Thanks Petr. I wonder what the point of get_property(foo VARIABLE PROPERTY bar) is if it is equivalent to set(foo ${bar}). It just seems like the weirdest feature to add.
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 2:10 AM, Petr Kmoch <petr.km...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi James. > > Quoting the docs at http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/v2.8.12/cmake.html: > > """ > > get_property(<variable> > > <GLOBAL | > DIRECTORY [dir] | > ... > > DIRECTORY scope defaults to the current directory but another directory > (already processed by CMake) may be named by full or relative path. > > ... > > VARIABLE scope is unique and does not accept a name. > > """ > > > When you pass VARIABLE as the argument, it will query the > value/setness/definedness of the variable specified by 'PROPERTY name'. > > So in effect: > > get_property(foo VARIABLE PROPERTY bar) > > is equivalent to > > > set(foo ${bar}) > > Hope this helps. > > Petr > > > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 9:35 PM, James Bigler <jamesbig...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I see that I can get the value of a variable from a directory using: >> >> get_directory_property(sub1_val1 DIRECTORY sub1 DEFINITION val1) >> >> Can I do the same thing with get_property? >> >> I see a VARIABLE entry, but I can't use that with the DIRECTORY >> indication. >> >> By the way what are the properties on VARIABLE that can be queried? I >> don't see any documentation for this question. >> >> get_property(... VARIABLE PROPERTY ???) >> >> Thanks, >> James >> >> -- >> >> 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://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake >> > >
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