Unhardcode the CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES values

This removes duplicated code for per-config variable initialization by
providing a `cmake_initialize_per_config_variable(<PREFIX> <DOCSTRING>)`
function.

This function initializes a `<PREFIX>` cache variable from `<PREFIX>_INIT`
and unless the `CMAKE_NOT_USING_CONFIG_FLAGS` variable is defined, does
the same with `<PREFIX>_<CONFIG>` from `<PREFIX>_<CONFIG>_INIT` for every
`<CONFIG>` in `CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES` for multi-config generators or
`CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` for single-config generators.

32 files changed, 113 insertions, 410 deletions

diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst
index 735b93b..3f57612 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst
@@ -414,6 +414,8 @@ Variables for Languages
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_CREATE_SHARED_MODULE
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS
+   /variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_CONFIG
+   /variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_CONFIG_INIT
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_DEBUG
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_INIT
@@ -423,6 +425,7 @@ Variables for Languages
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT
+   /variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_CONFIG
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_DEBUG
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_RELEASE
diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_FLAGS.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_FLAGS.rst
index 409d00a..0940121 100644
--- a/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_FLAGS.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_FLAGS.rst
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ Additional flags to use when linking this target.
 
 The LINK_FLAGS property can be used to add extra flags to the link
 step of a target.  LINK_FLAGS_<CONFIG> will add to the configuration
-<CONFIG>, for example, DEBUG, RELEASE, MINSIZEREL, RELWITHDEBINFO.
+<CONFIG>, for example, DEBUG, RELEASE, MINSIZEREL, RELWITHDEBINFO, ...
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE.rst
index 2d54d60..2d35635 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Specifies the build type on single-configuration generators.
 
 This statically specifies what build type (configuration) will be
 built in this build tree.  Possible values are empty, ``Debug``, ``Release``,
-``RelWithDebInfo`` and ``MinSizeRel``.  This variable is only meaningful to
+``RelWithDebInfo``, ``MinSizeRel``, ...  This variable is only meaningful to
 single-configuration generators (such as :ref:`Makefile Generators` and
 :generator:`Ninja`) i.e.  those which choose a single configuration when CMake
 runs to generate a build tree as opposed to multi-configuration generators
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ which offer selection of the build configuration within the generated build
 environment.  There are many per-config properties and variables
 (usually following clean ``SOME_VAR_<CONFIG>`` order conventions), such as
 ``CMAKE_C_FLAGS_<CONFIG>``, specified as uppercase:
-``CMAKE_C_FLAGS_[DEBUG|RELEASE|RELWITHDEBINFO|MINSIZEREL]``.  For example,
+``CMAKE_C_FLAGS_[DEBUG|RELEASE|RELWITHDEBINFO|MINSIZEREL|...]``.  For example,
 in a build tree configured to build type ``Debug``, CMake will see to
 having :variable:`CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG <CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_DEBUG>` settings get
 added to the :variable:`CMAKE_C_FLAGS <CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS>` settings.  See
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_CONFIG.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_CONFIG.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1dbd036
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_CONFIG.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>
+---------------------------
+
+Flags for language ``<LANG>`` when building for the ``<CONFIG>`` configuration.
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_CONFIG_INIT.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_CONFIG_INIT.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1eb5b3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_CONFIG_INIT.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>_INIT
+--------------------------------
+
+Value used to initialize the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>` cache
+entry the first time a build tree is configured for language ``<LANG>``.
+This variable is meant to be set by a :variable:`toolchain file
+<CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE>`.  CMake may prepend or append content to
+the value based on the environment and target platform.
+
+See also :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_INIT`.
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_DEBUG.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_DEBUG.rst
index a233d4a..6be424a 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_DEBUG.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_DEBUG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_DEBUG
 ------------------------
 
-Flags for ``Debug`` build type or configuration.
-
-``<LANG>`` flags used when :variable:`CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is ``Debug``.
+This variable is the ``Debug`` variant of the
+:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>` variable.
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT.rst
index dcddb2e..de7fcfc 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT.rst
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT
 -----------------------------
 
-Value used to initialize the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_DEBUG` cache
-entry the first time a build tree is configured for language ``<LANG>``.
-This variable is meant to be set by a :variable:`toolchain file
-<CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE>`.  CMake may prepend or append content to
-the value based on the environment and target platform.
-
-See also :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_INIT`.
+This variable is the ``Debug`` variant of the
+:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>_INIT` variable.
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_INIT.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_INIT.rst
index 1d32cc3..a88d122 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_INIT.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_INIT.rst
@@ -7,9 +7,5 @@ This variable is meant to be set by a :variable:`toolchain file
 <CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE>`.  CMake may prepend or append content to
 the value based on the environment and target platform.
 
-See also the configuration-specific variables:
-
-* :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT`
-* :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT`
-* :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT`
-* :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT`
+See also the configuration-specific
+:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>_INIT` variable.
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL.rst
index a9436c1..634fab9 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL
 -----------------------------
 
-Flags for ``MinSizeRel`` build type or configuration.
-
-``<LANG>`` flags used when :variable:`CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is ``MinSizeRel``
-(short for minimum size release).
+This variable is the ``MinSizeRel`` variant of the
+:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>` variable.
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT.rst
index c0aedf4..1e7003c 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT.rst
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT
 ----------------------------------
 
-Value used to initialize the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL`
-cache entry the first time a build tree is configured for language ``<LANG>``.
-This variable is meant to be set by a :variable:`toolchain file
-<CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE>`.  CMake may prepend or append content to
-the value based on the environment and target platform.
-
-See also :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_INIT`.
+This variable is the ``MinSizeRel`` variant of the
+:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>_INIT` variable.
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_RELEASE.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_RELEASE.rst
index ffc5d79..3baeab0 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_RELEASE.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_RELEASE.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_RELEASE
 --------------------------
 
-Flags for ``Release`` build type or configuration.
-
-``<LANG>`` flags used when :variable:`CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is ``Release``.
+This variable is the ``Release`` variant of the
+:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>` variable.
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT.rst
index 59f92ff..e7c73fe 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT.rst
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT
 -------------------------------
 
-Value used to initialize the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_RELEASE`
-cache entry the first time a build tree is configured for language ``<LANG>``.
-This variable is meant to be set by a :variable:`toolchain file
-<CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE>`.  CMake may prepend or append content to
-the value based on the environment and target platform.
-
-See also :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_INIT`.
+This variable is the ``Release`` variant of the
+:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>_INIT` variable.
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO.rst
index 962768e..67a5073 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
 ---------------------------------
 
-Flags for ``RelWithDebInfo`` type or configuration.
-
-``<LANG>`` flags used when :variable:`CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is ``RelWithDebInfo``
-(short for Release With Debug Information).
+This variable is the ``RelWithDebInfo`` variant of the
+:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>` variable.
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT.rst
index 915f023..3ab3975 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT.rst
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT
 --------------------------------------
 
-Value used to initialize the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO`
-cache entry the first time a build tree is configured for language ``<LANG>``.
-This variable is meant to be set by a :variable:`toolchain file
-<CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE>`.  CMake may prepend or append content to
-the value based on the environment and target platform.
-
-See also :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_INIT`.
+This variable is the ``RelWithDebInfo`` variant of the
+:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>_INIT` variable.
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_CONFIG.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_CONFIG.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ed1c02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_CONFIG.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+CMAKE_<LANG>_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_<CONFIG>
+--------------------------------------
+
+GHS kernel flags for language ``<LANG>`` when building for the ``<CONFIG>``
+configuration.
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_DEBUG.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_DEBUG.rst
index 1f639a3..4fea67a 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_DEBUG.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_DEBUG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CMAKE_<LANG>_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_DEBUG
 -----------------------------------
 
-GHS kernel flags for ``Debug`` build type or configuration.
-
-``<LANG>`` flags used when :variable:`CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is ``Debug``.
+This variable is the ``Debug`` variant of the
+:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_<CONFIG>` variable.
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL.rst
index 94e2115..31f87f2 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 CMAKE_<LANG>_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL
 ----------------------------------------
 
-GHS kernel flags for ``MinSizeRel`` build type or configuration.
-
-``<LANG>`` flags used when :variable:`CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is ``MinSizeRel``
-(short for minimum size release).
+This variable is the ``MinSizeRel`` variant of the
+:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_<CONFIG>` variable.
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_RELEASE.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_RELEASE.rst
index 74566ef..1acd198 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_RELEASE.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_RELEASE.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CMAKE_<LANG>_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_RELEASE
 -------------------------------------
 
-GHS kernel flags for ``Release`` build type or configuration.
-
-``<LANG>`` flags used when :variable:`CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is ``Release``.
+This variable is the ``Release`` variant of the
+:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_<CONFIG>` variable.
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO.rst
index d148193..ac1b6bc 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 CMAKE_<LANG>_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
 --------------------------------------------
 
-GHS kernel flags for ``RelWithDebInfo`` type or configuration.
-
-``<LANG>`` flags used when :variable:`CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is ``RelWithDebInfo``
-(short for Release With Debug Information).
+This variable is the ``RelWithDebInfo`` variant of the
+:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_GHS_KERNEL_FLAGS_<CONFIG>` variable.
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeASMInformation.cmake b/Modules/CMakeASMInformation.cmake
index f7cf900..125c4e3 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeASMInformation.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeASMInformation.cmake
@@ -67,38 +67,7 @@ endif()
 # Support for CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS_INIT and friends:
 set(CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS_INIT "$ENV{ASM${ASM_DIALECT}FLAGS} ${CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS_INIT}")
 
-foreach(c "" _DEBUG _RELEASE _MINSIZEREL _RELWITHDEBINFO)
-  string(STRIP "${CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS${c}_INIT}" CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS${c}_INIT)
-endforeach()
-
-set (CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS "${CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the assembler during all build types.")
-
-if(NOT CMAKE_NOT_USING_CONFIG_FLAGS)
-  get_property(_GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG GLOBAL PROPERTY GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
-  # default build type is none
-  if(NOT _GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG AND NOT CMAKE_NO_BUILD_TYPE)
-    set (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_INIT} CACHE STRING
-      "Choose the type of build, options are: None, Debug Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel.")
-  endif()
-  unset(_GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
-  set (CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-    "Flags used by the assembler during debug builds.")
-  set (CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-    "Flags used by the assembler during release minsize builds.")
-  set (CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-    "Flags used by the assembler during release builds.")
-  set (CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-    "Flags used by the assembler during Release with Debug Info builds.")
-endif()
-
-mark_as_advanced(CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS
-                 CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS_DEBUG
-                 CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL
-                 CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS_RELEASE
-                 CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
-                )
-
+cmake_initialize_per_config_variable(CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_FLAGS "Flags used by the ASM${ASM_DIALECT} compiler")
 
 if(NOT CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILE_OBJECT)
   set(CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILE_OBJECT "<CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILER> <DEFINES> <INCLUDES> <FLAGS> -o <OBJECT> -c <SOURCE>")
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCInformation.cmake b/Modules/CMakeCInformation.cmake
index 71aadb4..1e46cac 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCInformation.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCInformation.cmake
@@ -102,30 +102,7 @@ endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_INIT "$ENV{CFLAGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_INIT}")
 
-foreach(c "" _DEBUG _RELEASE _MINSIZEREL _RELWITHDEBINFO)
-  string(STRIP "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS${c}_INIT}" CMAKE_C_FLAGS${c}_INIT)
-endforeach()
-
-set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the compiler during all build types.")
-
-if(NOT CMAKE_NOT_USING_CONFIG_FLAGS)
-  get_property(_GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG GLOBAL PROPERTY GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
-  # default build type is none
-  if(NOT _GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG AND NOT CMAKE_NO_BUILD_TYPE)
-    set (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_INIT} CACHE STRING
-      "Choose the type of build, options are: None(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS or CMAKE_C_FLAGS used) Debug Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel.")
-  endif()
-  unset(_GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
-  set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-    "Flags used by the compiler during debug builds.")
-  set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-    "Flags used by the compiler during release builds for minimum size.")
-  set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-    "Flags used by the compiler during release builds.")
-  set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-    "Flags used by the compiler during release builds with debug info.")
-endif()
+cmake_initialize_per_config_variable(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "Flags used by the C compiler")
 
 if(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT)
   set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_LIBRARIES "${CMAKE_C_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT}"
@@ -208,13 +185,6 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_RPATH_LINK_C_FLAG)
   set(CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_RPATH_LINK_C_FLAG ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RPATH_LINK_C_FLAG})
 endif()
 
-mark_as_advanced(
-CMAKE_C_FLAGS
-CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG
-CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL
-CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE
-CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
-)
 set(CMAKE_C_INFORMATION_LOADED 1)
 
 
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCSharpInformation.cmake b/Modules/CMakeCSharpInformation.cmake
index 25f869c..48e1a1e 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCSharpInformation.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCSharpInformation.cmake
@@ -44,23 +44,8 @@ endif()
 # use _INIT variables so that this only happens the first time
 # and you can set these flags in the cmake cache
 set(CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS_INIT "$ENV{CSFLAGS} ${CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS_INIT}")
-# avoid just having a space as the initial value for the cache
-if(CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS_INIT STREQUAL " ")
-  set(CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS_INIT)
-endif()
-set (CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the C# compiler during all build types.")
 
-if(NOT CMAKE_NOT_USING_CONFIG_FLAGS)
-  set (CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the C# compiler during debug builds.")
-  set (CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the C# compiler during release builds for minimum size.")
-  set (CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the C# compiler during release builds.")
-  set (CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the C# compiler during release builds with debug info.")
-endif()
+cmake_initialize_per_config_variable(CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS "Flags used by the C# compiler")
 
 if(CMAKE_CSharp_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT)
   set(CMAKE_CSharp_STANDARD_LIBRARIES "${CMAKE_CSharp_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT}"
@@ -71,49 +56,12 @@ endif()
 # set missing flags (if they are not defined). This is needed in the
 # unlikely case that you have only C# and no C/C++ targets in your
 # project.
-if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS)
-    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-endif()
-if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG)
-    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG "" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-endif()
-if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE)
-    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-endif()
-if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL)
-    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-endif()
-if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO)
-    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-endif()
-
-if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS)
-    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-endif()
-if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG)
-    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG "" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-endif()
-if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE)
-    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-endif()
-if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL)
-    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-endif()
-if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO)
-    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-endif()
+cmake_initialize_per_config_variable(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS    "Flags used by the linker")
+cmake_initialize_per_config_variable(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "Flags used by the linker during the creation of shared libraries")
 
 set(CMAKE_CSharp_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY "CSharp_NO_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY")
 set(CMAKE_CSharp_CREATE_SHARED_MODULE "CSharp_NO_CREATE_SHARED_MODULE")
 set(CMAKE_CSharp_LINK_EXECUTABLE "CSharp_NO_LINK_EXECUTABLE")
 
-mark_as_advanced(
-    CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS
-    CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS_RELEASE
-    CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
-    CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL
-    CMAKE_CSharp_FLAGS_DEBUG
-    )
-
 set(CMAKE_CSharp_USE_RESPONSE_FILE_FOR_OBJECTS 1)
 set(CMAKE_CSharp_INFORMATION_LOADED 1)
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCUDAInformation.cmake b/Modules/CMakeCUDAInformation.cmake
index f4609cd..167e177 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCUDAInformation.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCUDAInformation.cmake
@@ -74,24 +74,7 @@ endif()
 # and you can set these flags in the cmake cache
 set(CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS_INIT "$ENV{CUDAFLAGS} ${CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS_INIT}")
 
-foreach(c "" _DEBUG _RELEASE _MINSIZEREL _RELWITHDEBINFO)
-  string(STRIP "${CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS${c}_INIT}" CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS${c}_INIT)
-endforeach()
-
-set (CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the compiler during all build types.")
-
-if(NOT CMAKE_NOT_USING_CONFIG_FLAGS)
-  set (CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the compiler during debug builds.")
-  set (CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the compiler during release builds for minimum size.")
-  set (CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the compiler during release builds.")
-  set (CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the compiler during release builds with debug info.")
-
-endif()
+cmake_initialize_per_config_variable(CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS "Flags used by the CUDA compiler")
 
 if(CMAKE_CUDA_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT)
   set(CMAKE_CUDA_STANDARD_LIBRARIES "${CMAKE_CUDA_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT}"
@@ -207,11 +190,4 @@ endif()
 
 unset(_CMAKE_CUDA_EXTRA_DEVICE_LINK_FLAGS)
 
-mark_as_advanced(
-CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS
-CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS_RELEASE
-CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
-CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL
-CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS_DEBUG)
-
 set(CMAKE_CUDA_INFORMATION_LOADED 1)
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCXXInformation.cmake b/Modules/CMakeCXXInformation.cmake
index ec731fa..31ccef7 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCXXInformation.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCXXInformation.cmake
@@ -197,24 +197,7 @@ endforeach()
 # and you can set these flags in the cmake cache
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_INIT "$ENV{CXXFLAGS} ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_INIT}")
 
-foreach(c "" _DEBUG _RELEASE _MINSIZEREL _RELWITHDEBINFO)
-  string(STRIP "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS${c}_INIT}" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS${c}_INIT)
-endforeach()
-
-set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the compiler during all build types.")
-
-if(NOT CMAKE_NOT_USING_CONFIG_FLAGS)
-  set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the compiler during debug builds.")
-  set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the compiler during release builds for minimum size.")
-  set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the compiler during release builds.")
-  set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the compiler during release builds with debug info.")
-
-endif()
+cmake_initialize_per_config_variable(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "Flags used by the CXX compiler")
 
 if(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES "${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT}"
@@ -287,11 +270,7 @@ endif()
 
 mark_as_advanced(
 CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE
-CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS
-CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE
-CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
-CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL
-CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG)
+)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_INFORMATION_LOADED 1)
 
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCommonLanguageInclude.cmake b/Modules/CMakeCommonLanguageInclude.cmake
index 43b5da0..b043e18 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCommonLanguageInclude.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCommonLanguageInclude.cmake
@@ -10,120 +10,14 @@ string(APPEND CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT " $ENV{LDFLAGS}")
 string(APPEND CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT " $ENV{LDFLAGS}")
 string(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT " $ENV{LDFLAGS}")
 
-foreach(t EXE SHARED MODULE STATIC)
-  foreach(c "" _DEBUG _RELEASE _MINSIZEREL _RELWITHDEBINFO)
-    string(STRIP "${CMAKE_${t}_LINKER_FLAGS${c}_INIT}" CMAKE_${t}_LINKER_FLAGS${c}_INIT)
-  endforeach()
-endforeach()
-
-if(NOT CMAKE_NOT_USING_CONFIG_FLAGS)
-  get_property(_GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG GLOBAL PROPERTY GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
-  # default build type is none
-  if(NOT _GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG AND NOT CMAKE_NO_BUILD_TYPE)
-    set (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_INIT} CACHE STRING
-      "Choose the type of build, options are: None(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS or CMAKE_C_FLAGS used) Debug Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel.")
-  endif()
-  unset(_GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
-
-  set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT} CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the linker during debug builds.")
-
-  set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT} CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the linker during release minsize builds.")
-
-  set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT} CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the linker during release builds.")
-
-  set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
-     ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT} CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the linker during Release with Debug Info builds.")
-
-  set (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG ${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT} CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the linker during debug builds.")
-
-  set (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL ${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT}
-     CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the linker during release minsize builds.")
-
-  set (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE ${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT} CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the linker during release builds.")
-
-  set (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
-     ${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT} CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the linker during Release with Debug Info builds.")
-
-  set (CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG ${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT} CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the linker during debug builds.")
-
-  set (CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL ${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT}
-     CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the linker during release minsize builds.")
-
-  set (CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE ${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT} CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the linker during release builds.")
-
-  set (CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
-     ${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT} CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the linker during Release with Debug Info builds.")
-
-  set (CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG ${CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT} CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the linker during debug builds.")
-
-  set (CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL ${CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT}
-     CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the linker during release minsize builds.")
-
-  set (CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE ${CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT} CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the linker during release builds.")
-
-  set (CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
-     ${CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT} CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the linker during Release with Debug Info builds.")
-endif()
-
-# executable linker flags
-set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT}"
-     CACHE STRING "Flags used by the linker.")
-
-# shared linker flags
-set (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT}"
-     CACHE STRING "Flags used by the linker during the creation of dll's.")
-
-# module linker flags
-set (CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT}"
-     CACHE STRING "Flags used by the linker during the creation of modules.")
-
-# static linker flags
-set (CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT}"
-     CACHE STRING "Flags used by the linker during the creation of static libraries.")
+cmake_initialize_per_config_variable(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS    "Flags used by the linker")
+cmake_initialize_per_config_variable(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "Flags used by the linker during the creation of shared libraries")
+cmake_initialize_per_config_variable(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "Flags used by the linker during the creation of modules")
+cmake_initialize_per_config_variable(CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS "Flags used by the linker during the creation of static libraries")
 
 # Alias the build tool variable for backward compatibility.
 set(CMAKE_BUILD_TOOL ${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM})
 
 mark_as_advanced(
 CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE
-
-CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS
-CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG
-CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL
-CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE
-CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
-
-CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS
-CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG
-CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL
-CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE
-CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
-
-CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS
-CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG
-CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL
-CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE
-CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
-
-CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS
-CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG
-CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL
-CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE
-CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
 )
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeFortranInformation.cmake b/Modules/CMakeFortranInformation.cmake
index d422578..8e5c027 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeFortranInformation.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeFortranInformation.cmake
@@ -159,12 +159,7 @@ set(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE FALSE CACHE BOOL "If this value is on, makefiles will
 
 set(CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_INIT "$ENV{FFLAGS} ${CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_INIT}")
 
-foreach(c "" _DEBUG _RELEASE _MINSIZEREL _RELWITHDEBINFO)
-  string(STRIP "${CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS${c}_INIT}" CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS${c}_INIT)
-endforeach()
-
-set (CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS "${CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the compiler during all build types.")
+cmake_initialize_per_config_variable(CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS "Flags used by the Fortran compiler")
 
 include(CMakeCommonLanguageInclude)
 
@@ -216,24 +211,5 @@ if(CMAKE_Fortran_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT)
   mark_as_advanced(CMAKE_Fortran_STANDARD_LIBRARIES)
 endif()
 
-if(NOT CMAKE_NOT_USING_CONFIG_FLAGS)
-  set (CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the compiler during debug builds.")
-  set (CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the compiler during release builds for minimum size.")
-  set (CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the compiler during release builds.")
-  set (CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags used by the compiler during release builds with debug info.")
-
-endif()
-
-mark_as_advanced(
-CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS
-CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_DEBUG
-CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL
-CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_RELEASE
-CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO)
-
 # set this variable so we can avoid loading this more than once.
 set(CMAKE_Fortran_INFORMATION_LOADED 1)
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeGenericSystem.cmake b/Modules/CMakeGenericSystem.cmake
index 324a279..3eb86f9 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeGenericSystem.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeGenericSystem.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD 3-Clause License.  See accompanying
 # file Copyright.txt or https://cmake.org/licensing for details.
 
+include(CMakeInitializeConfigs)
 
 set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "")            # -pic
 set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "-shared")       # -shared
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeInitializeConfigs.cmake b/Modules/CMakeInitializeConfigs.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9dfe040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/CMakeInitializeConfigs.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD 3-Clause License.  See accompanying
+# file Copyright.txt or https://cmake.org/licensing for details.
+
+include_guard(GLOBAL)
+
+# Initializes `<_PREFIX>_<CONFIG>` variables from the corresponding
+# `<_PREFIX>_<CONFIG>_INIT`, for the configurations currently used.
+function(cmake_initialize_per_config_variable _PREFIX _DOCSTRING)
+  string(STRIP "${${_PREFIX}_INIT}" _INIT)
+  set("${_PREFIX}" "${_INIT}"
+    CACHE STRING "${_DOCSTRING} during all build types.")
+  mark_as_advanced("${_PREFIX}")
+
+  if (NOT CMAKE_NOT_USING_CONFIG_FLAGS)
+    set(_CONFIGS Debug Release MinSizeRel RelWithDebInfo)
+
+    get_property(_GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG GLOBAL PROPERTY GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
+    if (_GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
+      list(APPEND _CONFIGS ${CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES})
+    else()
+      if (NOT CMAKE_NO_BUILD_TYPE)
+        set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_INIT}" CACHE STRING
+          "Choose the type of build, options are: None Debug Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel ...")
+      endif()
+      list(APPEND _CONFIGS ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
+    endif()
+
+    list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES _CONFIGS)
+    foreach(_BUILD_TYPE IN LISTS _CONFIGS)
+      if (NOT "${_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "")
+        string(TOUPPER "${_BUILD_TYPE}" _BUILD_TYPE)
+        string(STRIP "${${_PREFIX}_${_BUILD_TYPE}_INIT}" _INIT)
+        set("${_PREFIX}_${_BUILD_TYPE}" "${_INIT}"
+          CACHE STRING "${_DOCSTRING} during ${_BUILD_TYPE} builds.")
+        mark_as_advanced("${_PREFIX}_${_BUILD_TYPE}")
+      endif()
+    endforeach()
+  endif()
+endfunction()
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeRCInformation.cmake b/Modules/CMakeRCInformation.cmake
index a340288..1227fdf 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeRCInformation.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeRCInformation.cmake
@@ -19,23 +19,7 @@ include(Platform/${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}-${CMAKE_BASE_NAME} OPTIONAL)
 
 set(CMAKE_RC_FLAGS_INIT "$ENV{RCFLAGS} ${CMAKE_RC_FLAGS_INIT}")
 
-foreach(c "" _DEBUG _RELEASE _MINSIZEREL _RELWITHDEBINFO)
-  string(STRIP "${CMAKE_RC_FLAGS${c}_INIT}" CMAKE_RC_FLAGS${c}_INIT)
-endforeach()
-
-set (CMAKE_RC_FLAGS "${CMAKE_RC_FLAGS_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-     "Flags for Windows Resource Compiler.")
-
-if(NOT CMAKE_NOT_USING_CONFIG_FLAGS)
-  set (CMAKE_RC_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_RC_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-    "Flags for Windows Resource Compiler during debug builds.")
-  set (CMAKE_RC_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_RC_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-    "Flags for Windows Resource Compiler during release builds for minimum size.")
-  set (CMAKE_RC_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_RC_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-    "Flags for Windows Resource Compiler during release builds.")
-  set (CMAKE_RC_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_RC_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT}" CACHE STRING
-    "Flags for Windows Resource Compiler during release builds with debug info.")
-endif()
+cmake_initialize_per_config_variable(CMAKE_RC_FLAGS "Flags for Windows Resource Compiler")
 
 # These are the only types of flags that should be passed to the rc
 # command, if COMPILE_FLAGS is used on a target this will be used
@@ -51,12 +35,5 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_RC_COMPILE_OBJECT)
     "<CMAKE_RC_COMPILER> <DEFINES> <INCLUDES> <FLAGS> /fo<OBJECT> <SOURCE>")
 endif()
 
-mark_as_advanced(
-CMAKE_RC_FLAGS
-CMAKE_RC_FLAGS_DEBUG
-CMAKE_RC_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL
-CMAKE_RC_FLAGS_RELEASE
-CMAKE_RC_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
-)
 # set this variable so we can avoid loading this more than once.
 set(CMAKE_RC_INFORMATION_LOADED 1)
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeSystemSpecificInformation.cmake b/Modules/CMakeSystemSpecificInformation.cmake
index 03f348d..66f1722 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeSystemSpecificInformation.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeSystemSpecificInformation.cmake
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ if(NOT _INCLUDED_SYSTEM_INFO_FILE)
    endif()
 endif()
 
-
 # optionally include a file which can do extra-generator specific things, e.g.
 # CMakeFindEclipseCDT4.cmake asks gcc for the system include dirs for the Eclipse CDT4 generator
 if(CMAKE_EXTRA_GENERATOR)
diff --git a/Modules/DeployQt4.cmake b/Modules/DeployQt4.cmake
index 28054f8..e758f3a 100644
--- a/Modules/DeployQt4.cmake
+++ b/Modules/DeployQt4.cmake
@@ -298,8 +298,14 @@ function(install_qt4_plugin plugin executable copy installed_plugin_path_var)
 
                 get_property(_isMultiConfig GLOBAL PROPERTY GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
                 if(_isMultiConfig OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
-                        install_qt4_plugin_path("${plugin_release}" "${executable}" "${copy}" "${installed_plugin_path_var}_release" "${plugins_dir}" "${component}" "Release|RelWithDebInfo|MinSizeRel")
+                        set(_RELEASE_CONFIGS ${CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES} "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
+                        if (_RELEASE_CONFIGS)
+                            list(FILTER _RELEASE_CONFIGS EXCLUDE REGEX "[Dd][Ee][Bb][Uu][Gg]")
+                        endif()
+                        string(REPLACE ";" "|" _RELEASE_CONFIGS "${_RELEASE_CONFIGS}")
+                        install_qt4_plugin_path("${plugin_release}" "${executable}" "${copy}" "${installed_plugin_path_var}_release" "${plugins_dir}" "${component}" "${_RELEASE_CONFIGS}")
                         install_qt4_plugin_path("${plugin_debug}" "${executable}" "${copy}" "${installed_plugin_path_var}_debug" "${plugins_dir}" "${component}" "Debug")
+                        unset(_RELEASE_CONFIGS)
 
                         if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "^Debug$")
                                 set(${installed_plugin_path_var} ${${installed_plugin_path_var}_debug})
diff --git a/Modules/FindCUDA.cmake b/Modules/FindCUDA.cmake
index 4f4453b..32aa454 100644
--- a/Modules/FindCUDA.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindCUDA.cmake
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ set(CUDA_GENERATED_OUTPUT_DIR "" CACHE PATH "Directory to put all the output fil
 option(CUDA_HOST_COMPILATION_CPP "Generated file extension" ON)
 
 # Extra user settable flags
-set(CUDA_NVCC_FLAGS "" CACHE STRING "Semi-colon delimit multiple arguments.")
+cmake_initialize_per_config_variable(CUDA_NVCC_FLAGS "Semi-colon delimit multiple arguments.")
 
 if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Visual Studio")
   set(CUDA_HOST_COMPILER "$(VCInstallDir)bin" CACHE FILEPATH "Host side compiler used by NVCC")
@@ -578,23 +578,6 @@ mark_as_advanced(
   CUDA_SEPARABLE_COMPILATION
   )
 
-# Single config generators like Makefiles or Ninja don't usually have
-# CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES defined (but note that it can be defined if set by
-# projects or developers). Even CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE might not be defined for
-# single config generators (and should not be defined for multi-config
-# generators). To ensure we get a complete superset of all possible
-# configurations, we combine CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES, CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE and
-# all of the standard configurations, then weed out duplicates with
-# list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES). Looping over the unique set then ensures we have
-# each configuration-specific set of nvcc flags defined and marked as advanced.
-set(CUDA_configuration_types ${CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES} ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} Debug MinSizeRel Release RelWithDebInfo)
-list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES CUDA_configuration_types)
-foreach(config ${CUDA_configuration_types})
-    string(TOUPPER ${config} config_upper)
-    set(CUDA_NVCC_FLAGS_${config_upper} "" CACHE STRING "Semi-colon delimit multiple arguments.")
-    mark_as_advanced(CUDA_NVCC_FLAGS_${config_upper})
-endforeach()
-
 ###############################################################################
 ###############################################################################
 # Locate CUDA, Set Build Type, etc.