On 28. Sep, 2010, at 10:12 , Marcel Loose wrote: > > On 28. Sep, 2010, at 9:33 , Marcel Loose wrote: > >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I was wondering how I could generate a list of user-definable CMake >>> variables. This list, with a brief help per variable, would be > *very* >>> useful for the end-user. It's a bit like the well-known "configure >>> --help" which gives you a overview of all variables that can be set. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Marcel Loose. >> >> Is "cmake -LAH" what you want? >> >> Michael > > Hi Michael, > > Well this is sort of what I was looking for, though I was hoping that it > would be possible to list any useful variable *before* running CMake. > > Is there some kind of hook, e.g. 'cmake --custom-help', that can be used > to display project-specific help. The help text should be provided by > the developer, of course. > > Best regards, > Marcel Loose.
Not that I'd know of. I also think that this would be quite difficult to implement. You're far better off writing an extensive README or INSTALL document. Michael -- There is always a well-known solution to every human problem -- neat, plausible, and wrong. H. L. Mencken
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