On 03/08/2012 03:45 PM, Darrell Anderson wrote:
> I think I can do something like that in a shell script but I am unfamiliar with how to do the same in cmake.
>
> I don't mind doing the grunt work and testing, but I appreciate guidance to do this.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Darrell

Darrell,

   Believe it or not, it shouldn't be that hard. I just had to learn this a 
couple hours ago trying to fix the libkscan library issue. Basically cmake has 
a script mode that lets you play with sections of the cmake scripts and look 
at what it is doing.

   What you need to do is create a file <somefilename.cmake> and put the 
syntax you want in there. Then run 'cmake -P somefilename.cmake' to make it 
go. See:

http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/syntax.html

   Use SET( varible_name " whatever in this string (supports \n, etc..)" )

   Then you reference your varible_name by normal ${variable_name} syntax

   Then just use the following to dump output to see how it's going:

     MESSAGE(STATUS "stuff you want and ${variable_name}" )

   You'll pick it up pretty quick :)

-- 
David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.