usr/local/cuda1.0 instead of the default /usr/local/cuda) or set CUDA_TOOLKIT_ROOT_DIR
after configuring. If you change the value of CUDA_TOOLKIT_ROOT_DIR, various components that depend on
the path will be relocated.
It might be necessary to set CUDA_TOOLKIT_ROOT_DIR manually on certain platforms, or to use a CUDA
runtime not installed in the default location. In newer versions of the toolkit the CUDA library is
included with the graphics driver -- be sure that the driver version matches what is needed by the CUDA
runtime version.
Input Variables
The following variables affect the behavior of the macros in the script (in alphabetical order). Note
that any of these flags can be changed multiple times in the same directory before calling
cuda_add_executable(), cuda_add_library(), cuda_compile(), cuda_compile_ptx(), cuda_compile_fatbin(),
cuda_compile_cubin() or cuda_wrap_srcs():
CUDA_64_BIT_DEVICE_CODE (Default: host bit size)
Set to ON to compile for 64 bit device code, OFF for 32 bit device code. Note that making this
different from the host code when generating object or C files from CUDA code just won't work,
because size_t gets defined by nvcc in the generated source. If you compile to PTX and then load
the file yourself, you can mix bit sizes between device and host.
CUDA_ATTACH_VS_BUILD_RULE_TO_CUDA_FILE (Default: ON)
Set to ON if you want the custom build rule to be attached to the source file in Visual Studio.
Turn OFF if you add the same cuda file to multiple targets.
This allows the user to build the target from the CUDA file; however, bad things can happen if the
CUDA source file is added to multiple targets. When performing parallel builds it is possible for
the custom build command to be run more than once and in parallel causing cryptic build errors.
VS runs the rules for every source file in the target, and a source can have only one rule no
matter how many projects it is added to. When the rule is run from multiple targets race
conditions can occur on the generated file. Eventually everything will get built, but if the user
is unaware of this behavior, there may be confusion. It would be nice if this script could detect
the reuse of source files across multiple targets and turn the option off for the user, but no
good solution could be found.
CUDA_BUILD_CUBIN (Default: OFF)
Set to ON to enable and extra compilation pass with the -cubin option in Device mode. The output
is parsed and register, shared memory usage is printed during build.
CUDA_BUILD_EMULATION (Default: OFF for device mode)
Set to ON for Emulation mode. -D_DEVICEEMU is defined for CUDA C files when CUDA_BUILD_EMULATION
is TRUE.
CUDA_LINK_LIBRARIES_KEYWORD (Default: "")
New in version 3.9.
The <PRIVATE|PUBLIC|INTERFACE> keyword to use for internal target_link_libraries() calls. The
default is to use no keyword which uses the old "plain" form of target_link_libraries(). Note that
is matters because whatever is used inside the FindCUDA module must also be used outside - the two
forms of target_link_libraries() cannot be mixed.
CUDA_GENERATED_OUTPUT_DIR (Default: CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR)
Set to the path you wish to have the generated files placed. If it is blank output files will be
placed in CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR. Intermediate files will always be placed in
CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR/CMakeFiles.
CUDA_HOST_COMPILATION_CPP (Default: ON)
Set to OFF for C compilation of host code.
CUDA_HOST_COMPILER (Default: CMAKE_C_COMPILER)
Set the host compiler to be used by nvcc. Ignored if -ccbin or --compiler-bindir is already
present in the CUDA_NVCC_FLAGS or CUDA_NVCC_FLAGS_<CONFIG> variables. For Visual Studio targets,
the host compiler is constructed with one or more visual studio macros such as $(VCInstallDir),
that expands out to the path when the command is run from within VS.
New in version 3.13: If the CUDAHOSTCXX environment variable is set it will be used as the
default.
CUDA_NVCC_FLAGS, CUDA_NVCC_FLAGS_<CONFIG>
Additional NVCC command line arguments. NOTE: multiple arguments must be semi-colon delimited
(e.g. --compiler-options;-Wall)
New in version 3.6: Contents of these variables may use generator expressions.
CUDA_PROPAGATE_HOST_FLAGS (Default: ON)
Set to ON to propagate CMAKE_{C,CXX}_FLAGS and their configuration dependent counterparts (e.g.
CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG) automatically to the host compiler through nvcc's -Xcompiler flag. This
helps make the generated host code match the rest of the system better. Sometimes certain flags
give nvcc problems, and this will help you turn the flag propagation off. This does not affect
the flags supplied directly to nvcc via CUDA_NVCC_FLAGS or through the OPTION flags specified
through cuda_add_library(), cuda_add_executable(), or cuda_wrap_srcs(). Flags used for shared
library compilation are not affected by this flag.
CUDA_SEPARABLE_COMPILATION (Default: OFF)
If set this will enable separable compilation for all CUDA runtime object files. If used outside
of cuda_add_executable() and cuda_add_library() (e.g. calling cuda_wrap_srcs() directly),
cuda_compute_separable_compilation_object_file_name() and
cuda_link_separable_compilation_objects() should be called.
CUDA_SOURCE_PROPERTY_FORMAT
New in version 3.3.
If this source file property is set, it can override the format specified to cuda_wrap_srcs()
(OBJ, PTX, CUBIN, or FATBIN). If an input source file is not a .cu file, setting this file will
cause it to be treated as a .cu file. See documentation for set_source_files_properties on how to
set this property.
CUDA_USE_STATIC_CUDA_RUNTIME (Default: ON)
New in version 3.3.
When enabled the static version of the CUDA runtime library will be used in CUDA_LIBRARIES. If
the version of CUDA configured doesn't support this option, then it will be silently disabled.
CUDA_VERBOSE_BUILD (Default: OFF)
Set to ON to see all the commands used when building the CUDA file. When using a Makefile
generator the value defaults to VERBOSE (run make VERBOSE=1 to see output), although setting
CUDA_VERBOSE_BUILD to ON will always print the output.
Commands
The script creates the following functions and macros (in alphabetical order):
cuda_add_cufft_to_target(<cuda_target>)
Adds the cufft library to the target (can be any target). Handles whether you are in emulation mode or
not.
cuda_add_cublas_to_target(<cuda_target>)
Adds the cublas library to the target (can be any target). Handles whether you are in emulation mode or
not.
cuda_add_executable(<cuda_target> <file>...
[WIN32] [MACOSX_BUNDLE] [EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL] [OPTIONS ...])
Creates an executable <cuda_target> which is made up of the files specified. All of the non CUDA C files
are compiled using the standard build rules specified by CMake and the CUDA files are compiled to object
files using nvcc and the host compiler. In addition CUDA_INCLUDE_DIRS is added automatically to
include_directories(). Some standard CMake target calls can be used on the target after calling this
macro (e.g. set_target_properties() and target_link_libraries()), but setting properties that adjust
compilation flags will not affect code compiled by nvcc. Such flags should be modified before calling
cuda_add_executable(), cuda_add_library() or cuda_wrap_srcs().
cuda_add_library(<cuda_target> <file>...
[STATIC | SHARED | MODULE] [EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL] [OPTIONS ...])
Same as cuda_add_executable() except that a library is created.
cuda_build_clean_target()
Creates a convenience target that deletes all the dependency files generated. You should make clean
after running this target to ensure the dependency files get regenerated.
cuda_compile(<generated_files> <file>... [STATIC | SHARED | MODULE]
[OPTIONS ...])
Returns a list of generated files from the input source files to be used with add_library() or
add_executable().
cuda_compile_ptx(<generated_files> <file>... [OPTIONS ...])
Returns a list of PTX files generated from the input source files.
cuda_compile_fatbin(<generated_files> <file>... [OPTIONS ...])
New in version 3.1.
Returns a list of FATBIN files generated from the input source files.
cuda_compile_cubin(<generated_files> <file>... [OPTIONS ...])
New in version 3.1.
Returns a list of CUBIN files generated from the input source files.
cuda_compute_separable_compilation_object_file_name(<output_file_var>
<cuda_target>
<object_files>)
Compute the name of the intermediate link file used for separable compilation. This file name is
typically passed into CUDA_LINK_SEPARABLE_COMPILATION_OBJECTS. output_file_var is produced based on
cuda_target the list of objects files that need separable compilation as specified by <object_files>. If
the <object_files> list is empty, then <output_file_var> will be empty. This function is called
automatically for cuda_add_library() and cuda_add_executable(). Note that this is a function and not a
macro.
cuda_include_directories(path0 path1 ...)
Sets the directories that should be passed to nvcc (e.g. nvcc -Ipath0 -Ipath1 ...). These paths usually
contain other .cu files.
cuda_link_separable_compilation_objects(<output_file_var> <cuda_target>
<nvcc_flags> <object_files>)
Generates the link object required by separable compilation from the given object files. This is called
automatically for cuda_add_executable() and cuda_add_library(), but can be called manually when using
cuda_wrap_srcs() directly. When called from cuda_add_library() or cuda_add_executable() the <nvcc_flags>
passed in are the same as the flags passed in via the OPTIONS argument. The only nvcc flag added
automatically is the bitness flag as specified by CUDA_64_BIT_DEVICE_CODE. Note that this is a function
instead of a macro.
cuda_select_nvcc_arch_flags(<out_variable> [<target_CUDA_architecture> ...])
Selects GPU arch flags for nvcc based on target_CUDA_architecture.
Values for target_CUDA_architecture:
• Auto: detects local machine GPU compute arch at runtime.
• Common and All: cover common and entire subsets of architectures.
• <name>: one of Fermi, Kepler, Maxwell, Kepler+Tegra, Kepler+Tesla, Maxwell+Tegra, Pascal.
• <ver>, <ver>(<ver>), <ver>+PTX, where <ver> is one of 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.2, 3.5, 3.7, 5.0, 5.2, 5.3, 6.0,
6.2.
Returns list of flags to be added to CUDA_NVCC_FLAGS in <out_variable>. Additionally, sets
<out_variable>_readable to the resulting numeric list.
Example:
cuda_select_nvcc_arch_flags(ARCH_FLAGS 3.0 3.5+PTX 5.2(5.0) Maxwell)
list(APPEND CUDA_NVCC_FLAGS ${ARCH_FLAGS})
More info on CUDA architectures: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUDA. Note that this is a function
instead of a macro.
cuda_wrap_srcs(<cuda_target> <format> <generated_files> <file>...
[STATIC | SHARED | MODULE] [OPTIONS ...])
This is where all the magic happens. cuda_add_executable(), cuda_add_library(), cuda_compile(), and
cuda_compile_ptx() all call this function under the hood.
Given the list of files <file>... this macro generates custom commands that generate either PTX or
linkable objects (use PTX or OBJ for the <format> argument to switch). Files that don't end with .cu or
have the HEADER_FILE_ONLY property are ignored.
The arguments passed in after OPTIONS are extra command line options to give to nvcc. You can also
specify per configuration options by specifying the name of the configuration followed by the options.
General options must precede configuration specific options. Not all configurations need to be
specified, only the ones provided will be used. For example:
cuda_add_executable(...
OPTIONS -DFLAG=2 "-DFLAG_OTHER=space in flag"
DEBUG -g
RELEASE --use_fast_math
RELWITHDEBINFO --use_fast_math;-g
MINSIZEREL --use_fast_math)
For certain configurations (namely VS generating object files with CUDA_ATTACH_VS_BUILD_RULE_TO_CUDA_FILE
set to ON), no generated file will be produced for the given cuda file. This is because when you add the
cuda file to Visual Studio it knows that this file produces an object file and will link in the resulting
object file automatically.
This script will also generate a separate cmake script that is used at build time to invoke nvcc. This
is for several reasons:
• nvcc can return negative numbers as return values which confuses Visual Studio into thinking that the
command succeeded. The script now checks the error codes and produces errors when there was a problem.
• nvcc has been known to not delete incomplete results when it encounters problems. This confuses build
systems into thinking the target was generated when in fact an unusable file exists. The script now
deletes the output files if there was an error.
• By putting all the options that affect the build into a file and then make the build rule dependent on
the file, the output files will be regenerated when the options change.
This script also looks at optional arguments STATIC, SHARED, or MODULE to determine when to target the
object compilation for a shared library. BUILD_SHARED_LIBS is ignored in cuda_wrap_srcs(), but it is
respected in cuda_add_library(). On some systems special flags are added for building objects intended
for shared libraries. A preprocessor macro, <target_name>_EXPORTS is defined when a shared library
compilation is detected.
Flags passed into add_definitions with -D or /D are passed along to nvcc.
Result Variables
The script defines the following variables:
CUDA_VERSION_MAJOR
The major version of cuda as reported by nvcc.
CUDA_VERSION_MINOR
The minor version.
CUDA_VERSION, CUDA_VERSION_STRING
Full version in the X.Y format.
CUDA_HAS_FP16
New in version 3.6: Whether a short float (float16, fp16) is supported.
CUDA_TOOLKIT_ROOT_DIR
Path to the CUDA Toolkit (defined if not set).
CUDA_SDK_ROOT_DIR
Path to the CUDA SDK. Use this to find files in the SDK. This script will not directly support
finding specific libraries or headers, as that isn't supported by NVIDIA. If you want to change
libraries when the path changes see the FindCUDA.cmake script for an example of how to clear these
variables. There are also examples of how to use the CUDA_SDK_ROOT_DIR to locate headers or
libraries, if you so choose (at your own risk).
CUDA_INCLUDE_DIRS
Include directory for cuda headers. Added automatically for cuda_add_executable() and
cuda_add_library().
CUDA_LIBRARIES
Cuda RT library.
CUDA_CUFFT_LIBRARIES
Device or emulation library for the Cuda FFT implementation (alternative to
cuda_add_cufft_to_target() macro)
CUDA_CUBLAS_LIBRARIES
Device or emulation library for the Cuda BLAS implementation (alternative to
cuda_add_cublas_to_target() macro).
CUDA_cudart_static_LIBRARY
Statically linkable cuda runtime library. Only available for CUDA version 5.5+.
CUDA_cudadevrt_LIBRARY
New in version 3.7: Device runtime library. Required for separable compilation.
CUDA_cupti_LIBRARY
CUDA Profiling Tools Interface library. Only available for CUDA version 4.0+.
CUDA_curand_LIBRARY
CUDA Random Number Generation library. Only available for CUDA version 3.2+.
CUDA_cusolver_LIBRARY
New in version 3.2: CUDA Direct Solver library. Only available for CUDA version 7.0+.
CUDA_cusparse_LIBRARY
CUDA Sparse Matrix library. Only available for CUDA version 3.2+.
CUDA_npp_LIBRARY
NVIDIA Performance Primitives lib. Only available for CUDA version 4.0+.
CUDA_nppc_LIBRARY
NVIDIA Performance Primitives lib (core). Only available for CUDA version 5.5+.
CUDA_nppi_LIBRARY
NVIDIA Performance Primitives lib (image processing). Only available for CUDA version 5.5 - 8.0.
CUDA_nppial_LIBRARY
NVIDIA Performance Primitives lib (image processing). Only available for CUDA version 9.0.
CUDA_nppicc_LIBRARY
NVIDIA Performance Primitives lib (image processing). Only available for CUDA version 9.0.
CUDA_nppicom_LIBRARY
NVIDIA Performance Primitives lib (image processing). Only available for CUDA version 9.0 - 10.2.
Replaced by nvjpeg.
CUDA_nppidei_LIBRARY
NVIDIA Performance Primitives lib (image processing). Only available for CUDA version 9.0.
CUDA_nppif_LIBRARY
NVIDIA Performance Primitives lib (image processing). Only available for CUDA version 9.0.
CUDA_nppig_LIBRARY
NVIDIA Performance Primitives lib (image processing). Only available for CUDA version 9.0.
CUDA_nppim_LIBRARY
NVIDIA Performance Primitives lib (image processing). Only available for CUDA version 9.0.
CUDA_nppist_LIBRARY
NVIDIA Performance Primitives lib (image processing). Only available for CUDA version 9.0.
CUDA_nppisu_LIBRARY
NVIDIA Performance Primitives lib (image processing). Only available for CUDA version 9.0.
CUDA_nppitc_LIBRARY
NVIDIA Performance Primitives lib (image processing). Only available for CUDA version 9.0.
CUDA_npps_LIBRARY
NVIDIA Performance Primitives lib (signal processing). Only available for CUDA version 5.5+.
CUDA_nvcuvenc_LIBRARY
CUDA Video Encoder library. Only available for CUDA version 3.2+. Windows only.
CUDA_nvcuvid_LIBRARY
CUDA Video Decoder library. Only available for CUDA version 3.2+. Windows only.
CUDA_nvToolsExt_LIBRARY
New in version 3.16: NVIDA CUDA Tools Extension library. Available for CUDA version 5+.
CUDA_OpenCL_LIBRARY
New in version 3.16: NVIDA CUDA OpenCL library. Available for CUDA version 5+.
FindDart
Deprecated since version 3.27: This module is available only if policy CMP0145 is not set to NEW.
Find DART
This module looks for the dart testing software and sets DART_ROOT to point to where it found it.
FindITK
This module no longer exists.
This module existed in versions of CMake prior to 3.1, but became only a thin wrapper around
find_package(ITK NO_MODULE) to provide compatibility for projects using long-outdated conventions. Now
find_package(ITK) will search for ITKConfig.cmake directly.
FindPythonInterp
Changed in version 3.27: This module is available only if policy CMP0148 is not set to NEW.
Deprecated since version 3.12: Use FindPython3, FindPython2 or FindPython instead.
Find python interpreter
This module finds if Python interpreter is installed and determines where the executables are. This code
sets the following variables:
PYTHONINTERP_FOUND - Was the Python executable found
PYTHON_EXECUTABLE - path to the Python interpreter
PYTHON_VERSION_STRING - Python version found e.g. 2.5.2
PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR - Python major version found e.g. 2
PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR - Python minor version found e.g. 5
PYTHON_VERSION_PATCH - Python patch version found e.g. 2
The Python_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS variable can be used to specify a list of version numbers that should be
taken into account when searching for Python. You need to set this variable before calling
find_package(PythonInterp).
If calling both find_package(PythonInterp) and find_package(PythonLibs), call find_package(PythonInterp)
first to get the currently active Python version by default with a consistent version of
PYTHON_LIBRARIES.
NOTE:
A call to find_package(PythonInterp ${V}) for python version V may find a python executable with no
version suffix. In this case no attempt is made to avoid python executables from other versions. Use
FindPython3, FindPython2 or FindPython instead.
FindPythonLibs
Changed in version 3.27: This module is available only if policy CMP0148 is not set to NEW.
Deprecated since version 3.12: Use FindPython3, FindPython2 or FindPython instead.
Find python libraries
This module finds if Python is installed and determines where the include files and libraries are. It
also determines what the name of the library is. This code sets the following variables:
PYTHONLIBS_FOUND - have the Python libs been found
PYTHON_LIBRARIES - path to the python library
PYTHON_INCLUDE_PATH - path to where Python.h is found (deprecated)
PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS - path to where Python.h is found
PYTHON_DEBUG_LIBRARIES - path to the debug library (deprecated)
PYTHONLIBS_VERSION_STRING - version of the Python libs found (since CMake 2.8.8)
The Python_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS variable can be used to specify a list of version numbers that should be
taken into account when searching for Python. You need to set this variable before calling
find_package(PythonLibs).
If you'd like to specify the installation of Python to use, you should modify the following cache
variables:
PYTHON_LIBRARY - path to the python library
PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR - path to where Python.h is found
If calling both find_package(PythonInterp) and find_package(PythonLibs), call find_package(PythonInterp)
first to get the currently active Python version by default with a consistent version of
PYTHON_LIBRARIES.
FindQt
Deprecated since version 3.14: This module is available only if policy CMP0084 is not set to NEW.
Searches for all installed versions of Qt3 or Qt4.
This module cannot handle Qt5 or any later versions. For those, see cmake-qt(7).
This module should only be used if your project can work with multiple versions of Qt. If not, you
should just directly use FindQt4 or FindQt3. If multiple versions of Qt are found on the machine, then
The user must set the option DESIRED_QT_VERSION to the version they want to use. If only one version of
qt is found on the machine, then the DESIRED_QT_VERSION is set to that version and the matching FindQt3
or FindQt4 module is included. Once the user sets DESIRED_QT_VERSION, then the FindQt3 or FindQt4 module
is included.
QT_REQUIRED if this is set to TRUE then if CMake can
not find Qt4 or Qt3 an error is raised
and a message is sent to the user.
DESIRED_QT_VERSION OPTION is created
QT4_INSTALLED is set to TRUE if qt4 is found.
QT3_INSTALLED is set to TRUE if qt3 is found.
FindUnixCommands
Deprecated since version 3.26: Use ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E subcommands instead.
Find Unix commands, including the ones from Cygwin
This module looks for the Unix commands bash, cp, gzip, mv, rm, and tar and stores the result in the
variables BASH, CP, GZIP, MV, RM, and TAR.
FindVTK
This module no longer exists.
This module existed in versions of CMake prior to 3.1, but became only a thin wrapper around
find_package(VTK NO_MODULE) to provide compatibility for projects using long-outdated conventions. Now
find_package(VTK) will search for VTKConfig.cmake directly.
FindwxWindows
Deprecated since version 3.0: Replaced by FindwxWidgets.
Find wxWindows (wxWidgets) installation
This module finds if wxWindows/wxWidgets is installed and determines where the include files and
libraries are. It also determines what the name of the library is. This code sets the following
variables:
WXWINDOWS_FOUND = system has WxWindows
WXWINDOWS_LIBRARIES = path to the wxWindows libraries
on Unix/Linux with additional
linker flags from
"wx-config --libs"
CMAKE_WXWINDOWS_CXX_FLAGS = Compiler flags for wxWindows,
essentially "`wx-config --cxxflags`"
on Linux
WXWINDOWS_INCLUDE_DIR = where to find "wx/wx.h" and "wx/setup.h"
WXWINDOWS_LINK_DIRECTORIES = link directories, useful for rpath on
Unix
WXWINDOWS_DEFINITIONS = extra defines
OPTIONS If you need OpenGL support please
set(WXWINDOWS_USE_GL 1)
in your CMakeLists.txt before you include this file.
HAVE_ISYSTEM - true required to replace -I by -isystem on g++
For convenience include Use_wxWindows.cmake in your project's CMakeLists.txt using
include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/Use_wxWindows.cmake).
USAGE
set(WXWINDOWS_USE_GL 1)
find_package(wxWindows)
NOTES wxWidgets 2.6.x is supported for monolithic builds e.g. compiled in wx/build/msw dir as:
nmake -f makefile.vc BUILD=debug SHARED=0 USE_OPENGL=1 MONOLITHIC=1
DEPRECATED
CMAKE_WX_CAN_COMPILE
WXWINDOWS_LIBRARY
CMAKE_WX_CXX_FLAGS
WXWINDOWS_INCLUDE_PATH
AUTHOR Jan Woetzel (07/2003-01/2006)
Legacy CPack Modules
These modules used to be mistakenly exposed to the user, and have been moved out of user visibility. They
are for CPack internal use, and should never be used directly.
CPackArchive
New in version 3.9.
The documentation for the CPack Archive generator has moved here: CPack Archive Generator
CPackBundle
The documentation for the CPack Bundle generator has moved here: CPack Bundle Generator
CPackCygwin
The documentation for the CPack Cygwin generator has moved here: CPack Cygwin Generator
CPackDeb
The documentation for the CPack DEB generator has moved here: CPack DEB Generator
CPackDMG
The documentation for the CPack DragNDrop generator has moved here: CPack DragNDrop Generator
CPackFreeBSD
New in version 3.10.
The documentation for the CPack FreeBSD generator has moved here: CPack FreeBSD Generator
CPackNSIS
The documentation for the CPack NSIS generator has moved here: CPack NSIS Generator
CPackNuGet
New in version 3.12.
The documentation for the CPack NuGet generator has moved here: CPack NuGet Generator
CPackProductBuild
New in version 3.7.
The documentation for the CPack productbuild generator has moved here: CPack productbuild Generator
CPackRPM
The documentation for the CPack RPM generator has moved here: CPack RPM Generator
CPackWIX
The documentation for the CPack WIX generator has moved here: CPack WIX Generator
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