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.. cmake-manual-description: CMake Generator Expressions
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cmake-generator-expressions(7)
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.. contents::
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Introduction
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============
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Generator expressions are evaluated during build system generation to produce
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information specific to each build configuration. They have the form
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``$<...>``. For example:
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.. code-block:: cmake
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target_include_directories(tgt PRIVATE /opt/include/$<CXX_COMPILER_ID>)
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This would expand to ``/opt/include/GNU``, ``/opt/include/Clang``, etc.
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depending on the C++ compiler used.
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Generator expressions are allowed in the context of many target properties,
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such as :prop_tgt:`LINK_LIBRARIES`, :prop_tgt:`INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES`,
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:prop_tgt:`COMPILE_DEFINITIONS` and others. They may also be used when using
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commands to populate those properties, such as :command:`target_link_libraries`,
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:command:`target_include_directories`, :command:`target_compile_definitions`
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and others. They enable conditional linking, conditional definitions used when
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compiling, conditional include directories, and more. The conditions may be
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based on the build configuration, target properties, platform information,
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or any other queryable information.
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Generator expressions can be nested:
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.. code-block:: cmake
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target_compile_definitions(tgt PRIVATE
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$<$<VERSION_LESS:$<CXX_COMPILER_VERSION>,4.2.0>:OLD_COMPILER>
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)
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The above would expand to ``OLD_COMPILER`` if the
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:variable:`CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION <CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_VERSION>` is less
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than 4.2.0.
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Whitespace And Quoting
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======================
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Generator expressions are typically parsed after command arguments.
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If a generator expression contains spaces, new lines, semicolons or
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other characters that may be interpreted as command argument separators,
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the whole expression should be surrounded by quotes when passed to a
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command. Failure to do so may result in the expression being split and
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it may no longer be recognized as a generator expression.
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When using :command:`add_custom_command` or :command:`add_custom_target`,
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use the ``VERBATIM`` and ``COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS`` options to obtain robust
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argument splitting and quoting.
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.. code-block:: cmake
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# WRONG: Embedded space will be treated as an argument separator.
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# This ends up not being seen as a generator expression at all.
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add_custom_target(run_some_tool
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COMMAND some_tool -I$<JOIN:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:tgt,INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>, -I>
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VERBATIM
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)
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.. code-block:: cmake
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# Better, but still not robust. Quotes prevent the space from splitting the
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# expression. However, the tool will receive the expanded value as a single
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# argument.
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add_custom_target(run_some_tool
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COMMAND some_tool "-I$<JOIN:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:tgt,INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>, -I>"
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VERBATIM
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)
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.. code-block:: cmake
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# Nearly correct. Using a semicolon to separate arguments and adding the
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# COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS option means that paths with spaces will be handled
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# correctly. Quoting the whole expression ensures it is seen as a generator
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# expression. But if the target property is empty, we will get a bare -I
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# with nothing after it.
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add_custom_target(run_some_tool
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COMMAND some_tool "-I$<JOIN:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:tgt,INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>,;-I>"
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COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS
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VERBATIM
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)
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Using variables to build up a more complex generator expression is also a
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good way to reduce errors and improve readability. The above example can be
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improved further like so:
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.. code-block:: cmake
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# The $<BOOL:...> check prevents adding anything if the property is empty,
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# assuming the property value cannot be one of CMake's false constants.
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set(prop "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:tgt,INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>")
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add_custom_target(run_some_tool
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COMMAND some_tool "$<$<BOOL:${prop}>:-I$<JOIN:${prop},;-I>>"
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COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS
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VERBATIM
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)
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Finally, the above example can be expressed in a more simple and robust way
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using an alternate generator expression:
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.. code-block:: cmake
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add_custom_target(run_some_tool
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COMMAND some_tool "$<LIST:TRANSFORM,$<TARGET_PROPERTY:tgt,INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>,PREPEND,-I>"
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COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS
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VERBATIM
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)
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A common mistake is to try to split a generator expression across multiple
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lines with indenting:
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.. code-block:: cmake
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# WRONG: New lines and spaces all treated as argument separators, so the
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# generator expression is split and not recognized correctly.
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target_compile_definitions(tgt PRIVATE
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$<$<AND:
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$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:GNU>,
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$<VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL:$<CXX_COMPILER_VERSION>,5>
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>:HAVE_5_OR_LATER>
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)
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Again, use helper variables with well-chosen names to build up a readable
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expression instead:
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.. code-block:: cmake
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set(is_gnu "$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:GNU>")
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set(v5_or_later "$<VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL:$<CXX_COMPILER_VERSION>,5>")
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set(meet_requirements "$<AND:${is_gnu},${v5_or_later}>")
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target_compile_definitions(tgt PRIVATE
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"$<${meet_requirements}:HAVE_5_OR_LATER>"
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)
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Debugging
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=========
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Since generator expressions are evaluated during generation of the buildsystem,
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and not during processing of ``CMakeLists.txt`` files, it is not possible to
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inspect their result with the :command:`message()` command. One possible way
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to generate debug messages is to add a custom target:
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.. code-block:: cmake
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add_custom_target(genexdebug COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "$<...>")
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After running :program:`cmake`, you can then build the ``genexdebug`` target to print
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the result of the ``$<...>`` expression (i.e. run the command
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:option:`cmake --build ... --target genexdebug <cmake--build --target>`).
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Another way is to write debug messages to a file with :command:`file(GENERATE)`:
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.. code-block:: cmake
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file(GENERATE OUTPUT filename CONTENT "$<...>")
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Generator Expression Reference
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==============================
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.. note::
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This reference deviates from most of the CMake documentation in that it
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omits angular brackets ``<...>`` around placeholders like ``condition``,
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``string``, ``target``, etc. This is to prevent an opportunity for those
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placeholders to be misinterpreted as generator expressions.
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.. _`Conditional Generator Expressions`:
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Conditional Expressions
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-----------------------
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A fundamental category of generator expressions relates to conditional logic.
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Two forms of conditional generator expressions are supported:
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.. genex:: $<condition:true_string>
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Evaluates to ``true_string`` if ``condition`` is ``1``, or an empty string
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if ``condition`` evaluates to ``0``. Any other value for ``condition``
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results in an error.
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.. genex:: $<IF:condition,true_string,false_string>
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.. versionadded:: 3.8
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Evaluates to ``true_string`` if ``condition`` is ``1``, or ``false_string``
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if ``condition`` is ``0``. Any other value for ``condition`` results in an
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error.
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Typically, the ``condition`` is itself a generator expression. For instance,
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the following expression expands to ``DEBUG_MODE`` when the ``Debug``
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configuration is used, and the empty string for all other configurations:
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.. code-block:: cmake
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$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:DEBUG_MODE>
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Boolean-like ``condition`` values other than ``1`` or ``0`` can be handled
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by wrapping them with the ``$<BOOL:...>`` generator expression:
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.. genex:: $<BOOL:string>
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Converts ``string`` to ``0`` or ``1``. Evaluates to ``0`` if any of the
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following is true:
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* ``string`` is empty,
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* ``string`` is a case-insensitive equal of
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``0``, ``FALSE``, ``OFF``, ``N``, ``NO``, ``IGNORE``, or ``NOTFOUND``, or
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* ``string`` ends in the suffix ``-NOTFOUND`` (case-sensitive).
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Otherwise evaluates to ``1``.
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The ``$<BOOL:...>`` generator expression is often used when a ``condition``
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is provided by a CMake variable:
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.. code-block:: cmake
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$<$<BOOL:${HAVE_SOME_FEATURE}>:-DENABLE_SOME_FEATURE>
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.. _`Boolean Generator Expressions`:
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Logical Operators
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-----------------
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The common boolean logic operators are supported:
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.. genex:: $<AND:conditions>
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where ``conditions`` is a comma-separated list of boolean expressions,
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all of which must evaluate to either ``1`` or ``0``. The whole expression
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evaluates to ``1`` if all conditions are ``1``. If any condition is ``0``,
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the whole expression evaluates to ``0``.
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.. genex:: $<OR:conditions>
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where ``conditions`` is a comma-separated list of boolean expressions.
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all of which must evaluate to either ``1`` or ``0``. The whole expression
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evaluates to ``1`` if at least one of the ``conditions`` is ``1``. If all
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``conditions`` evaluate to ``0``, the whole expression evaluates to ``0``.
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.. genex:: $<NOT:condition>
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``condition`` must be ``0`` or ``1``. The result of the expression is
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``0`` if ``condition`` is ``1``, else ``1``.
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.. _`Comparison Expressions`:
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Primary Comparison Expressions
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------------------------------
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CMake supports a variety of generator expressions that compare things.
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This section covers the primary and most widely used comparison types.
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Other more specific comparison types are documented in their own separate
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sections further below.
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String Comparisons
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. genex:: $<STREQUAL:string1,string2>
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``1`` if ``string1`` and ``string2`` are equal, else ``0``.
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The comparison is case-sensitive. For a case-insensitive comparison,
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combine with a :ref:`string transforming generator expression
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<String Transforming Generator Expressions>`. For example, the following
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evaluates to ``1`` if ``${foo}`` is any of ``BAR``, ``Bar``, ``bar``, etc.
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.. code-block:: cmake
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$<STREQUAL:$<UPPER_CASE:${foo}>,BAR>
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.. genex:: $<EQUAL:value1,value2>
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``1`` if ``value1`` and ``value2`` are numerically equal, else ``0``.
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Version Comparisons
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. genex:: $<VERSION_LESS:v1,v2>
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``1`` if ``v1`` is a version less than ``v2``, else ``0``.
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.. genex:: $<VERSION_GREATER:v1,v2>
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``1`` if ``v1`` is a version greater than ``v2``, else ``0``.
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.. genex:: $<VERSION_EQUAL:v1,v2>
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``1`` if ``v1`` is the same version as ``v2``, else ``0``.
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.. genex:: $<VERSION_LESS_EQUAL:v1,v2>
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.. versionadded:: 3.7
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``1`` if ``v1`` is a version less than or equal to ``v2``, else ``0``.
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.. genex:: $<VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL:v1,v2>
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.. versionadded:: 3.7
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``1`` if ``v1`` is a version greater than or equal to ``v2``, else ``0``.
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.. _`String Transforming Generator Expressions`:
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String Transformations
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----------------------
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.. genex:: $<LOWER_CASE:string>
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Content of ``string`` converted to lower case.
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.. genex:: $<UPPER_CASE:string>
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Content of ``string`` converted to upper case.
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.. genex:: $<MAKE_C_IDENTIFIER:...>
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Content of ``...`` converted to a C identifier. The conversion follows the
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same behavior as :command:`string(MAKE_C_IDENTIFIER)`.
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List Expressions
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Most of the expressions in this section are closely associated with the
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:command:`list` command, providing the same capabilities, but in
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the form of a generator expression.
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.. _GenEx List Comparisons:
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List Comparisons
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. genex:: $<IN_LIST:string,list>
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.. versionadded:: 3.12
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``1`` if ``string`` is an item in the semicolon-separated ``list``, else ``0``.
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It uses case-sensitive comparisons.
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.. _GenEx List Queries:
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List Queries
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^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. genex:: $<LIST:LENGTH,list>
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Returns the list's length.
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.. genex:: $<LIST:GET,list,index,...>
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Returns the list of elements specified by indices from the list.
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.. genex:: $<LIST:SUBLIST,list,begin,length>
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Returns a sublist of the given list. If <length> is 0, an empty list will be
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returned. If <length> is -1 or the list is smaller than <begin>+<length> then
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the remaining elements of the list starting at <begin> will be returned.
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.. genex:: $<LIST:FIND,list,value>
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.. versionadded:: 3.27
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Returns the index of the element specified in the list or -1 if it wasn't
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found.
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.. _GenEx List Transformations:
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List Transformations
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. genex:: $<LIST:JOIN,list,glue>
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.. versionadded:: 3.27
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Returns a string which joins the list with the content of the ``glue`` string
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inserted between each item.
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.. genex:: $<LIST:APPEND,list,element,...>
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Returns a list with the elements appended.
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.. genex:: $<LIST:PREPEND,list,element,...>
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Returns a list with the elements inserted at the beginning of the list.
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.. genex:: $<LIST:INSERT,list,index,element,...>
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Returns a list with the elements inserted at the specified index. It is an
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error to specify an out-of-range index. Valid indexes are 0 to N where N is
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the length of the list, inclusive. An empty list has length 0.
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.. genex:: $<LIST:POP_BACK,list>
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.. versionadded:: 3.27
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Returns a list with the last element was removed.
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.. genex:: $<LIST:POP_FRONT,list>
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.. versionadded:: 3.27
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Returns a list with the first element was removed.
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.. genex:: $<LIST:REMOVE_ITEM,list,value,...>
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.. versionadded:: 3.27
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Returns a list with all instances of the given values were removed.
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.. genex:: $<LIST:REMOVE_AT,list,index,...>
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.. versionadded:: 3.27
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Returns a list with all values at given indices were removed.
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.. genex:: $<LIST:REMOVE_DUPLICATES,list>
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.. versionadded:: 3.27
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Returns a list where duplicated items were removed. The relative order of
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items is preserved, but if duplicates are encountered, only the first
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instance is preserved.
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.. genex:: $<LIST:FILTER,list,INCLUDE|EXCLUDE,regex>
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.. versionadded:: 3.27
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Returns a list with the items that match the regular expression ``regex``
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were included or removed.
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.. genex:: $<LIST:TRANSFORM,list,ACTION[,SELECTOR]>
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.. versionadded:: 3.27
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Returns the list transformed by applying an ``ACTION`` to all or, by
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specifying a ``SELECTOR``, to the selected elements of the list.
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.. note::
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The ``TRANSFORM`` sub-command does not change the number of elements in the
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list. If a ``SELECTOR`` is specified, only some elements will be changed,
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the other ones will remain the same as before the transformation.
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``ACTION`` specifies the action to apply to the elements of the list.
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The actions have exactly the same semantics as of the
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:command:`list(TRANSFORM)` command. ``ACTION`` must be one of the following:
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:command:`APPEND <list(TRANSFORM_APPEND)>`, :command:`PREPEND <list(TRANSFORM_APPEND)>`
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Append, prepend specified value to each element of the list.
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.. code-block:: cmake
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$<LIST:TRANSFORM,list,(APPEND|PREPEND),value[,SELECTOR]>
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:command:`TOLOWER <list(TRANSFORM_TOLOWER)>`, :command:`TOUPPER <list(TRANSFORM_TOLOWER)>`
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Convert each element of the list to lower, upper characters.
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.. code-block:: cmake
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$<LIST:TRANSFORM,list,(TOLOWER|TOUPPER)[,SELECTOR]>
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:command:`STRIP <list(TRANSFORM_STRIP)>`
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Remove leading and trailing spaces from each element of the list.
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.. code-block:: cmake
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$<LIST:TRANSFORM,list,STRIP[,SELECTOR]>
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:command:`REPLACE <list(TRANSFORM_REPLACE)>`:
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Match the regular expression as many times as possible and substitute
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the replacement expression for the match for each element of the list.
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.. code-block:: cmake
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$<LIST:TRANSFORM,list,REPLACE,regular_expression,replace_expression[,SELECTOR]>
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``SELECTOR`` determines which elements of the list will be transformed.
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Only one type of selector can be specified at a time. When given,
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``SELECTOR`` must be one of the following:
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``AT``
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Specify a list of indexes.
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.. code-block:: cmake
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$<LIST:TRANSFORM,list,ACTION,AT,index[,index...]>
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``FOR``
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Specify a range with, optionally, an increment used to iterate over the
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range.
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.. code-block:: cmake
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$<LIST:TRANSFORM,list,ACTION,FOR,start,stop[,step]>
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``REGEX``
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Specify a regular expression.
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Only elements matching the regular expression will be transformed.
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.. code-block:: cmake
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$<LIST:TRANSFORM,list,ACTION,REGEX,regular_expression>
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.. genex:: $<JOIN:list,glue>
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Joins the list with the content of the ``glue`` string inserted between each
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item.
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.. genex:: $<REMOVE_DUPLICATES:list>
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.. versionadded:: 3.15
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Removes duplicated items in the given ``list``. The relative order of items
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is preserved, but if duplicates are encountered, only the first instance is
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preserved.
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.. genex:: $<FILTER:list,INCLUDE|EXCLUDE,regex>
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.. versionadded:: 3.15
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Includes or removes items from ``list`` that match the regular expression
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``regex``.
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.. _GenEx List Ordering:
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List Ordering
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|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. genex:: $<LIST:REVERSE,list>
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.. versionadded:: 3.27
|
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Returns the list with the elements in reverse order.
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|
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.. genex:: $<LIST:SORT,list[,(COMPARE:option|CASE:option|ORDER:option)]...>
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.. versionadded:: 3.27
|
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Returns the list sorted according the specified options.
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Use one of the ``COMPARE`` options to select the comparison method
|
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for sorting:
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``STRING``
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Sorts a list of strings alphabetically.
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This is the default behavior if the ``COMPARE`` option is not given.
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``FILE_BASENAME``
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Sorts a list of pathnames of files by their basenames.
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|
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``NATURAL``
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|
Sorts a list of strings using natural order
|
|
(see ``strverscmp(3)`` manual), i.e. such that contiguous digits
|
|
are compared as whole numbers.
|
|
For example: the following list `10.0 1.1 2.1 8.0 2.0 3.1`
|
|
will be sorted as `1.1 2.0 2.1 3.1 8.0 10.0` if the ``NATURAL``
|
|
comparison is selected where it will be sorted as
|
|
`1.1 10.0 2.0 2.1 3.1 8.0` with the ``STRING`` comparison.
|
|
|
|
Use one of the ``CASE`` options to select a case sensitive or case
|
|
insensitive sort mode:
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``SENSITIVE``
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List items are sorted in a case-sensitive manner.
|
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This is the default behavior if the ``CASE`` option is not given.
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|
``INSENSITIVE``
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List items are sorted case insensitively. The order of
|
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items which differ only by upper/lowercase is not specified.
|
|
|
|
To control the sort order, one of the ``ORDER`` options can be given:
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|
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|
``ASCENDING``
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|
Sorts the list in ascending order.
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This is the default behavior when the ``ORDER`` option is not given.
|
|
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|
``DESCENDING``
|
|
Sorts the list in descending order.
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|
|
|
This is an error to specify multiple times the same option. Various options
|
|
can be specified in any order:
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.. code-block:: cmake
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$<LIST:SORT,list,CASE:SENSITIVE,COMPARE:STRING,ORDER:DESCENDING>
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Path Expressions
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|
----------------
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|
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|
Most of the expressions in this section are closely associated with the
|
|
:command:`cmake_path` command, providing the same capabilities, but in
|
|
the form of a generator expression.
|
|
|
|
For all generator expressions in this section, paths are expected to be in
|
|
cmake-style format. The :ref:`$\<PATH:CMAKE_PATH\> <GenEx PATH-CMAKE_PATH>`
|
|
generator expression can be used to convert a native path to a cmake-style
|
|
one.
|
|
|
|
.. _GenEx Path Comparisons:
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|
|
|
Path Comparisons
|
|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<PATH_EQUAL:path1,path2>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.24
|
|
|
|
Compares the lexical representations of two paths. No normalization is
|
|
performed on either path. Returns ``1`` if the paths are equal, ``0``
|
|
otherwise.
|
|
|
|
See :ref:`cmake_path(COMPARE) <Path COMPARE>` for more details.
|
|
|
|
.. _GenEx Path Queries:
|
|
|
|
Path Queries
|
|
^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
|
|
|
These expressions provide the generation-time capabilities equivalent to the
|
|
:ref:`Query <Path Query>` options of the :command:`cmake_path` command.
|
|
All paths are expected to be in cmake-style format.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<PATH:HAS_*,path>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.24
|
|
|
|
The following operations return ``1`` if the particular path component is
|
|
present, ``0`` otherwise. See :ref:`Path Structure And Terminology` for the
|
|
meaning of each path component.
|
|
|
|
::
|
|
|
|
$<PATH:HAS_ROOT_NAME,path>
|
|
$<PATH:HAS_ROOT_DIRECTORY,path>
|
|
$<PATH:HAS_ROOT_PATH,path>
|
|
$<PATH:HAS_FILENAME,path>
|
|
$<PATH:HAS_EXTENSION,path>
|
|
$<PATH:HAS_STEM,path>
|
|
$<PATH:HAS_RELATIVE_PART,path>
|
|
$<PATH:HAS_PARENT_PATH,path>
|
|
|
|
Note the following special cases:
|
|
|
|
* For ``HAS_ROOT_PATH``, a true result will only be returned if at least one
|
|
of ``root-name`` or ``root-directory`` is non-empty.
|
|
|
|
* For ``HAS_PARENT_PATH``, the root directory is also considered to have a
|
|
parent, which will be itself. The result is true except if the path
|
|
consists of just a :ref:`filename <FILENAME_DEF>`.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<PATH:IS_ABSOLUTE,path>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.24
|
|
|
|
Returns ``1`` if the path is :ref:`absolute <IS_ABSOLUTE>`, ``0`` otherwise.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<PATH:IS_RELATIVE,path>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.24
|
|
|
|
This will return the opposite of ``IS_ABSOLUTE``.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<PATH:IS_PREFIX[,NORMALIZE],path,input>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.24
|
|
|
|
Returns ``1`` if ``path`` is the prefix of ``input``, ``0`` otherwise.
|
|
|
|
When the ``NORMALIZE`` option is specified, ``path`` and ``input`` are
|
|
:ref:`normalized <Normalization>` before the check.
|
|
|
|
.. _GenEx Path Decomposition:
|
|
|
|
Path Decomposition
|
|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
|
|
|
These expressions provide the generation-time capabilities equivalent to the
|
|
:ref:`Decomposition <Path Decomposition>` options of the :command:`cmake_path`
|
|
command. All paths are expected to be in cmake-style format.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<PATH:GET_*,...>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.24
|
|
|
|
The following operations retrieve a different component or group of
|
|
components from a path. See :ref:`Path Structure And Terminology` for the
|
|
meaning of each path component.
|
|
|
|
.. versionchanged:: 3.27
|
|
All operations now accept a list of paths as argument. When a list of paths
|
|
is specified, the operation will be applied to each path.
|
|
|
|
::
|
|
|
|
$<PATH:GET_ROOT_NAME,path...>
|
|
$<PATH:GET_ROOT_DIRECTORY,path...>
|
|
$<PATH:GET_ROOT_PATH,path...>
|
|
$<PATH:GET_FILENAME,path...>
|
|
$<PATH:GET_EXTENSION[,LAST_ONLY],path...>
|
|
$<PATH:GET_STEM[,LAST_ONLY],path...>
|
|
$<PATH:GET_RELATIVE_PART,path...>
|
|
$<PATH:GET_PARENT_PATH,path...>
|
|
|
|
If a requested component is not present in the path, an empty string is
|
|
returned.
|
|
|
|
.. _GenEx Path Transformations:
|
|
|
|
Path Transformations
|
|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
|
|
|
These expressions provide the generation-time capabilities equivalent to the
|
|
:ref:`Modification <Path Modification>` and :ref:`Generation <Path Generation>`
|
|
options of the :command:`cmake_path` command. All paths are expected to be
|
|
in cmake-style format.
|
|
|
|
.. versionchanged:: 3.27
|
|
All operations now accept a list of paths as argument. When a list of paths
|
|
is specified, the operation will be applied to each path.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. _GenEx PATH-CMAKE_PATH:
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<PATH:CMAKE_PATH[,NORMALIZE],path...>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.24
|
|
|
|
Returns ``path``. If ``path`` is a native path, it is converted into a
|
|
cmake-style path with forward-slashes (``/``). On Windows, the long filename
|
|
marker is taken into account.
|
|
|
|
When the ``NORMALIZE`` option is specified, the path is :ref:`normalized
|
|
<Normalization>` after the conversion.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<PATH:APPEND,path...,input,...>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.24
|
|
|
|
Returns all the ``input`` arguments appended to ``path`` using ``/`` as the
|
|
``directory-separator``. Depending on the ``input``, the value of ``path``
|
|
may be discarded.
|
|
|
|
See :ref:`cmake_path(APPEND) <APPEND>` for more details.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<PATH:REMOVE_FILENAME,path...>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.24
|
|
|
|
Returns ``path`` with filename component (as returned by
|
|
``$<PATH:GET_FILENAME>``) removed. After removal, any trailing
|
|
``directory-separator`` is left alone, if present.
|
|
|
|
See :ref:`cmake_path(REMOVE_FILENAME) <REMOVE_FILENAME>` for more details.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<PATH:REPLACE_FILENAME,path...,input>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.24
|
|
|
|
Returns ``path`` with the filename component replaced by ``input``. If
|
|
``path`` has no filename component (i.e. ``$<PATH:HAS_FILENAME>`` returns
|
|
``0``), ``path`` is unchanged.
|
|
|
|
See :ref:`cmake_path(REPLACE_FILENAME) <REPLACE_FILENAME>` for more details.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<PATH:REMOVE_EXTENSION[,LAST_ONLY],path...>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.24
|
|
|
|
Returns ``path`` with the :ref:`extension <EXTENSION_DEF>` removed, if any.
|
|
|
|
See :ref:`cmake_path(REMOVE_EXTENSION) <REMOVE_EXTENSION>` for more details.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<PATH:REPLACE_EXTENSION[,LAST_ONLY],path...,input>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.24
|
|
|
|
Returns ``path`` with the :ref:`extension <EXTENSION_DEF>` replaced by
|
|
``input``, if any.
|
|
|
|
See :ref:`cmake_path(REPLACE_EXTENSION) <REPLACE_EXTENSION>` for more details.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<PATH:NORMAL_PATH,path...>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.24
|
|
|
|
Returns ``path`` normalized according to the steps described in
|
|
:ref:`Normalization`.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<PATH:RELATIVE_PATH,path...,base_directory>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.24
|
|
|
|
Returns ``path``, modified to make it relative to the ``base_directory``
|
|
argument.
|
|
|
|
See :ref:`cmake_path(RELATIVE_PATH) <cmake_path-RELATIVE_PATH>` for more
|
|
details.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<PATH:ABSOLUTE_PATH[,NORMALIZE],path...,base_directory>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.24
|
|
|
|
Returns ``path`` as absolute. If ``path`` is a relative path
|
|
(``$<PATH:IS_RELATIVE>`` returns ``1``), it is evaluated relative to the
|
|
given base directory specified by ``base_directory`` argument.
|
|
|
|
When the ``NORMALIZE`` option is specified, the path is
|
|
:ref:`normalized <Normalization>` after the path computation.
|
|
|
|
See :ref:`cmake_path(ABSOLUTE_PATH) <ABSOLUTE_PATH>` for more details.
|
|
|
|
Shell Paths
|
|
^^^^^^^^^^^
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<SHELL_PATH:...>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.4
|
|
|
|
Content of ``...`` converted to shell path style. For example, slashes are
|
|
converted to backslashes in Windows shells and drive letters are converted
|
|
to posix paths in MSYS shells. The ``...`` must be an absolute path.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.14
|
|
The ``...`` may be a :ref:`semicolon-separated list <CMake Language Lists>`
|
|
of paths, in which case each path is converted individually and a result
|
|
list is generated using the shell path separator (``:`` on POSIX and
|
|
``;`` on Windows). Be sure to enclose the argument containing this genex
|
|
in double quotes in CMake source code so that ``;`` does not split arguments.
|
|
|
|
Configuration Expressions
|
|
-------------------------
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<CONFIG>
|
|
|
|
Configuration name. Use this instead of the deprecated :genex:`CONFIGURATION`
|
|
generator expression.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<CONFIG:cfgs>
|
|
|
|
``1`` if config is any one of the entries in comma-separated list
|
|
``cfgs``, else ``0``. This is a case-insensitive comparison. The mapping in
|
|
:prop_tgt:`MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_<CONFIG>` is also considered by this
|
|
expression when it is evaluated on a property of an :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED`
|
|
target.
|
|
|
|
.. versionchanged:: 3.19
|
|
Multiple configurations can be specified for ``cfgs``.
|
|
CMake 3.18 and earlier only accepted a single configuration.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<OUTPUT_CONFIG:...>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.20
|
|
|
|
Only valid in :command:`add_custom_command` and :command:`add_custom_target`
|
|
as the outer-most generator expression in an argument.
|
|
With the :generator:`Ninja Multi-Config` generator, generator expressions
|
|
in ``...`` are evaluated using the custom command's "output config".
|
|
With other generators, the content of ``...`` is evaluated normally.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<COMMAND_CONFIG:...>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.20
|
|
|
|
Only valid in :command:`add_custom_command` and :command:`add_custom_target`
|
|
as the outer-most generator expression in an argument.
|
|
With the :generator:`Ninja Multi-Config` generator, generator expressions
|
|
in ``...`` are evaluated using the custom command's "command config".
|
|
With other generators, the content of ``...`` is evaluated normally.
|
|
|
|
Toolchain And Language Expressions
|
|
----------------------------------
|
|
|
|
Platform
|
|
^^^^^^^^
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<PLATFORM_ID>
|
|
|
|
The current system's CMake platform id.
|
|
See also the :variable:`CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME` variable.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<PLATFORM_ID:platform_ids>
|
|
|
|
``1`` if CMake's platform id matches any one of the entries in
|
|
comma-separated list ``platform_ids``, otherwise ``0``.
|
|
See also the :variable:`CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME` variable.
|
|
|
|
Compiler Version
|
|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
|
|
|
See also the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_VERSION` variable, which is
|
|
closely related to the expressions in this sub-section.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<C_COMPILER_VERSION>
|
|
|
|
The version of the C compiler used.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<C_COMPILER_VERSION:version>
|
|
|
|
``1`` if the version of the C compiler matches ``version``, otherwise ``0``.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<CXX_COMPILER_VERSION>
|
|
|
|
The version of the CXX compiler used.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<CXX_COMPILER_VERSION:version>
|
|
|
|
``1`` if the version of the CXX compiler matches ``version``, otherwise ``0``.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.15
|
|
|
|
The version of the CUDA compiler used.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION:version>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.15
|
|
|
|
``1`` if the version of the CXX compiler matches ``version``, otherwise ``0``.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<OBJC_COMPILER_VERSION>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.16
|
|
|
|
The version of the OBJC compiler used.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<OBJC_COMPILER_VERSION:version>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.16
|
|
|
|
``1`` if the version of the OBJC compiler matches ``version``, otherwise ``0``.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<OBJCXX_COMPILER_VERSION>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.16
|
|
|
|
The version of the OBJCXX compiler used.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<OBJCXX_COMPILER_VERSION:version>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.16
|
|
|
|
``1`` if the version of the OBJCXX compiler matches ``version``, otherwise ``0``.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<Fortran_COMPILER_VERSION>
|
|
|
|
The version of the Fortran compiler used.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<Fortran_COMPILER_VERSION:version>
|
|
|
|
``1`` if the version of the Fortran compiler matches ``version``, otherwise ``0``.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<HIP_COMPILER_VERSION>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.21
|
|
|
|
The version of the HIP compiler used.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<HIP_COMPILER_VERSION:version>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.21
|
|
|
|
``1`` if the version of the HIP compiler matches ``version``, otherwise ``0``.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<ISPC_COMPILER_VERSION>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.19
|
|
|
|
The version of the ISPC compiler used.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<ISPC_COMPILER_VERSION:version>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.19
|
|
|
|
``1`` if the version of the ISPC compiler matches ``version``, otherwise ``0``.
|
|
|
|
Compiler Language And ID
|
|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
|
|
|
See also the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID` variable, which is closely
|
|
related to most of the expressions in this sub-section.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<C_COMPILER_ID>
|
|
|
|
CMake's compiler id of the C compiler used.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<C_COMPILER_ID:compiler_ids>
|
|
|
|
where ``compiler_ids`` is a comma-separated list.
|
|
``1`` if CMake's compiler id of the C compiler matches any one
|
|
of the entries in ``compiler_ids``, otherwise ``0``.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<CXX_COMPILER_ID>
|
|
|
|
CMake's compiler id of the CXX compiler used.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<CXX_COMPILER_ID:compiler_ids>
|
|
|
|
where ``compiler_ids`` is a comma-separated list.
|
|
``1`` if CMake's compiler id of the CXX compiler matches any one
|
|
of the entries in ``compiler_ids``, otherwise ``0``.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<CUDA_COMPILER_ID>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.15
|
|
|
|
CMake's compiler id of the CUDA compiler used.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<CUDA_COMPILER_ID:compiler_ids>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.15
|
|
|
|
where ``compiler_ids`` is a comma-separated list.
|
|
``1`` if CMake's compiler id of the CUDA compiler matches any one
|
|
of the entries in ``compiler_ids``, otherwise ``0``.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<OBJC_COMPILER_ID>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.16
|
|
|
|
CMake's compiler id of the OBJC compiler used.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<OBJC_COMPILER_ID:compiler_ids>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.16
|
|
|
|
where ``compiler_ids`` is a comma-separated list.
|
|
``1`` if CMake's compiler id of the Objective-C compiler matches any one
|
|
of the entries in ``compiler_ids``, otherwise ``0``.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<OBJCXX_COMPILER_ID>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.16
|
|
|
|
CMake's compiler id of the OBJCXX compiler used.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<OBJCXX_COMPILER_ID:compiler_ids>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.16
|
|
|
|
where ``compiler_ids`` is a comma-separated list.
|
|
``1`` if CMake's compiler id of the Objective-C++ compiler matches any one
|
|
of the entries in ``compiler_ids``, otherwise ``0``.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<Fortran_COMPILER_ID>
|
|
|
|
CMake's compiler id of the Fortran compiler used.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<Fortran_COMPILER_ID:compiler_ids>
|
|
|
|
where ``compiler_ids`` is a comma-separated list.
|
|
``1`` if CMake's compiler id of the Fortran compiler matches any one
|
|
of the entries in ``compiler_ids``, otherwise ``0``.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<HIP_COMPILER_ID>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.21
|
|
|
|
CMake's compiler id of the HIP compiler used.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<HIP_COMPILER_ID:compiler_ids>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.21
|
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where ``compiler_ids`` is a comma-separated list.
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``1`` if CMake's compiler id of the HIP compiler matches any one
|
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of the entries in ``compiler_ids``, otherwise ``0``.
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.. genex:: $<ISPC_COMPILER_ID>
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.. versionadded:: 3.19
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CMake's compiler id of the ISPC compiler used.
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|
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.. genex:: $<ISPC_COMPILER_ID:compiler_ids>
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|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.19
|
|
|
|
where ``compiler_ids`` is a comma-separated list.
|
|
``1`` if CMake's compiler id of the ISPC compiler matches any one
|
|
of the entries in ``compiler_ids``, otherwise ``0``.
|
|
|
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.. genex:: $<COMPILE_LANGUAGE>
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|
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.. versionadded:: 3.3
|
|
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The compile language of source files when evaluating compile options.
|
|
See :ref:`the related boolean expression
|
|
<Boolean COMPILE_LANGUAGE Generator Expression>`
|
|
``$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:language>``
|
|
for notes about the portability of this generator expression.
|
|
|
|
.. _`Boolean COMPILE_LANGUAGE Generator Expression`:
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|
|
|
.. genex:: $<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:languages>
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|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.3
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|
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.. versionchanged:: 3.15
|
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Multiple languages can be specified for ``languages``.
|
|
CMake 3.14 and earlier only accepted a single language.
|
|
|
|
``1`` when the language used for compilation unit matches any of the
|
|
comma-separated entries in ``languages``, otherwise ``0``. This expression
|
|
may be used to specify compile options, compile definitions, and include
|
|
directories for source files of a particular language in a target. For
|
|
example:
|
|
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|
.. code-block:: cmake
|
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add_executable(myapp main.cpp foo.c bar.cpp zot.cu)
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|
target_compile_options(myapp
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PRIVATE $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:-fno-exceptions>
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|
)
|
|
target_compile_definitions(myapp
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|
PRIVATE $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:COMPILING_CXX>
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$<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CUDA>:COMPILING_CUDA>
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|
)
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|
target_include_directories(myapp
|
|
PRIVATE $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX,CUDA>:/opt/foo/headers>
|
|
)
|
|
|
|
This specifies the use of the ``-fno-exceptions`` compile option,
|
|
``COMPILING_CXX`` compile definition, and ``cxx_headers`` include
|
|
directory for C++ only (compiler id checks elided). It also specifies
|
|
a ``COMPILING_CUDA`` compile definition for CUDA.
|
|
|
|
Note that with :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` and :generator:`Xcode` there
|
|
is no way to represent target-wide compile definitions or include directories
|
|
separately for ``C`` and ``CXX`` languages.
|
|
Also, with :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` there is no way to represent
|
|
target-wide flags separately for ``C`` and ``CXX`` languages. Under these
|
|
generators, expressions for both C and C++ sources will be evaluated
|
|
using ``CXX`` if there are any C++ sources and otherwise using ``C``.
|
|
A workaround is to create separate libraries for each source file language
|
|
instead:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: cmake
|
|
|
|
add_library(myapp_c foo.c)
|
|
add_library(myapp_cxx bar.cpp)
|
|
target_compile_options(myapp_cxx PUBLIC -fno-exceptions)
|
|
add_executable(myapp main.cpp)
|
|
target_link_libraries(myapp myapp_c myapp_cxx)
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<COMPILE_LANG_AND_ID:language,compiler_ids>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.15
|
|
|
|
``1`` when the language used for compilation unit matches ``language`` and
|
|
CMake's compiler id of the ``language`` compiler matches any one of the
|
|
comma-separated entries in ``compiler_ids``, otherwise ``0``. This expression
|
|
is a short form for the combination of ``$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:language>`` and
|
|
``$<LANG_COMPILER_ID:compiler_ids>``. This expression may be used to specify
|
|
compile options, compile definitions, and include directories for source
|
|
files of a particular language and compiler combination in a target.
|
|
For example:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: cmake
|
|
|
|
add_executable(myapp main.cpp foo.c bar.cpp zot.cu)
|
|
target_compile_definitions(myapp
|
|
PRIVATE $<$<COMPILE_LANG_AND_ID:CXX,AppleClang,Clang>:COMPILING_CXX_WITH_CLANG>
|
|
$<$<COMPILE_LANG_AND_ID:CXX,Intel>:COMPILING_CXX_WITH_INTEL>
|
|
$<$<COMPILE_LANG_AND_ID:C,Clang>:COMPILING_C_WITH_CLANG>
|
|
)
|
|
|
|
This specifies the use of different compile definitions based on both
|
|
the compiler id and compilation language. This example will have a
|
|
``COMPILING_CXX_WITH_CLANG`` compile definition when Clang is the CXX
|
|
compiler, and ``COMPILING_CXX_WITH_INTEL`` when Intel is the CXX compiler.
|
|
Likewise, when the C compiler is Clang, it will only see the
|
|
``COMPILING_C_WITH_CLANG`` definition.
|
|
|
|
Without the ``COMPILE_LANG_AND_ID`` generator expression, the same logic
|
|
would be expressed as:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: cmake
|
|
|
|
target_compile_definitions(myapp
|
|
PRIVATE $<$<AND:$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>,$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:AppleClang,Clang>>:COMPILING_CXX_WITH_CLANG>
|
|
$<$<AND:$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>,$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:Intel>>:COMPILING_CXX_WITH_INTEL>
|
|
$<$<AND:$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>,$<C_COMPILER_ID:Clang>>:COMPILING_C_WITH_CLANG>
|
|
)
|
|
|
|
Compile Features
|
|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<COMPILE_FEATURES:features>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.1
|
|
|
|
where ``features`` is a comma-separated list.
|
|
Evaluates to ``1`` if all of the ``features`` are available for the 'head'
|
|
target, and ``0`` otherwise. If this expression is used while evaluating
|
|
the link implementation of a target and if any dependency transitively
|
|
increases the required :prop_tgt:`C_STANDARD` or :prop_tgt:`CXX_STANDARD`
|
|
for the 'head' target, an error is reported. See the
|
|
:manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on
|
|
compile features and a list of supported compilers.
|
|
|
|
Compile Context
|
|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<COMPILE_ONLY:...>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.27
|
|
|
|
Content of ``...``, when collecting :ref:`Target Usage Requirements`,
|
|
otherwise it is the empty string. This is intended for use in an
|
|
:prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES` and :prop_tgt:`LINK_LIBRARIES` target
|
|
properties, typically populated via the :command:`target_link_libraries` command.
|
|
Provides compilation usage requirements without any linking requirements.
|
|
|
|
Use cases include header-only usage where all usages are known to not have
|
|
linking requirements (e.g., all-``inline`` or C++ template libraries).
|
|
|
|
Note that for proper evaluation of this expression requires policy :policy:`CMP0099`
|
|
to be set to `NEW`.
|
|
|
|
Linker Language And ID
|
|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<LINK_LANGUAGE>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.18
|
|
|
|
The link language of the target when evaluating link options.
|
|
See :ref:`the related boolean expression
|
|
<Boolean LINK_LANGUAGE Generator Expression>` ``$<LINK_LANGUAGE:languages>``
|
|
for notes about the portability of this generator expression.
|
|
|
|
.. note::
|
|
|
|
This generator expression is not supported by the link libraries
|
|
properties to avoid side-effects due to the double evaluation of
|
|
these properties.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. _`Boolean LINK_LANGUAGE Generator Expression`:
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<LINK_LANGUAGE:languages>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.18
|
|
|
|
``1`` when the language used for link step matches any of the comma-separated
|
|
entries in ``languages``, otherwise ``0``. This expression may be used to
|
|
specify link libraries, link options, link directories and link dependencies
|
|
of a particular language in a target. For example:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: cmake
|
|
|
|
add_library(api_C ...)
|
|
add_library(api_CXX ...)
|
|
add_library(api INTERFACE)
|
|
target_link_options(api INTERFACE $<$<LINK_LANGUAGE:C>:-opt_c>
|
|
$<$<LINK_LANGUAGE:CXX>:-opt_cxx>)
|
|
target_link_libraries(api INTERFACE $<$<LINK_LANGUAGE:C>:api_C>
|
|
$<$<LINK_LANGUAGE:CXX>:api_CXX>)
|
|
|
|
add_executable(myapp1 main.c)
|
|
target_link_options(myapp1 PRIVATE api)
|
|
|
|
add_executable(myapp2 main.cpp)
|
|
target_link_options(myapp2 PRIVATE api)
|
|
|
|
This specifies to use the ``api`` target for linking targets ``myapp1`` and
|
|
``myapp2``. In practice, ``myapp1`` will link with target ``api_C`` and
|
|
option ``-opt_c`` because it will use ``C`` as link language. And ``myapp2``
|
|
will link with ``api_CXX`` and option ``-opt_cxx`` because ``CXX`` will be
|
|
the link language.
|
|
|
|
.. _`Constraints LINK_LANGUAGE Generator Expression`:
|
|
|
|
.. note::
|
|
|
|
To determine the link language of a target, it is required to collect,
|
|
transitively, all the targets which will be linked to it. So, for link
|
|
libraries properties, a double evaluation will be done. During the first
|
|
evaluation, ``$<LINK_LANGUAGE:..>`` expressions will always return ``0``.
|
|
The link language computed after this first pass will be used to do the
|
|
second pass. To avoid inconsistency, it is required that the second pass
|
|
do not change the link language. Moreover, to avoid unexpected
|
|
side-effects, it is required to specify complete entities as part of the
|
|
``$<LINK_LANGUAGE:..>`` expression. For example:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: cmake
|
|
|
|
add_library(lib STATIC file.cxx)
|
|
add_library(libother STATIC file.c)
|
|
|
|
# bad usage
|
|
add_executable(myapp1 main.c)
|
|
target_link_libraries(myapp1 PRIVATE lib$<$<LINK_LANGUAGE:C>:other>)
|
|
|
|
# correct usage
|
|
add_executable(myapp2 main.c)
|
|
target_link_libraries(myapp2 PRIVATE $<$<LINK_LANGUAGE:C>:libother>)
|
|
|
|
In this example, for ``myapp1``, the first pass will, unexpectedly,
|
|
determine that the link language is ``CXX`` because the evaluation of the
|
|
generator expression will be an empty string so ``myapp1`` will depends on
|
|
target ``lib`` which is ``C++``. On the contrary, for ``myapp2``, the first
|
|
evaluation will give ``C`` as link language, so the second pass will
|
|
correctly add target ``libother`` as link dependency.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<LINK_LANG_AND_ID:language,compiler_ids>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.18
|
|
|
|
``1`` when the language used for link step matches ``language`` and the
|
|
CMake's compiler id of the language linker matches any one of the comma-separated
|
|
entries in ``compiler_ids``, otherwise ``0``. This expression is a short form
|
|
for the combination of ``$<LINK_LANGUAGE:language>`` and
|
|
``$<LANG_COMPILER_ID:compiler_ids>``. This expression may be used to specify
|
|
link libraries, link options, link directories and link dependencies of a
|
|
particular language and linker combination in a target. For example:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: cmake
|
|
|
|
add_library(libC_Clang ...)
|
|
add_library(libCXX_Clang ...)
|
|
add_library(libC_Intel ...)
|
|
add_library(libCXX_Intel ...)
|
|
|
|
add_executable(myapp main.c)
|
|
if (CXX_CONFIG)
|
|
target_sources(myapp PRIVATE file.cxx)
|
|
endif()
|
|
target_link_libraries(myapp
|
|
PRIVATE $<$<LINK_LANG_AND_ID:CXX,Clang,AppleClang>:libCXX_Clang>
|
|
$<$<LINK_LANG_AND_ID:C,Clang,AppleClang>:libC_Clang>
|
|
$<$<LINK_LANG_AND_ID:CXX,Intel>:libCXX_Intel>
|
|
$<$<LINK_LANG_AND_ID:C,Intel>:libC_Intel>)
|
|
|
|
This specifies the use of different link libraries based on both the
|
|
compiler id and link language. This example will have target ``libCXX_Clang``
|
|
as link dependency when ``Clang`` or ``AppleClang`` is the ``CXX``
|
|
linker, and ``libCXX_Intel`` when ``Intel`` is the ``CXX`` linker.
|
|
Likewise when the ``C`` linker is ``Clang`` or ``AppleClang``, target
|
|
``libC_Clang`` will be added as link dependency and ``libC_Intel`` when
|
|
``Intel`` is the ``C`` linker.
|
|
|
|
See :ref:`the note related to
|
|
<Constraints LINK_LANGUAGE Generator Expression>`
|
|
``$<LINK_LANGUAGE:language>`` for constraints about the usage of this
|
|
generator expression.
|
|
|
|
Link Features
|
|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<LINK_LIBRARY:feature,library-list>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.24
|
|
|
|
Specify a set of libraries to link to a target, along with a ``feature``
|
|
which provides details about *how* they should be linked. For example:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: cmake
|
|
|
|
add_library(lib1 STATIC ...)
|
|
add_library(lib2 ...)
|
|
target_link_libraries(lib2 PRIVATE "$<LINK_LIBRARY:WHOLE_ARCHIVE,lib1>")
|
|
|
|
This specifies that ``lib2`` should link to ``lib1`` and use the
|
|
``WHOLE_ARCHIVE`` feature when doing so.
|
|
|
|
Feature names are case-sensitive and may only contain letters, numbers and
|
|
underscores. Feature names defined in all uppercase are reserved for CMake's
|
|
own built-in features. The pre-defined built-in library features are:
|
|
|
|
.. include:: ../variable/LINK_LIBRARY_PREDEFINED_FEATURES.txt
|
|
|
|
Built-in and custom library features are defined in terms of the following
|
|
variables:
|
|
|
|
* :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_LINK_LIBRARY_USING_<FEATURE>_SUPPORTED`
|
|
* :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_LINK_LIBRARY_USING_<FEATURE>`
|
|
* :variable:`CMAKE_LINK_LIBRARY_USING_<FEATURE>_SUPPORTED`
|
|
* :variable:`CMAKE_LINK_LIBRARY_USING_<FEATURE>`
|
|
|
|
The value used for each of these variables is the value as set at the end of
|
|
the directory scope in which the target was created. The usage is as follows:
|
|
|
|
1. If the language-specific
|
|
:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_LINK_LIBRARY_USING_<FEATURE>_SUPPORTED` variable
|
|
is true, the ``feature`` must be defined by the corresponding
|
|
:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_LINK_LIBRARY_USING_<FEATURE>` variable.
|
|
2. If no language-specific ``feature`` is supported, then the
|
|
:variable:`CMAKE_LINK_LIBRARY_USING_<FEATURE>_SUPPORTED` variable must be
|
|
true and the ``feature`` must be defined by the corresponding
|
|
:variable:`CMAKE_LINK_LIBRARY_USING_<FEATURE>` variable.
|
|
|
|
The following limitations should be noted:
|
|
|
|
* The ``library-list`` can specify CMake targets or libraries.
|
|
Any CMake target of type :ref:`OBJECT <Object Libraries>`
|
|
or :ref:`INTERFACE <Interface Libraries>` will ignore the feature aspect
|
|
of the expression and instead be linked in the standard way.
|
|
|
|
* The ``$<LINK_LIBRARY:...>`` generator expression can only be used to
|
|
specify link libraries. In practice, this means it can appear in the
|
|
:prop_tgt:`LINK_LIBRARIES`, :prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES`, and
|
|
:prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES_DIRECT` target properties, and be
|
|
specified in :command:`target_link_libraries` and :command:`link_libraries`
|
|
commands.
|
|
|
|
* If a ``$<LINK_LIBRARY:...>`` generator expression appears in the
|
|
:prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES` property of a target, it will be
|
|
included in the imported target generated by a :command:`install(EXPORT)`
|
|
command. It is the responsibility of the environment consuming this
|
|
import to define the link feature used by this expression.
|
|
|
|
* Each target or library involved in the link step must have at most only
|
|
one kind of library feature. The absence of a feature is also incompatible
|
|
with all other features. For example:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: cmake
|
|
|
|
add_library(lib1 ...)
|
|
add_library(lib2 ...)
|
|
add_library(lib3 ...)
|
|
|
|
# lib1 will be associated with feature1
|
|
target_link_libraries(lib2 PUBLIC "$<LINK_LIBRARY:feature1,lib1>")
|
|
|
|
# lib1 is being linked with no feature here. This conflicts with the
|
|
# use of feature1 in the line above and would result in an error.
|
|
target_link_libraries(lib3 PRIVATE lib1 lib2)
|
|
|
|
Where it isn't possible to use the same feature throughout a build for a
|
|
given target or library, the :prop_tgt:`LINK_LIBRARY_OVERRIDE` and
|
|
:prop_tgt:`LINK_LIBRARY_OVERRIDE_<LIBRARY>` target properties can be
|
|
used to resolve such incompatibilities.
|
|
|
|
* The ``$<LINK_LIBRARY:...>`` generator expression does not guarantee
|
|
that the list of specified targets and libraries will be kept grouped
|
|
together. To manage constructs like ``--start-group`` and ``--end-group``,
|
|
as supported by the GNU ``ld`` linker, use the :genex:`LINK_GROUP`
|
|
generator expression instead.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<LINK_GROUP:feature,library-list>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.24
|
|
|
|
Specify a group of libraries to link to a target, along with a ``feature``
|
|
which defines how that group should be linked. For example:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: cmake
|
|
|
|
add_library(lib1 STATIC ...)
|
|
add_library(lib2 ...)
|
|
target_link_libraries(lib2 PRIVATE "$<LINK_GROUP:RESCAN,lib1,external>")
|
|
|
|
This specifies that ``lib2`` should link to ``lib1`` and ``external``, and
|
|
that both of those two libraries should be included on the linker command
|
|
line according to the definition of the ``RESCAN`` feature.
|
|
|
|
Feature names are case-sensitive and may only contain letters, numbers and
|
|
underscores. Feature names defined in all uppercase are reserved for CMake's
|
|
own built-in features. Currently, there is only one pre-defined built-in
|
|
group feature:
|
|
|
|
.. include:: ../variable/LINK_GROUP_PREDEFINED_FEATURES.txt
|
|
|
|
Built-in and custom group features are defined in terms of the following
|
|
variables:
|
|
|
|
* :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_LINK_GROUP_USING_<FEATURE>_SUPPORTED`
|
|
* :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_LINK_GROUP_USING_<FEATURE>`
|
|
* :variable:`CMAKE_LINK_GROUP_USING_<FEATURE>_SUPPORTED`
|
|
* :variable:`CMAKE_LINK_GROUP_USING_<FEATURE>`
|
|
|
|
The value used for each of these variables is the value as set at the end of
|
|
the directory scope in which the target was created. The usage is as follows:
|
|
|
|
1. If the language-specific
|
|
:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_LINK_GROUP_USING_<FEATURE>_SUPPORTED` variable
|
|
is true, the ``feature`` must be defined by the corresponding
|
|
:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_LINK_GROUP_USING_<FEATURE>` variable.
|
|
2. If no language-specific ``feature`` is supported, then the
|
|
:variable:`CMAKE_LINK_GROUP_USING_<FEATURE>_SUPPORTED` variable must be
|
|
true and the ``feature`` must be defined by the corresponding
|
|
:variable:`CMAKE_LINK_GROUP_USING_<FEATURE>` variable.
|
|
|
|
The ``LINK_GROUP`` generator expression is compatible with the
|
|
:genex:`LINK_LIBRARY` generator expression. The libraries involved in a
|
|
group can be specified using the :genex:`LINK_LIBRARY` generator expression.
|
|
|
|
Each target or external library involved in the link step is allowed to be
|
|
part of multiple groups, but only if all the groups involved specify the
|
|
same ``feature``. Such groups will not be merged on the linker command line,
|
|
the individual groups will still be preserved. Mixing different group
|
|
features for the same target or library is forbidden.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: cmake
|
|
|
|
add_library(lib1 ...)
|
|
add_library(lib2 ...)
|
|
add_library(lib3 ...)
|
|
add_library(lib4 ...)
|
|
add_library(lib5 ...)
|
|
|
|
target_link_libraries(lib3 PUBLIC "$<LINK_GROUP:feature1,lib1,lib2>")
|
|
target_link_libraries(lib4 PRIVATE "$<LINK_GROUP:feature1,lib1,lib3>")
|
|
# lib4 will be linked with the groups {lib1,lib2} and {lib1,lib3}.
|
|
# Both groups specify the same feature, so this is fine.
|
|
|
|
target_link_libraries(lib5 PRIVATE "$<LINK_GROUP:feature2,lib1,lib3>")
|
|
# An error will be raised here because both lib1 and lib3 are part of two
|
|
# groups with different features.
|
|
|
|
When a target or an external library is involved in the link step as part of
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a group and also as not part of any group, any occurrence of the non-group
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link item will be replaced by the groups it belongs to.
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.. code-block:: cmake
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add_library(lib1 ...)
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add_library(lib2 ...)
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add_library(lib3 ...)
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add_library(lib4 ...)
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target_link_libraries(lib3 PUBLIC lib1)
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target_link_libraries(lib4 PRIVATE lib3 "$<LINK_GROUP:feature1,lib1,lib2>")
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# lib4 will only be linked with lib3 and the group {lib1,lib2}
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Because ``lib1`` is part of the group defined for ``lib4``, that group then
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gets applied back to the use of ``lib1`` for ``lib3``. The end result will
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be as though the linking relationship for ``lib3`` had been specified as:
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.. code-block:: cmake
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target_link_libraries(lib3 PUBLIC "$<LINK_GROUP:feature1,lib1,lib2>")
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Be aware that the precedence of the group over the non-group link item can
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|
result in circular dependencies between groups. If this occurs, a fatal
|
|
error is raised because circular dependencies are not allowed for groups.
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.. code-block:: cmake
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add_library(lib1A ...)
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add_library(lib1B ...)
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add_library(lib2A ...)
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add_library(lib2B ...)
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add_library(lib3 ...)
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# Non-group linking relationships, these are non-circular so far
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target_link_libraries(lib1A PUBLIC lib2A)
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target_link_libraries(lib2B PUBLIC lib1B)
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# The addition of these groups creates circular dependencies
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|
target_link_libraries(lib3 PRIVATE
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"$<LINK_GROUP:feat,lib1A,lib1B>"
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"$<LINK_GROUP:feat,lib2A,lib2B>"
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)
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|
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Because of the groups defined for ``lib3``, the linking relationships for
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``lib1A`` and ``lib2B`` effectively get expanded to the equivalent of:
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.. code-block:: cmake
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target_link_libraries(lib1A PUBLIC "$<LINK_GROUP:feat,lib2A,lib2B>")
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target_link_libraries(lib2B PUBLIC "$<LINK_GROUP:feat,lib1A,lib1B>")
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|
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This creates a circular dependency between groups:
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``lib1A --> lib2B --> lib1A``.
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The following limitations should also be noted:
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* The ``library-list`` can specify CMake targets or libraries.
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|
Any CMake target of type :ref:`OBJECT <Object Libraries>`
|
|
or :ref:`INTERFACE <Interface Libraries>` will ignore the feature aspect
|
|
of the expression and instead be linked in the standard way.
|
|
|
|
* The ``$<LINK_GROUP:...>`` generator expression can only be used to
|
|
specify link libraries. In practice, this means it can appear in the
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|
:prop_tgt:`LINK_LIBRARIES`, :prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES`,and
|
|
:prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES_DIRECT` target properties, and be
|
|
specified in :command:`target_link_libraries` and :command:`link_libraries`
|
|
commands.
|
|
|
|
* If a ``$<LINK_GROUP:...>`` generator expression appears in the
|
|
:prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES` property of a target, it will be
|
|
included in the imported target generated by a :command:`install(EXPORT)`
|
|
command. It is the responsibility of the environment consuming this
|
|
import to define the link feature used by this expression.
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|
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|
Link Context
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|
^^^^^^^^^^^^
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|
.. genex:: $<LINK_ONLY:...>
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.. versionadded:: 3.1
|
|
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|
Content of ``...``, except while collecting :ref:`Target Usage Requirements`,
|
|
in which case it is the empty string. This is intended for use in an
|
|
:prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES` target property, typically populated
|
|
via the :command:`target_link_libraries` command, to specify private link
|
|
dependencies without other usage requirements such as include directories or
|
|
compile options.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.24
|
|
``LINK_ONLY`` may also be used in a :prop_tgt:`LINK_LIBRARIES` target
|
|
property. See policy :policy:`CMP0131`.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<DEVICE_LINK:list>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.18
|
|
|
|
Returns the list if it is the device link step, an empty list otherwise.
|
|
The device link step is controlled by :prop_tgt:`CUDA_SEPARABLE_COMPILATION`
|
|
and :prop_tgt:`CUDA_RESOLVE_DEVICE_SYMBOLS` properties and
|
|
policy :policy:`CMP0105`. This expression can only be used to specify link
|
|
options.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<HOST_LINK:list>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.18
|
|
|
|
Returns the list if it is the normal link step, an empty list otherwise.
|
|
This expression is mainly useful when a device link step is also involved
|
|
(see :genex:`$<DEVICE_LINK:list>` generator expression). This expression can
|
|
only be used to specify link options.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. _`Target-Dependent Queries`:
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|
|
|
Target-Dependent Expressions
|
|
----------------------------
|
|
|
|
These queries refer to a target ``tgt``. Unless otherwise stated, this can
|
|
be any runtime artifact, namely:
|
|
|
|
* An executable target created by :command:`add_executable`.
|
|
* A shared library target (``.so``, ``.dll`` but not their ``.lib`` import
|
|
library) created by :command:`add_library`.
|
|
* A static library target created by :command:`add_library`.
|
|
|
|
In the following, the phrase "the ``tgt`` filename" means the name of the
|
|
``tgt`` binary file. This has to be distinguished from the phrase
|
|
"the target name", which is just the string ``tgt``.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_EXISTS:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.12
|
|
|
|
``1`` if ``tgt`` exists as a CMake target, else ``0``.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_NAME_IF_EXISTS:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.12
|
|
|
|
The target name ``tgt`` if the target exists, an empty string otherwise.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_NAME:...>
|
|
|
|
Marks ``...`` as being the name of a target. This is required if exporting
|
|
targets to multiple dependent export sets. The ``...`` must be a literal
|
|
name of a target, it may not contain generator expressions.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_PROPERTY:tgt,prop>
|
|
|
|
Value of the property ``prop`` on the target ``tgt``.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on.
|
|
|
|
.. versionchanged:: 3.26
|
|
When encountered during evaluation of :ref:`Target Usage Requirements`,
|
|
typically in an ``INTERFACE_*`` target property, lookup of the ``tgt``
|
|
name occurs in the directory of the target specifying the requirement,
|
|
rather than the directory of the consuming target for which the
|
|
expression is being evaluated.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_PROPERTY:prop>
|
|
:target: TARGET_PROPERTY:prop
|
|
|
|
Value of the property ``prop`` on the target for which the expression
|
|
is being evaluated. Note that for generator expressions in
|
|
:ref:`Target Usage Requirements` this is the consuming target rather
|
|
than the target specifying the requirement.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_OBJECTS:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.1
|
|
|
|
List of objects resulting from building ``tgt``. This would typically be
|
|
used on :ref:`object library <Object Libraries>` targets.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_POLICY:policy>
|
|
|
|
``1`` if the ``policy`` was ``NEW`` when the 'head' target was created,
|
|
else ``0``. If the ``policy`` was not set, the warning message for the policy
|
|
will be emitted. This generator expression only works for a subset of
|
|
policies.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_FILE:tgt>
|
|
|
|
Full path to the ``tgt`` binary file.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on, unless the expression is being used in
|
|
:command:`add_custom_command` or :command:`add_custom_target`.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_FILE_BASE_NAME:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.15
|
|
|
|
Base name of ``tgt``, i.e. ``$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:tgt>`` without prefix and
|
|
suffix.
|
|
For example, if the ``tgt`` filename is ``libbase.so``, the base name is ``base``.
|
|
|
|
See also the :prop_tgt:`OUTPUT_NAME`, :prop_tgt:`ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_NAME`,
|
|
:prop_tgt:`LIBRARY_OUTPUT_NAME` and :prop_tgt:`RUNTIME_OUTPUT_NAME`
|
|
target properties and their configuration specific variants
|
|
:prop_tgt:`OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>`, :prop_tgt:`ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>`,
|
|
:prop_tgt:`LIBRARY_OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>` and
|
|
:prop_tgt:`RUNTIME_OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>`.
|
|
|
|
The :prop_tgt:`<CONFIG>_POSTFIX` and :prop_tgt:`DEBUG_POSTFIX` target
|
|
properties can also be considered.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_FILE_PREFIX:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.15
|
|
|
|
Prefix of the ``tgt`` filename (such as ``lib``).
|
|
|
|
See also the :prop_tgt:`PREFIX` target property.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_FILE_SUFFIX:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.15
|
|
|
|
Suffix of the ``tgt`` filename (extension such as ``.so`` or ``.exe``).
|
|
|
|
See also the :prop_tgt:`SUFFIX` target property.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_FILE_NAME:tgt>
|
|
|
|
The ``tgt`` filename.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on (see policy :policy:`CMP0112`).
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:tgt>
|
|
|
|
Directory of the ``tgt`` binary file.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on (see policy :policy:`CMP0112`).
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_IMPORT_FILE:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.27
|
|
|
|
Full path to the linker import file. On DLL platforms, it would be the
|
|
``.lib`` file. On AIX, for the executables, and on macOS, for the shared
|
|
libraries, it could be, respectively, the ``.imp`` or ``.tbd`` import file,
|
|
depending of the value of :prop_tgt:`ENABLE_EXPORTS` property.
|
|
|
|
An empty string is returned when there is no import file associated with the
|
|
target.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_IMPORT_FILE_BASE_NAME:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.27
|
|
|
|
Base name of file linker import file of the target ``tgt`` without prefix and
|
|
suffix. For example, if target file name is ``libbase.tbd``, the base name is
|
|
``base``.
|
|
|
|
See also the :prop_tgt:`OUTPUT_NAME` and :prop_tgt:`ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_NAME`
|
|
target properties and their configuration specific variants
|
|
:prop_tgt:`OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>` and :prop_tgt:`ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>`.
|
|
|
|
The :prop_tgt:`<CONFIG>_POSTFIX` and :prop_tgt:`DEBUG_POSTFIX` target
|
|
properties can also be considered.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_IMPORT_FILE_PREFIX:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.27
|
|
|
|
Prefix of the import file of the target ``tgt``.
|
|
|
|
See also the :prop_tgt:`IMPORT_PREFIX` target property.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_IMPORT_FILE_SUFFIX:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.27
|
|
|
|
Suffix of the import file of the target ``tgt``.
|
|
|
|
The suffix corresponds to the file extension (such as ".lib" or ".tbd").
|
|
|
|
See also the :prop_tgt:`IMPORT_SUFFIX` target property.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_IMPORT_FILE_NAME:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.27
|
|
|
|
Name of the import file of the target target ``tgt``.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_IMPORT_FILE_DIR:tgt>
|
|
|
|
Directory of the import file of the target ``tgt``.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_LINKER_FILE:tgt>
|
|
|
|
File used when linking to the ``tgt`` target. This will usually
|
|
be the library that ``tgt`` represents (``.a``, ``.lib``, ``.so``),
|
|
but for a shared library on DLL platforms, it would be the ``.lib``
|
|
import library associated with the DLL.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.27
|
|
On macOS, it could be the ``.tbd`` import file associated with the shared
|
|
library, depending of the value of :prop_tgt:`ENABLE_EXPORTS` property.
|
|
|
|
This generator expression is equivalent to
|
|
:genex:`$<TARGET_LINKER_LIBRARY_FILE>` or
|
|
:genex:`$<TARGET_LINKER_IMPORT_FILE>` generator expressions, depending of the
|
|
characteristics of the target and the platform.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_BASE_NAME:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.15
|
|
|
|
Base name of file used to link the target ``tgt``, i.e.
|
|
:genex:`$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_NAME:tgt>` without prefix and suffix. For
|
|
example, if target file name is ``libbase.a``, the base name is ``base``.
|
|
|
|
See also the :prop_tgt:`OUTPUT_NAME`, :prop_tgt:`ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_NAME`,
|
|
and :prop_tgt:`LIBRARY_OUTPUT_NAME` target properties and their configuration
|
|
specific variants :prop_tgt:`OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>`,
|
|
:prop_tgt:`ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>` and
|
|
:prop_tgt:`LIBRARY_OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>`.
|
|
|
|
The :prop_tgt:`<CONFIG>_POSTFIX` and :prop_tgt:`DEBUG_POSTFIX` target
|
|
properties can also be considered.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_PREFIX:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.15
|
|
|
|
Prefix of file used to link target ``tgt``.
|
|
|
|
See also the :prop_tgt:`PREFIX` and :prop_tgt:`IMPORT_PREFIX` target
|
|
properties.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_SUFFIX:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.15
|
|
|
|
Suffix of file used to link where ``tgt`` is the name of a target.
|
|
|
|
The suffix corresponds to the file extension (such as ".so" or ".lib").
|
|
|
|
See also the :prop_tgt:`SUFFIX` and :prop_tgt:`IMPORT_SUFFIX` target
|
|
properties.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_NAME:tgt>
|
|
|
|
Name of file used to link target ``tgt``.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on (see policy :policy:`CMP0112`).
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_DIR:tgt>
|
|
|
|
Directory of file used to link target ``tgt``.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on (see policy :policy:`CMP0112`).
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_LINKER_LIBRARY_FILE:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.27
|
|
|
|
File used when linking o the ``tgt`` target is done using directly the
|
|
library, and not an import file. This will usually be the library that
|
|
``tgt`` represents (``.a``, ``.so``, ``.dylib``). So, on DLL platforms, it
|
|
will be an empty string.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_LINKER_LIBRARY_FILE_BASE_NAME:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.27
|
|
|
|
Base name of library file used to link the target ``tgt``, i.e.
|
|
:genex:`$<TARGET_LINKER_LIBRARY_FILE_NAME:tgt>` without prefix and suffix.
|
|
For example, if target file name is ``libbase.a``, the base name is ``base``.
|
|
|
|
See also the :prop_tgt:`OUTPUT_NAME`, :prop_tgt:`ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_NAME`,
|
|
and :prop_tgt:`LIBRARY_OUTPUT_NAME` target properties and their configuration
|
|
specific variants :prop_tgt:`OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>`,
|
|
:prop_tgt:`ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>` and
|
|
:prop_tgt:`LIBRARY_OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>`.
|
|
|
|
The :prop_tgt:`<CONFIG>_POSTFIX` and :prop_tgt:`DEBUG_POSTFIX` target
|
|
properties can also be considered.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_LINKER_LIBRARY_FILE_PREFIX:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.27
|
|
|
|
Prefix of the library file used to link target ``tgt``.
|
|
|
|
See also the :prop_tgt:`PREFIX` target property.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_LINKER_LIBRARY_FILE_SUFFIX:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.27
|
|
|
|
Suffix of the library file used to link target ``tgt``.
|
|
|
|
The suffix corresponds to the file extension (such as ".a" or ".dylib").
|
|
|
|
See also the :prop_tgt:`SUFFIX` target property.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_LINKER_LIBRARY_FILE_NAME:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.27
|
|
|
|
Name of the library file used to link target ``tgt``.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_LINKER_LIBRARY_FILE_DIR:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.27
|
|
|
|
Directory of the library file used to link target ``tgt``.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_LINKER_IMPORT_FILE:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.27
|
|
|
|
File used when linking to the ``tgt`` target is done using an import
|
|
file. This will usually be the import file that ``tgt`` represents
|
|
(``.lib``, ``.tbd``). So, when no import file is involved in the link step,
|
|
an empty string is returned.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_LINKER_IMPORT_FILE_BASE_NAME:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.27
|
|
|
|
Base name of the import file used to link the target ``tgt``, i.e.
|
|
:genex:`$<TARGET_LINKER_IMPORT_FILE_NAME:tgt>` without prefix and suffix.
|
|
For example, if target file name is ``libbase.tbd``, the base name is ``base``.
|
|
|
|
See also the :prop_tgt:`OUTPUT_NAME` and :prop_tgt:`ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_NAME`,
|
|
target properties and their configuration
|
|
specific variants :prop_tgt:`OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>` and
|
|
:prop_tgt:`ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>`.
|
|
|
|
The :prop_tgt:`<CONFIG>_POSTFIX` and :prop_tgt:`DEBUG_POSTFIX` target
|
|
properties can also be considered.
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Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
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expression is evaluated on.
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.. genex:: $<TARGET_LINKER_IMPORT_FILE_PREFIX:tgt>
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.. versionadded:: 3.27
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Prefix of the import file used to link target ``tgt``.
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See also the :prop_tgt:`IMPORT_PREFIX` target property.
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Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
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expression is evaluated on.
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.. genex:: $<TARGET_LINKER_IMPORT_FILE_SUFFIX:tgt>
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.. versionadded:: 3.27
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Suffix of the import file used to link target ``tgt``.
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The suffix corresponds to the file extension (such as ".lib" or ".tbd").
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See also the :prop_tgt:`IMPORT_SUFFIX` target property.
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Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
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expression is evaluated on.
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.. genex:: $<TARGET_LINKER_IMPORT_FILE_NAME:tgt>
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.. versionadded:: 3.27
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Name of the import file used to link target ``tgt``.
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Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
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expression is evaluated on.
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.. genex:: $<TARGET_LINKER_IMPORT_FILE_DIR:tgt>
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.. versionadded:: 3.27
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Directory of the import file used to link target ``tgt``.
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Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
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expression is evaluated on.
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.. genex:: $<TARGET_SONAME_FILE:tgt>
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File with soname (``.so.3``) where ``tgt`` is the name of a target.
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.. genex:: $<TARGET_SONAME_FILE_NAME:tgt>
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Name of file with soname (``.so.3``).
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Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
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expression is evaluated on (see policy :policy:`CMP0112`).
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.. genex:: $<TARGET_SONAME_FILE_DIR:tgt>
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Directory of file with soname (``.so.3``).
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Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
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expression is evaluated on (see policy :policy:`CMP0112`).
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.. genex:: $<TARGET_SONAME_IMPORT_FILE:tgt>
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.. versionadded:: 3.27
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Import file with soname (``.3.tbd``) where ``tgt`` is the name of a target.
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.. genex:: $<TARGET_SONAME_IMPORT_FILE_NAME:tgt>
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.. versionadded:: 3.27
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Name of the import file with soname (``.3.tbd``).
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Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
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expression is evaluated on.
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.. genex:: $<TARGET_SONAME_IMPORT_FILE_DIR:tgt>
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.. versionadded:: 3.27
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Directory of the import file with soname (``.3.tbd``).
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Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
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expression is evaluated on.
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.. genex:: $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:tgt>
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.. versionadded:: 3.1
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Full path to the linker generated program database file (.pdb)
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where ``tgt`` is the name of a target.
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See also the :prop_tgt:`PDB_NAME` and :prop_tgt:`PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY`
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target properties and their configuration specific variants
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:prop_tgt:`PDB_NAME_<CONFIG>` and :prop_tgt:`PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_<CONFIG>`.
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.. genex:: $<TARGET_PDB_FILE_BASE_NAME:tgt>
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.. versionadded:: 3.15
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Base name of the linker generated program database file (.pdb)
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where ``tgt`` is the name of a target.
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The base name corresponds to the target PDB file name (see
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``$<TARGET_PDB_FILE_NAME:tgt>``) without prefix and suffix. For example,
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if target file name is ``base.pdb``, the base name is ``base``.
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See also the :prop_tgt:`PDB_NAME` target property and its configuration
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|
specific variant :prop_tgt:`PDB_NAME_<CONFIG>`.
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The :prop_tgt:`<CONFIG>_POSTFIX` and :prop_tgt:`DEBUG_POSTFIX` target
|
|
properties can also be considered.
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Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on.
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|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_PDB_FILE_NAME:tgt>
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.. versionadded:: 3.1
|
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Name of the linker generated program database file (.pdb).
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|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on (see policy :policy:`CMP0112`).
|
|
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|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_PDB_FILE_DIR:tgt>
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|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.1
|
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Directory of the linker generated program database file (.pdb).
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|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on (see policy :policy:`CMP0112`).
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_BUNDLE_DIR:tgt>
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|
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.. versionadded:: 3.9
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|
Full path to the bundle directory (``/path/to/my.app``,
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|
``/path/to/my.framework``, or ``/path/to/my.bundle``),
|
|
where ``tgt`` is the name of a target.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on (see policy :policy:`CMP0112`).
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_BUNDLE_DIR_NAME:tgt>
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|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.24
|
|
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|
Name of the bundle directory (``my.app``, ``my.framework``, or
|
|
``my.bundle``), where ``tgt`` is the name of a target.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on (see policy :policy:`CMP0112`).
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_BUNDLE_CONTENT_DIR:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.9
|
|
|
|
Full path to the bundle content directory where ``tgt`` is the name of a
|
|
target. For the macOS SDK it leads to ``/path/to/my.app/Contents``,
|
|
``/path/to/my.framework``, or ``/path/to/my.bundle/Contents``.
|
|
For all other SDKs (e.g. iOS) it leads to ``/path/to/my.app``,
|
|
``/path/to/my.framework``, or ``/path/to/my.bundle`` due to the flat
|
|
bundle structure.
|
|
|
|
Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
|
|
expression is evaluated on (see policy :policy:`CMP0112`).
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_RUNTIME_DLLS:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.21
|
|
|
|
List of DLLs that the target depends on at runtime. This is determined by
|
|
the locations of all the ``SHARED`` targets in the target's transitive
|
|
dependencies. If only the directories of the DLLs are needed, see the
|
|
:genex:`TARGET_RUNTIME_DLL_DIRS` generator expression.
|
|
Using this generator expression on targets other than
|
|
executables, ``SHARED`` libraries, and ``MODULE`` libraries is an error.
|
|
**On non-DLL platforms, this expression always evaluates to an empty string**.
|
|
|
|
This generator expression can be used to copy all of the DLLs that a target
|
|
depends on into its output directory in a ``POST_BUILD`` custom command using
|
|
the :option:`cmake -E copy -t <cmake-E copy>` command. For example:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: cmake
|
|
|
|
find_package(foo CONFIG REQUIRED) # package generated by install(EXPORT)
|
|
|
|
add_executable(exe main.c)
|
|
target_link_libraries(exe PRIVATE foo::foo foo::bar)
|
|
add_custom_command(TARGET exe POST_BUILD
|
|
COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy -t $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:exe> $<TARGET_RUNTIME_DLLS:exe>
|
|
COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS
|
|
)
|
|
|
|
.. note::
|
|
|
|
:ref:`Imported Targets` are supported only if they know the location
|
|
of their ``.dll`` files. An imported ``SHARED`` library must have
|
|
:prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_LOCATION` set to its ``.dll`` file. See the
|
|
:ref:`add_library imported libraries <add_library imported libraries>`
|
|
section for details. Many :ref:`Find Modules` produce imported targets
|
|
with the ``UNKNOWN`` type and therefore will be ignored.
|
|
|
|
On platforms that support runtime paths (``RPATH``), refer to the
|
|
:prop_tgt:`INSTALL_RPATH` target property.
|
|
On Apple platforms, refer to the :prop_tgt:`INSTALL_NAME_DIR` target property.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_RUNTIME_DLL_DIRS:tgt>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.27
|
|
|
|
List of the directories which contain the DLLs that the target depends on at
|
|
runtime (see :genex:`TARGET_RUNTIME_DLLS`). This is determined by
|
|
the locations of all the ``SHARED`` targets in the target's transitive
|
|
dependencies. Using this generator expression on targets other than
|
|
executables, ``SHARED`` libraries, and ``MODULE`` libraries is an error.
|
|
**On non-DLL platforms, this expression always evaluates to an empty string**.
|
|
|
|
This generator expression can e.g. be used to create a batch file using
|
|
:command:`file(GENERATE)` which sets the PATH environment variable accordingly.
|
|
|
|
Export And Install Expressions
|
|
------------------------------
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:...>
|
|
|
|
Content of ``...`` when the property is exported using
|
|
:command:`install(EXPORT)`, and empty otherwise.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<BUILD_INTERFACE:...>
|
|
|
|
Content of ``...`` when the property is exported using :command:`export`, or
|
|
when the target is used by another target in the same buildsystem. Expands to
|
|
the empty string otherwise.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:...>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.26
|
|
|
|
Content of ``...`` when the target is used by another target in the same
|
|
buildsystem. Expands to the empty string otherwise.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<INSTALL_PREFIX>
|
|
|
|
Content of the install prefix when the target is exported via
|
|
:command:`install(EXPORT)`, or when evaluated in the
|
|
:prop_tgt:`INSTALL_NAME_DIR` property, the ``INSTALL_NAME_DIR`` argument of
|
|
:command:`install(RUNTIME_DEPENDENCY_SET)`, the code argument of
|
|
:command:`install(CODE)`, or the file argument of :command:`install(SCRIPT)`,
|
|
and empty otherwise.
|
|
|
|
Multi-level Expression Evaluation
|
|
---------------------------------
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<GENEX_EVAL:expr>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.12
|
|
|
|
Content of ``expr`` evaluated as a generator expression in the current
|
|
context. This enables consumption of generator expressions whose
|
|
evaluation results itself in generator expressions.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<TARGET_GENEX_EVAL:tgt,expr>
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.12
|
|
|
|
Content of ``expr`` evaluated as a generator expression in the context of
|
|
``tgt`` target. This enables consumption of custom target properties that
|
|
themselves contain generator expressions.
|
|
|
|
Having the capability to evaluate generator expressions is very useful when
|
|
you want to manage custom properties supporting generator expressions.
|
|
For example:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: cmake
|
|
|
|
add_library(foo ...)
|
|
|
|
set_property(TARGET foo PROPERTY
|
|
CUSTOM_KEYS $<$<CONFIG:DEBUG>:FOO_EXTRA_THINGS>
|
|
)
|
|
|
|
add_custom_target(printFooKeys
|
|
COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo $<TARGET_PROPERTY:foo,CUSTOM_KEYS>
|
|
)
|
|
|
|
This naive implementation of the ``printFooKeys`` custom command is wrong
|
|
because ``CUSTOM_KEYS`` target property is not evaluated and the content
|
|
is passed as is (i.e. ``$<$<CONFIG:DEBUG>:FOO_EXTRA_THINGS>``).
|
|
|
|
To have the expected result (i.e. ``FOO_EXTRA_THINGS`` if config is
|
|
``Debug``), it is required to evaluate the output of
|
|
``$<TARGET_PROPERTY:foo,CUSTOM_KEYS>``:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: cmake
|
|
|
|
add_custom_target(printFooKeys
|
|
COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E
|
|
echo $<TARGET_GENEX_EVAL:foo,$<TARGET_PROPERTY:foo,CUSTOM_KEYS>>
|
|
)
|
|
|
|
Escaped Characters
|
|
------------------
|
|
|
|
These expressions evaluate to specific string literals. Use them in place of
|
|
the actual string literal where you need to prevent them from having their
|
|
special meaning.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<ANGLE-R>
|
|
|
|
A literal ``>``. Used for example to compare strings that contain a ``>``.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<COMMA>
|
|
|
|
A literal ``,``. Used for example to compare strings which contain a ``,``.
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<SEMICOLON>
|
|
|
|
A literal ``;``. Used to prevent list expansion on an argument with ``;``.
|
|
|
|
Deprecated Expressions
|
|
----------------------
|
|
|
|
.. genex:: $<CONFIGURATION>
|
|
|
|
Configuration name. Deprecated since CMake 3.0. Use :genex:`CONFIG` instead.
|