Thanks for the comments. I'll incorporate these into my next iteration... On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Brad King <brad.k...@kitware.com> wrote: > On 07/17/2015 06:05 PM, David Cole via cmake-developers wrote: >> Attached is a patch file of my first attempt. I can iterate some more >> on this (better testing, add docs, clarify existing docs, address >> anybody's comments, submit to stage) next week. Attached now in case >> anybody wants to try it out over the weekend. > [snip] >>> I think the see also is relevant because it points to another way to >>> get to a whole different set of "properties". Perhaps what they're >>> looking for when they stumble upon get_cmake_property is actually >>> target properties, which are only accessible via get_property. > > get_cmake_property is get_property with the GLOBAL scope, except that > it looks like the special VARIABLES, MACROS, and COMPONENTS properties > are hard-coded into get_cmake_property incorrectly. > > This should all be moved over to cmState::GetGlobalProperty and the > new TARGETS property added there. That method already has special > handling for a few other properties too. > > Also the documentation of get_cmake_property should be updated to > mention "global" properties. > > -Brad > > -- > > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > > Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more > information on each offering, please visit: > > CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html > CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html > CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers --
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