Questions tagged [cmake-cache]
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How to use CMake cached variables inside subprocess called by custom target?
My project contains a custom target which generates some output via .cmake script. It looks like this:
add_custom_target(TargetName
COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/script.cmake
BYPRODUCTS…

Peter Shurgalin
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Easier/terser mechanism for translating CMake option into preprocessor definitions?
I find myself repeating the following segment of code in my CMakeLists.txt:
option(SOME_OPT "Some option" ON)
if (SOME_OPT)
target_compile_definitions(my_app SOME_IDENTIFIER_HERE_RELATED_TO_OPT)
endif()
(and occasionally something similar but…

einpoklum
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At which exact point is CMakeCache.txt created?
cmake set value of variable for first run after command "project" prompted the present OP.
From the tests mentioned there, and others, I guess that on first run CMakeCache.txt is created when executing command project.
Could someone confirm/correct,…

sancho.s ReinstateMonicaCellio
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CMake: print root project name using cmake commandline
Is it possible to print project name value of a CMake project using cmake.exe?
for example:
cmake -LA CMakeLists.txt | grep CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX
to get the install prefix configured for the project.
Is there any way similar to get…

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