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-rw-r--r--Help/command/add_test.rst3
-rw-r--r--Help/command/aux_source_directory.rst4
-rw-r--r--Help/command/build_command.rst2
-rw-r--r--Help/command/cmake_parse_arguments.rst14
-rw-r--r--Help/command/ctest_submit.rst20
-rw-r--r--Help/command/enable_testing.rst15
-rw-r--r--Help/command/execute_process.rst15
-rw-r--r--Help/command/export.rst9
-rw-r--r--Help/command/install.rst19
-rw-r--r--Help/command/list.rst39
-rw-r--r--Help/command/use_mangled_mesa.rst2
11 files changed, 111 insertions, 31 deletions
diff --git a/Help/command/add_test.rst b/Help/command/add_test.rst
index a8c257d..46b9b63 100644
--- a/Help/command/add_test.rst
+++ b/Help/command/add_test.rst
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ file produced by target ``myexe``.
CMake will generate tests only if the :command:`enable_testing`
command has been invoked. The :module:`CTest` module invokes the
- command automatically when the ``BUILD_TESTING`` option is ``ON``.
+ command automatically unless the ``BUILD_TESTING`` option is turned
+ ``OFF``.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Help/command/aux_source_directory.rst b/Help/command/aux_source_directory.rst
index e0af665..9619f35 100644
--- a/Help/command/aux_source_directory.rst
+++ b/Help/command/aux_source_directory.rst
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ Collects the names of all the source files in the specified directory
and stores the list in the ``<variable>`` provided. This command is
intended to be used by projects that use explicit template
instantiation. Template instantiation files can be stored in a
-"Templates" subdirectory and collected automatically using this
+``Templates`` subdirectory and collected automatically using this
command to avoid manually listing all instantiations.
It is tempting to use this command to avoid writing the list of source
files for a library or executable target. While this seems to work,
there is no way for CMake to generate a build system that knows when a
new source file has been added. Normally the generated build system
-knows when it needs to rerun CMake because the CMakeLists.txt file is
+knows when it needs to rerun CMake because the ``CMakeLists.txt`` file is
modified to add a new source. When the source is just added to the
directory without modifying this file, one would have to manually
rerun CMake to generate a build system incorporating the new file.
diff --git a/Help/command/build_command.rst b/Help/command/build_command.rst
index b83edaf..6659005 100644
--- a/Help/command/build_command.rst
+++ b/Help/command/build_command.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This is mainly intended for internal use by the :module:`CTest` module.
Sets the given ``<variable>`` to a command-line string of the form::
- <cmake> --build . [--config <config>] [--target <target>] [-- -i]
+ <cmake> --build . [--config <config>] [--target <target>...] [-- -i]
where ``<cmake>`` is the location of the :manual:`cmake(1)` command-line
tool, and ``<config>`` and ``<target>`` are the values provided to the
diff --git a/Help/command/cmake_parse_arguments.rst b/Help/command/cmake_parse_arguments.rst
index c8327e2..196d90f 100644
--- a/Help/command/cmake_parse_arguments.rst
+++ b/Help/command/cmake_parse_arguments.rst
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ All remaining arguments are collected in a variable
where recognized. This can be checked afterwards to see
whether your macro was called with unrecognized parameters.
+``<one_value_keywords>`` and ``<multi_value_keywords>`` that where given no
+values at all are collected in a variable ``<prefix>_KEYWORDS_MISSING_VALUES``
+that will be undefined if all keywords received values. This can be checked
+to see if there where keywords without any values given.
+
As an example here a ``my_install()`` macro, which takes similar arguments
as the real :command:`install` command:
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ Assume ``my_install()`` has been called like this:
.. code-block:: cmake
- my_install(TARGETS foo bar DESTINATION bin OPTIONAL blub)
+ my_install(TARGETS foo bar DESTINATION bin OPTIONAL blub CONFIGURATIONS)
After the ``cmake_parse_arguments`` call the macro will have set or undefined
the following variables::
@@ -89,6 +94,8 @@ the following variables::
MY_INSTALL_TARGETS = "foo;bar"
MY_INSTALL_CONFIGURATIONS <UNDEFINED> # was not used
MY_INSTALL_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS = "blub" # nothing expected after "OPTIONAL"
+ MY_INSTALL_KEYWORDS_MISSING_VALUES = "CONFIGURATIONS"
+ # No value for "CONFIGURATIONS" given
You can then continue and process these variables.
@@ -97,5 +104,6 @@ one_value_keyword another recognized keyword follows, this is
interpreted as the beginning of the new option. E.g.
``my_install(TARGETS foo DESTINATION OPTIONAL)`` would result in
``MY_INSTALL_DESTINATION`` set to ``"OPTIONAL"``, but as ``OPTIONAL``
-is a keyword itself ``MY_INSTALL_DESTINATION`` will be empty and
-``MY_INSTALL_OPTIONAL`` will therefore be set to ``TRUE``.
+is a keyword itself ``MY_INSTALL_DESTINATION`` will be empty (but added
+to ``MY_INSTALL_KEYWORDS_MISSING_VALUES``) and ``MY_INSTALL_OPTIONAL`` will
+therefore be set to ``TRUE``.
diff --git a/Help/command/ctest_submit.rst b/Help/command/ctest_submit.rst
index fba03fd..983fc20 100644
--- a/Help/command/ctest_submit.rst
+++ b/Help/command/ctest_submit.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Perform the :ref:`CTest Submit Step` as a :ref:`Dashboard Client`.
ctest_submit([PARTS <part>...] [FILES <file>...]
[SUBMIT_URL <url>]
+ [BUILD_ID <result-var>]
[HTTPHEADER <header>]
[RETRY_COUNT <count>]
[RETRY_DELAY <delay>]
@@ -44,9 +45,21 @@ The options are:
The ``http`` or ``https`` URL of the dashboard server to send the submission
to. If not given, the :variable:`CTEST_SUBMIT_URL` variable is used.
+``BUILD_ID <result-var>``
+ Store in the ``<result-var>`` variable the ID assigned to this build by
+ CDash.
+
``HTTPHEADER <HTTP-header>``
Specify HTTP header to be included in the request to CDash during submission.
- This suboption can be repeated several times.
+ For example, CDash can be configured to only accept submissions from
+ authenticated clients. In this case, you should provide a bearer token in your
+ header:
+
+ .. code-block:: cmake
+
+ ctest_submit(HTTPHEADER "Authorization: Bearer <auth-token>")
+
+ This suboption can be repeated several times for multiple headers.
``RETRY_COUNT <count>``
Specify how many times to retry a timed-out submission.
@@ -86,5 +99,6 @@ with a content hash of the file. If CDash does not already have the file,
then it is uploaded. Along with the file, a CDash type string is specified
to tell CDash which handler to use to process the data.
-This signature accepts the ``SUBMIT_URL``, ``HTTPHEADER``, ``RETRY_COUNT``,
-``RETRY_DELAY``, ``RETURN_VALUE`` and ``QUIET`` options as described above.
+This signature accepts the ``SUBMIT_URL``, ``BUILD_ID``, ``HTTPHEADER``,
+``RETRY_COUNT``, ``RETRY_DELAY``, ``RETURN_VALUE`` and ``QUIET`` options
+as described above.
diff --git a/Help/command/enable_testing.rst b/Help/command/enable_testing.rst
index e2028d2..3ac1a19 100644
--- a/Help/command/enable_testing.rst
+++ b/Help/command/enable_testing.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,14 @@ Enable testing for current directory and below.
enable_testing()
-Enables testing for this directory and below. See also the
-:command:`add_test` command. Note that ctest expects to find a test file
-in the build directory root. Therefore, this command should be in the
-source directory root.
+Enables testing for this directory and below.
+
+This command should be in the source directory root
+because ctest expects to find a test file in the build
+directory root.
+
+This command is automatically invoked when the :module:`CTest`
+module is included, except if the ``BUILD_TESTING`` option is
+turned off.
+
+See also the :command:`add_test` command.
diff --git a/Help/command/execute_process.rst b/Help/command/execute_process.rst
index 3a56dce..2d71352 100644
--- a/Help/command/execute_process.rst
+++ b/Help/command/execute_process.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ Execute one or more child processes.
[ERROR_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE]
[ENCODING <name>])
-Runs the given sequence of one or more commands in parallel with the standard
+Runs the given sequence of one or more commands.
+
+Commands are executed concurrently as a pipeline, with the standard
output of each process piped to the standard input of the next.
A single standard error pipe is used for all processes.
@@ -46,8 +48,9 @@ Options:
the child processes.
``TIMEOUT``
- The child processes will be terminated if they do not finish in the
- specified number of seconds (fractions are allowed).
+ After the specified number of seconds (fractions allowed), all unfinished
+ child processes will be terminated, and the ``RESULT_VARIABLE`` will be
+ set to a string mentioning the "timeout".
``RESULT_VARIABLE``
The variable will be set to contain the result of last child process.
@@ -56,9 +59,9 @@ Options:
``RESULTS_VARIABLE <variable>``
The variable will be set to contain the result of all processes as a
- :ref:`semicolon-separated list <CMake Language Lists>`, in order of the given ``COMMAND``
- arguments. Each entry will be an integer return code from the
- corresponding child or a string describing an error condition.
+ :ref:`semicolon-separated list <CMake Language Lists>`, in order of the
+ given ``COMMAND`` arguments. Each entry will be an integer return code
+ from the corresponding child or a string describing an error condition.
``OUTPUT_VARIABLE``, ``ERROR_VARIABLE``
The variable named will be set with the contents of the standard output
diff --git a/Help/command/export.rst b/Help/command/export.rst
index b255ee8..ffd60e1 100644
--- a/Help/command/export.rst
+++ b/Help/command/export.rst
@@ -62,8 +62,13 @@ registry that this command creates works only in conjunction with a
package configuration file (``<PackageName>Config.cmake``) that works with the
build tree. In some cases, for example for packaging and for system
wide installations, it is not desirable to write the user package
-registry. If the :variable:`CMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY` variable
-is enabled, the ``export(PACKAGE)`` command will do nothing.
+registry.
+
+By default the ``export(PACKAGE)`` command does nothing (see policy
+:policy:`CMP0090`) because populating the user package registry has effects
+outside the source and build trees. Set the
+:variable:`CMAKE_EXPORT_PACKAGE_REGISTRY` variable to add build directories to
+the CMake user package registry.
.. code-block:: cmake
diff --git a/Help/command/install.rst b/Help/command/install.rst
index 6910d6d..a4cee71 100644
--- a/Help/command/install.rst
+++ b/Help/command/install.rst
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ Windows platforms are unaffected.
Installing Targets
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. _`install(TARGETS)`:
.. _TARGETS:
.. code-block:: cmake
@@ -288,18 +289,20 @@ the following additional arguments:
is not recommended to use ``NAMELINK_SKIP`` in conjunction with
``NAMELINK_COMPONENT``.
-The ``install(TARGETS)`` command can also accept the following options at the
+The `install(TARGETS)`_ command can also accept the following options at the
top level:
``EXPORT``
This option associates the installed target files with an export called
``<export-name>``. It must appear before any target options. To actually
- install the export file itself, call ``install(EXPORT)``, documented below.
+ install the export file itself, call `install(EXPORT)`_, documented below.
+ See documentation of the :prop_tgt:`EXPORT_NAME` target property to change
+ the name of the exported target.
``INCLUDES DESTINATION``
This option specifies a list of directories which will be added to the
:prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES` target property of the
- ``<targets>`` when exported by the :command:`install(EXPORT)` command. If a
+ ``<targets>`` when exported by the `install(EXPORT)`_ command. If a
relative path is specified, it is treated as relative to the
``$<INSTALL_PREFIX>``.
@@ -333,7 +336,7 @@ targets that link to the object libraries in their implementation.
Installing a target with the :prop_tgt:`EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL` target property
set to ``TRUE`` has undefined behavior.
-:command:`install(TARGETS)` can install targets that were created in
+`install(TARGETS)`_ can install targets that were created in
other directories. When using such cross-directory install rules, running
``make install`` (or similar) from a subdirectory will not guarantee that
targets from other directories are up-to-date. You can use
@@ -348,6 +351,8 @@ use "generator expressions" with the syntax ``$<...>``. See the
Installing Files
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. _`install(FILES)`:
+.. _`install(PROGRAMS)`:
.. _FILES:
.. _PROGRAMS:
@@ -436,6 +441,7 @@ use "generator expressions" with the syntax ``$<...>``. See the
Installing Directories
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. _`install(DIRECTORY)`:
.. _DIRECTORY:
.. code-block:: cmake
@@ -560,6 +566,8 @@ manual for available expressions.
Custom Installation Logic
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. _`install(CODE)`:
+.. _`install(SCRIPT)`:
.. _CODE:
.. _SCRIPT:
@@ -589,6 +597,7 @@ name, not the file's contents). See the
Installing Exports
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. _`install(EXPORT)`:
.. _EXPORT:
.. code-block:: cmake
@@ -605,7 +614,7 @@ Installing Exports
The ``EXPORT`` form generates and installs a CMake file containing code to
import targets from the installation tree into another project.
Target installations are associated with the export ``<export-name>``
-using the ``EXPORT`` option of the ``install(TARGETS)`` signature
+using the ``EXPORT`` option of the `install(TARGETS)`_ signature
documented above. The ``NAMESPACE`` option will prepend ``<namespace>`` to
the target names as they are written to the import file. By default
the generated file will be called ``<export-name>.cmake`` but the ``FILE``
diff --git a/Help/command/list.rst b/Help/command/list.rst
index bfcdf34..4444af7 100644
--- a/Help/command/list.rst
+++ b/Help/command/list.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ Synopsis
list(`APPEND`_ <list> [<element>...])
list(`FILTER`_ <list> {INCLUDE | EXCLUDE} REGEX <regex>)
list(`INSERT`_ <list> <index> [<element>...])
+ list(`POP_BACK`_ <list> [<out-var>...])
+ list(`POP_FRONT`_ <list> [<out-var>...])
+ list(`PREPEND`_ <list> [<element>...])
list(`REMOVE_ITEM`_ <list> <value>...)
list(`REMOVE_AT`_ <list> <index>...)
list(`REMOVE_DUPLICATES`_ <list>)
@@ -33,8 +36,9 @@ Synopsis
Introduction
^^^^^^^^^^^^
-The list subcommands ``APPEND``, ``INSERT``, ``FILTER``, ``REMOVE_AT``,
-``REMOVE_ITEM``, ``REMOVE_DUPLICATES``, ``REVERSE`` and ``SORT`` may create
+The list subcommands ``APPEND``, ``INSERT``, ``FILTER``, ``PREPEND``,
+``POP_BACK``, ``POP_FRONT``, ``REMOVE_AT``, ``REMOVE_ITEM``,
+``REMOVE_DUPLICATES``, ``REVERSE`` and ``SORT`` may create
new values for the list within the current CMake variable scope. Similar to
the :command:`set` command, the LIST command creates new variable values in
the current scope, even if the list itself is actually defined in a parent
@@ -142,6 +146,34 @@ For more information on regular expressions see also the
Inserts elements to the list to the specified location.
+.. _POP_BACK:
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+ list(POP_BACK <list> [<out-var>...])
+
+If no variable name is given, removes exactly one element. Otherwise,
+assign the last element's value to the given variable and removes it,
+up to the last variable name given.
+
+.. _POP_FRONT:
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+ list(POP_FRONT <list> [<out-var>...])
+
+If no variable name is given, removes exactly one element. Otherwise,
+assign the first element's value to the given variable and removes it,
+up to the last variable name given.
+
+.. _PREPEND:
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+ list(PREPEND <list> [<element> ...])
+
+Insert elements to the 0th position in the list.
+
.. _REMOVE_ITEM:
.. code-block:: cmake
@@ -164,7 +196,8 @@ Removes items at given indices from the list.
list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES <list>)
-Removes duplicated items in the list.
+Removes duplicated items in the list. The relative order of items is preserved,
+but if duplicates are encountered, only the first instance is preserved.
.. _TRANSFORM:
diff --git a/Help/command/use_mangled_mesa.rst b/Help/command/use_mangled_mesa.rst
index 4d9e12b..5b0e2ee 100644
--- a/Help/command/use_mangled_mesa.rst
+++ b/Help/command/use_mangled_mesa.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Copy mesa headers for use in combination with system GL.
use_mangled_mesa(PATH_TO_MESA OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)
-The path to mesa includes, should contain gl_mangle.h. The mesa
+The path to mesa includes, should contain ``gl_mangle.h``. The mesa
headers are copied to the specified output directory. This allows
mangled mesa headers to override other GL headers by being added to
the include directory path earlier.