<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><br><br><br>Anfang der weitergeleiteten E‑Mail:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>Von:</b> <a href="mailto:norulez@me.com">norulez@me.com</a><br><b>Datum:</b> 23. Dezember 2011 16:15:37 MEZ<br><b>An:</b> David Cole <<a href="mailto:david.cole@kitware.com">david.cole@kitware.com</a>><br><b>Betreff:</b> <b>Re: [CMake] File(write and add_custom_command</b><br><br></div></blockquote><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>I'll give it a try</span><br><span></span><br><span>Great thanks</span><br><span></span><br><span>Am 23.12.2011 um 16:10 schrieb David Cole <<a href="mailto:david.cole@kitware.com">david.cole@kitware.com</a>>:</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>You cannot put a function in CMakeLists.txt and then simply call that</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>function with add_custom_command.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>add_custom_command runs a command line tool. The custom command runs</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>later at build time. It does not run while cmake is running, it runs</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>later.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>What you can do is write a CMake script file like this:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span># begin CallXyz.cmake</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>function(xyz arg1 arg2 ...)</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> ...</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>endfunction()</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>xyz("arg1value" "arg2value")</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span># end CallXyz.cmake</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>And then use cmake -P like I said in my previous reply.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Is there a problem with hosting this function in its own file? Seems</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>like a reasonable thing to do to me...</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 10:02 AM, <<a href="mailto:norulez@me.com">norulez@me.com</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thanks,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>When i create a function, can i call it with add_custom_command to avoid extra files?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Best Regards</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Am 23.12.2011 um 15:29 schrieb David Cole <<a href="mailto:david.cole@kitware.com">david.cole@kitware.com</a>>:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>If you need to, pass -D args as well:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/output.txt</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>-Dfilename=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/output.txt -P</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>${dir}/filewrite.cmake</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> DEPENDS ${dir}/filewrite.cmake ${other_files_too_maybe}</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> )</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 9:28 AM, David Cole <<a href="mailto:david.cole@kitware.com">david.cole@kitware.com</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Yes.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Put it in a *.cmake script file, and then call:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> add_custom_command(OUTPUT ...</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P ${dir}/filewrite.cmake</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> DEPENDS ${dir}/filewrite.cmake ${other_files_too_maybe}</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> )</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>You cannot call it directly from custom command, because it needs a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>CMake process around it. If you want to call CMake at build time to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>run a -P script, it's quite reasonable to do so.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>HTH,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>David</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 9:22 AM, <<a href="mailto:norulez@me.com">norulez@me.com</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hi,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>is it possible to use file(write...) for a add_custom_command or add_custom_target?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thanks in advance</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote 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