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+++ b/Help/manual/cmake-generator-expressions.7.rst
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ String Comparisons
``$<EQUAL:value1,value2>``
``1`` if ``value1`` and ``value2`` are numerically equal, else ``0``.
``$<IN_LIST:string,list>``
- ``1`` if ``string`` is member of the comma-separated ``list``, else ``0``.
+ ``1`` if ``string`` is member of the semicolon-separated ``list``, else ``0``.
Uses case-sensitive comparisons.
``$<VERSION_LESS:v1,v2>``
``1`` if ``v1`` is a version less than ``v2``, else ``0``.
@@ -110,21 +110,30 @@ Variable Queries
The mapping in :prop_tgt:`MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_<CONFIG>` is also considered by
this expression when it is evaluated on a property on an :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED`
target.
-``$<PLATFORM_ID:platform_id>``
- ``1`` if the CMake-id of the platform matches ``platform_id``
- otherwise ``0``.
+``$<PLATFORM_ID:platform_ids>``
+ where ``platform_ids`` is a comma-separated list.
+ ``1`` if the CMake's platform id matches any one of the entries in
+ ``platform_ids``, otherwise ``0``.
See also the :variable:`CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME` variable.
-``$<C_COMPILER_ID:compiler_id>``
- ``1`` if the CMake-id of the C compiler matches ``compiler_id``,
- otherwise ``0``.
+``$<C_COMPILER_ID:compiler_ids>``
+ where ``compiler_ids`` is a comma-separated list.
+ ``1`` if the CMake's compiler id of the C compiler matches any one
+ of the entries in ``compiler_ids``, otherwise ``0``.
See also the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID` variable.
-``$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:compiler_id>``
- ``1`` if the CMake-id of the CXX compiler matches ``compiler_id``,
- otherwise ``0``.
+``$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:compiler_ids>``
+ where ``compiler_ids`` is a comma-separated list.
+ ``1`` if the CMake's compiler id of the CXX compiler matches any one
+ of the entries in ``compiler_ids``, otherwise ``0``.
See also the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID` variable.
-``$<Fortran_COMPILER_ID:compiler_id>``
- ``1`` if the CMake-id of the Fortran compiler matches ``compiler_id``,
- otherwise ``0``.
+``$<CUDA_COMPILER_ID:compiler_ids>``
+ where ``compiler_ids`` is a comma-separated list.
+ ``1`` if the CMake's compiler id of the CUDA compiler matches any one
+ of the entries in ``compiler_ids``, otherwise ``0``.
+ See also the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID` variable.
+``$<Fortran_COMPILER_ID:compiler_ids>``
+ where ``compiler_ids`` is a comma-separated list.
+ ``1`` if the CMake's compiler id of the Fortran compiler matches any one
+ of the entries in ``compiler_ids``, otherwise ``0``.
See also the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID` variable.
``$<C_COMPILER_VERSION:version>``
``1`` if the version of the C compiler matches ``version``, otherwise ``0``.
@@ -132,6 +141,9 @@ Variable Queries
``$<CXX_COMPILER_VERSION:version>``
``1`` if the version of the CXX compiler matches ``version``, otherwise ``0``.
See also the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_VERSION` variable.
+``$<CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION:version>``
+ ``1`` if the version of the CXX compiler matches ``version``, otherwise ``0``.
+ See also the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_VERSION` variable.
``$<Fortran_COMPILER_VERSION:version>``
``1`` if the version of the Fortran compiler matches ``version``, otherwise ``0``.
See also the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_VERSION` variable.
@@ -152,10 +164,46 @@ Variable Queries
.. _`Boolean COMPILE_LANGUAGE Generator Expression`:
-``$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:language>``
- ``1`` when the language used for compilation unit matches ``language``,
- otherwise ``0``. This expression may be used to specify compile options,
- compile definitions, and include directories for source files of a
+``$<COMPILE_LANG_AND_ID:language,compiler_ids>``
+ ``1`` when the language used for compilation unit matches ``language`` and
+ the CMake's compiler id of the language compiler matches any one of the
+ entries in ``compiler_ids``, otherwise ``0``. This expression is a short form
+ for the combination of ``$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:language>`` and
+ ``$<LANG_COMPILER_ID:compiler_ids>``. This expression may be used to specify
+ compile options, compile definitions, and include directories for source files of a
+ particular language and compiler combination in a target. For example:
+
+ .. code-block:: cmake
+
+ add_executable(myapp main.cpp foo.c bar.cpp zot.cu)
+ target_compile_definitions(myapp
+ PRIVATE $<$<COMPILE_LANG_AND_ID:CXX,AppleClang,Clang>:COMPILING_CXX_WITH_CLANG>
+ $<$<COMPILE_LANG_AND_ID:CXX,Intel>:COMPILING_CXX_WITH_INTEL>
+ $<$<COMPILE_LANG_AND_ID:C,Clang>:COMPILING_C_WITH_CLANG>
+ )
+
+ This specifies the use of different compile definitions based on both
+ the compiler id and compilation language. This example will have a
+ ``COMPILING_CXX_WITH_CLANG`` compile definition when Clang is the CXX
+ compiler, and ``COMPILING_CXX_WITH_INTEL`` when Intel is the CXX compiler.
+ Likewise when the C compiler is Clang it will only see the ``COMPILING_C_WITH_CLANG``
+ definition.
+
+ Without the ``COMPILE_LANG_AND_ID`` generator expression the same logic
+ would be expressed as:
+
+ .. code-block:: cmake
+
+ target_compile_definitions(myapp
+ PRIVATE $<$<AND:$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>,$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:Clang>>:COMPILING_CXX_WITH_CLANG>
+ $<$<AND:$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>,$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:Intel>>:COMPILING_CXX_WITH_INTEL>
+ $<$<AND:$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>,$<C_COMPILER_ID:Clang>>:COMPILING_C_WITH_CLANG>
+ )
+
+``$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:languages>``
+ ``1`` when the language used for compilation unit matches any of the entries
+ in ``languages``, otherwise ``0``. This expression may be used to specify
+ compile options, compile definitions, and include directories for source files of a
particular language in a target. For example:
.. code-block:: cmake
@@ -169,7 +217,7 @@ Variable Queries
$<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CUDA>:COMPILING_CUDA>
)
target_include_directories(myapp
- PRIVATE $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:/opt/foo/cxx_headers>
+ PRIVATE $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX,CUDA>:/opt/foo/headers>
)
This specifies the use of the ``-fno-exceptions`` compile option,
@@ -285,6 +333,10 @@ String Transformations
``$<JOIN:list,string>``
Joins the list with the content of ``string``.
+``$<REMOVE_DUPLICATES:list>``
+ Removes duplicated items in the given ``list``.
+``$<FILTER:list,INCLUDE|EXCLUDE,regex>``
+ Includes or removes items from ``list`` that match the regular expression ``regex``.
``$<LOWER_CASE:string>``
Content of ``string`` converted to lower case.
``$<UPPER_CASE:string>``
@@ -338,16 +390,19 @@ Variable Queries
``$<CONFIGURATION>``
Configuration name. Deprecated since CMake 3.0. Use ``CONFIG`` instead.
``$<PLATFORM_ID>``
- The CMake-id of the platform.
+ The current system's CMake platform id.
See also the :variable:`CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME` variable.
``$<C_COMPILER_ID>``
- The CMake-id of the C compiler used.
+ The CMake's compiler id of the C compiler used.
See also the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID` variable.
``$<CXX_COMPILER_ID>``
- The CMake-id of the CXX compiler used.
+ The CMake's compiler id of the CXX compiler used.
+ See also the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID` variable.
+``$<CUDA_COMPILER_ID>``
+ The CMake's compiler id of the CUDA compiler used.
See also the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID` variable.
``$<Fortran_COMPILER_ID>``
- The CMake-id of the Fortran compiler used.
+ The CMake's compiler id of the Fortran compiler used.
See also the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID` variable.
``$<C_COMPILER_VERSION>``
The version of the C compiler used.
@@ -355,6 +410,9 @@ Variable Queries
``$<CXX_COMPILER_VERSION>``
The version of the CXX compiler used.
See also the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_VERSION` variable.
+``$<CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION>``
+ The version of the CUDA compiler used.
+ See also the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_VERSION` variable.
``$<Fortran_COMPILER_VERSION>``
The version of the Fortran compiler used.
See also the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_VERSION` variable.
@@ -372,13 +430,85 @@ Target-Dependent Queries
Expands to the ``tgt`` if the given target exists, an empty string
otherwise.
``$<TARGET_FILE:tgt>``
- Full path to main file (.exe, .so.1.2, .a) where ``tgt`` is the name of a target.
+ Full path to main file (.exe, .so.1.2, .a) where ``tgt`` is the name of a
+ target.
+``$<TARGET_FILE_BASE_NAME:tgt>``
+ Base name of main file where ``tgt`` is the name of a target.
+
+ The base name corresponds to the target file name (see
+ ``$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:tgt>``) without prefix and suffix. For example, if
+ target file name is ``libbase.so``, the base name is ``base``.
+
+ See also the :prop_tgt:`OUTPUT_NAME`, :prop_tgt:`ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_NAME`,
+ :prop_tgt:`LIBRARY_OUTPUT_NAME` and :prop_tgt:`RUNTIME_OUTPUT_NAME`
+ target properties and their configuration specific variants
+ :prop_tgt:`OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>`, :prop_tgt:`ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>`,
+ :prop_tgt:`LIBRARY_OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>` and
+ :prop_tgt:`RUNTIME_OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>`.
+
+ The :prop_tgt:`<CONFIG>_POSTFIX` and :prop_tgt:`DEBUG_POSTFIX` target
+ properties can also be considered.
+
+ Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
+ expression is evaluated on.
+``$<TARGET_FILE_PREFIX:tgt>``
+ Prefix of main file where ``tgt`` is the name of a target.
+
+ See also the :prop_tgt:`PREFIX` target property.
+
+ Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
+ expression is evaluated on.
+``$<TARGET_FILE_SUFFIX:tgt>``
+ Suffix of main file where ``tgt`` is the name of a target.
+
+ The suffix corresponds to the file extension (such as ".so" or ".exe").
+
+ See also the :prop_tgt:`SUFFIX` target property.
+
+ Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
+ expression is evaluated on.
``$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:tgt>``
Name of main file (.exe, .so.1.2, .a).
``$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:tgt>``
Directory of main file (.exe, .so.1.2, .a).
``$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE:tgt>``
File used to link (.a, .lib, .so) where ``tgt`` is the name of a target.
+``$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_BASE_NAME:tgt>``
+ Base name of file used to link where ``tgt`` is the name of a target.
+
+ The base name corresponds to the target linker file name (see
+ ``$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_NAME:tgt>``) without prefix and suffix. For example,
+ if target file name is ``libbase.a``, the base name is ``base``.
+
+ See also the :prop_tgt:`OUTPUT_NAME`, :prop_tgt:`ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_NAME`,
+ and :prop_tgt:`LIBRARY_OUTPUT_NAME` target properties and their configuration
+ specific variants :prop_tgt:`OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>`,
+ :prop_tgt:`ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>` and
+ :prop_tgt:`LIBRARY_OUTPUT_NAME_<CONFIG>`.
+
+ The :prop_tgt:`<CONFIG>_POSTFIX` and :prop_tgt:`DEBUG_POSTFIX` target
+ properties can also be considered.
+
+ Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
+ expression is evaluated on.
+``$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_PREFIX:tgt>``
+ Prefix of file used to link where ``tgt`` is the name of a target.
+
+ See also the :prop_tgt:`PREFIX` and :prop_tgt:`IMPORT_PREFIX` target
+ properties.
+
+ Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
+ expression is evaluated on.
+``$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_SUFFIX:tgt>``
+ Suffix of file used to link where ``tgt`` is the name of a target.
+
+ The suffix corresponds to the file extension (such as ".so" or ".lib").
+
+ See also the :prop_tgt:`SUFFIX` and :prop_tgt:`IMPORT_SUFFIX` target
+ properties.
+
+ Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
+ expression is evaluated on.
``$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_NAME:tgt>``
Name of file used to link (.a, .lib, .so).
``$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_DIR:tgt>``
@@ -396,6 +526,22 @@ Target-Dependent Queries
See also the :prop_tgt:`PDB_NAME` and :prop_tgt:`PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY`
target properties and their configuration specific variants
:prop_tgt:`PDB_NAME_<CONFIG>` and :prop_tgt:`PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_<CONFIG>`.
+``$<TARGET_PDB_FILE_BASE_NAME:tgt>``
+ Base name of the linker generated program database file (.pdb)
+ where ``tgt`` is the name of a target.
+
+ The base name corresponds to the target PDB file name (see
+ ``$<TARGET_PDB_FILE_NAME:tgt>``) without prefix and suffix. For example,
+ if target file name is ``base.pdb``, the base name is ``base``.
+
+ See also the :prop_tgt:`PDB_NAME` target property and its configuration
+ specific variant :prop_tgt:`PDB_NAME_<CONFIG>`.
+
+ The :prop_tgt:`<CONFIG>_POSTFIX` and :prop_tgt:`DEBUG_POSTFIX` target
+ properties can also be considered.
+
+ Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
+ expression is evaluated on.
``$<TARGET_PDB_FILE_NAME:tgt>``
Name of the linker generated program database file (.pdb).
``$<TARGET_PDB_FILE_DIR:tgt>``
@@ -449,12 +595,16 @@ Output-Related Expressions
Content of ``...`` converted to a C identifier. The conversion follows the
same behavior as :command:`string(MAKE_C_IDENTIFIER)`.
``$<TARGET_OBJECTS:objLib>``
- List of objects resulting from build of ``objLib``. ``objLib`` must be an
- object of type ``OBJECT_LIBRARY``.
+ List of objects resulting from build of ``objLib``.
``$<SHELL_PATH:...>``
Content of ``...`` converted to shell path style. For example, slashes are
converted to backslashes in Windows shells and drive letters are converted
to posix paths in MSYS shells. The ``...`` must be an absolute path.
+ The ``...`` may be a :ref:`semicolon-separated list <CMake Language Lists>`
+ of paths, in which case each path is converted individually and a result
+ list is generated using the shell path separator (``:`` on POSIX and
+ ``;`` on Windows). Be sure to enclose the argument containing this genex
+ in double quotes in CMake source code so that ``;`` does not split arguments.
Debugging
=========