set(file_name ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/NewLineStyle.txt) function(test_eol style in out) file(CONFIGURE OUTPUT ${file_name} CONTENT "@in@" NEWLINE_STYLE ${style} ) file(READ ${file_name} new HEX) if(NOT "${new}" STREQUAL "${out}") message(FATAL_ERROR "No ${style} line endings") endif() endfunction() test_eol(DOS "a" "610d0a") test_eol(WIN32 "b" "620d0a") test_eol(CRLF "c" "630d0a") test_eol(UNIX "d" "640a") test_eol(LF "e" "650a")