Re: [CMake] override variable in macro

2007-09-21 Thread Dizzy
On Thursday 20 September 2007 20:38:38 Juan Sanchez wrote: It appears that the set command cannot override a variable specified as a MACRO argument. For example: MACRO (ADD_GADB RCMD) does not accept changes to RCMD within the macro using the set command. Is there a way to override this?

Re: [CMake] override variable in macro

2007-09-21 Thread Bill Hoffman
Juan Sanchez wrote: What I was trying to do was to avoid having to create a local variable. The macro parameter is the default, which can be overridden if necessary. Now I immediately have to set a new variable with the value of the parameter. So I now have to account for another variable

Re: [CMake] override variable in macro

2007-09-21 Thread Juan Sanchez
I would argue that the following snippet of code should either print CAT twice or die. Unfortunately it first prints DOG and then CAT. Thanks, Juan MACRO(FOO BAR) SET (BAR CAT) MESSAGE(${BAR}) ENDMACRO(FOO) FOO(DOG) MESSAGE(${BAR}) Bill Hoffman wrote: Juan Sanchez wrote: What I was

Re: [CMake] override variable in macro

2007-09-21 Thread Juan Sanchez
Ok, But cpp doesn't discriminate between ${BAR} and BAR. #include iostream using namespace std; #define foo(x) x = 3; cout x \n; int main() { int y = 1; foo(y); cout y endl; } Juan Bill Hoffman wrote: Juan Sanchez wrote: I would argue that the following snippet of code should

Re: [CMake] override variable in macro

2007-09-21 Thread Bill Hoffman
Juan Sanchez wrote: Ok, But cpp doesn't discriminate between ${BAR} and BAR. #include iostream using namespace std; #define foo(x) x = 3; cout x \n; int main() { int y = 1; foo(y); cout y endl; } I said like cpp, not exactly cpp. The difference is you have to use ${} to expand

[CMake] override variable in macro

2007-09-20 Thread Juan Sanchez
It appears that the set command cannot override a variable specified as a MACRO argument. For example: MACRO (ADD_GADB RCMD) does not accept changes to RCMD within the macro using the set command. Is there a way to override this? Thanks, Juan ___