The CMakeLists.txt below illustrates the problem: ------------------------------------------------------------- cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8) project(testo)
function(set_a_var var value) set(${var} ${value}) message("${var} = ${${var}}") endfunction() set_a_var(testo "HELLO!") message("outside func testo=${testo}") ------------------------------------------------------------ The output is: ------------------------------------------------------------ cmake ../CompilerFlags testo = HELLO! outside func testo= -- Configuring done -- Generating done -- Build files have been written to: /scratch/kent/CompilerFlags/build ------------------------------------------------------------- I gather from looking in the CMake Modules that you have to set the variable to be Cached, but won't this result in some cases in the CMakeCache.txt getting stuffed full of definititions only relevant to function calls? Not that I want to, but what if you started computing factorials? _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake