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-rw-r--r--Help/command/get_property.rst31
-rw-r--r--Help/command/get_source_file_property.rst41
-rw-r--r--Help/command/set_property.rst32
-rw-r--r--Help/command/set_source_files_properties.rst36
4 files changed, 84 insertions, 56 deletions
diff --git a/Help/command/get_property.rst b/Help/command/get_property.rst
index 123cd45..0602518 100644
--- a/Help/command/get_property.rst
+++ b/Help/command/get_property.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Get a property.
DIRECTORY [<dir>] |
TARGET <target> |
SOURCE <source> |
- [TARGET_DIRECTORY <target> | DIRECTORY <dir>] |
+ [DIRECTORY <dir> | TARGET_DIRECTORY <target>] |
INSTALL <file> |
TEST <test> |
CACHE <entry> |
@@ -31,18 +31,36 @@ It must be one of the following:
Scope defaults to the current directory but another
directory (already processed by CMake) may be named by the
full or relative path ``<dir>``.
+ See also the :command:`get_directory_property` command.
``TARGET``
Scope must name one existing target.
+ See also the :command:`get_target_property` command.
``SOURCE``
- Scope must name one source file.
+ Scope must name one source file. By default, the source file's property
+ will be read from the current source directory's scope, but this can be
+ overridden with one of the following sub-options:
+
+ ``DIRECTORY <dir>``
+ The source file property will be read from the ``<dir>`` directory's
+ scope. CMake must already know about that source directory, either by
+ having added it through a call to :command:`add_subdirectory` or ``<dir>``
+ being the top level source directory. Relative paths are treated as
+ relative to the current source directory.
+
+ ``TARGET_DIRECTORY <target>``
+ The source file property will be read from the directory scope in which
+ ``<target>`` was created (``<target>`` must therefore already exist).
+
+ See also the :command:`get_source_file_property` command.
``INSTALL``
Scope must name one installed file path.
``TEST``
Scope must name one existing test.
+ See also the :command:`get_test_property` command.
``CACHE``
Scope must name one cache entry.
@@ -50,15 +68,6 @@ It must be one of the following:
``VARIABLE``
Scope is unique and does not accept a name.
-In the ``SOURCE`` case, the queried source file scope can be changed by
-specifying one of the additional options: ``DIRECTORY`` or ``TARGET_DIRECTORY``.
-
-``DIRECTORY`` takes a path to a processed directory, and the source file property
-will be read from that directory scope.
-
-``TARGET_DIRECTORY`` takes the name of an existing target. The source file
-property will be read from this target's directory scope.
-
The required ``PROPERTY`` option is immediately followed by the name of
the property to get. If the property is not set an empty value is
returned, although some properties support inheriting from a parent scope
diff --git a/Help/command/get_source_file_property.rst b/Help/command/get_source_file_property.rst
index 1060251..76ed776 100644
--- a/Help/command/get_source_file_property.rst
+++ b/Help/command/get_source_file_property.rst
@@ -5,24 +5,33 @@ Get a property for a source file.
.. code-block:: cmake
- get_source_file_property(VAR file [TARGET_DIRECTORY <target> | DIRECTORY <dir>] property)
+ get_source_file_property(<variable> <file>
+ [DIRECTORY <dir> | TARGET_DIRECTORY <target>]
+ <property>)
Gets a property from a source file. The value of the property is
-stored in the variable ``VAR``. If the source property is not found, the
-behavior depends on whether it has been defined to be an ``INHERITED`` property
-or not (see :command:`define_property`). Non-inherited properties will set
-``VAR`` to "NOTFOUND", whereas inherited properties will search the relevant
-parent scope as described for the :command:`define_property` command and
-if still unable to find the property, ``VAR`` will be set to an empty string.
-
-The queried source file scope can be changed by specifying one of the
-additional options: ``DIRECTORY`` or ``TARGET_DIRECTORY``.
-
-``DIRECTORY`` takes a path to a processed directory, and the source file property
-will be read from that directory scope.
-
-``TARGET_DIRECTORY`` takes the name of an existing target. The source file
-property will be read from this target's directory scope.
+stored in the specified ``<variable>``. If the source property is not found,
+the behavior depends on whether it has been defined to be an ``INHERITED``
+property or not (see :command:`define_property`). Non-inherited properties
+will set ``variable`` to ``NOTFOUND``, whereas inherited properties will search
+the relevant parent scope as described for the :command:`define_property`
+command and if still unable to find the property, ``variable`` will be set to
+an empty string.
+
+By default, the source file's property will be read from the current source
+directory's scope, but this can be overridden with one of the following
+sub-options:
+
+``DIRECTORY <dir>``
+ The source file property will be read from the ``<dir>`` directory's
+ scope. CMake must already know about that source directory, either by
+ having added it through a call to :command:`add_subdirectory` or ``<dir>``
+ being the top level source directory. Relative paths are treated as
+ relative to the current source directory.
+
+``TARGET_DIRECTORY <target>``
+ The source file property will be read from the directory scope in which
+ ``<target>`` was created (``<target>`` must therefore already exist).
Use :command:`set_source_files_properties` to set property values. Source
file properties usually control how the file is built. One property that is
diff --git a/Help/command/set_property.rst b/Help/command/set_property.rst
index ccbd635..93c2d9c 100644
--- a/Help/command/set_property.rst
+++ b/Help/command/set_property.rst
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ Set a named property in a given scope.
DIRECTORY [<dir>] |
TARGET [<target1> ...] |
SOURCE [<src1> ...]
- [TARGET_DIRECTORY <target1> ...]
- [DIRECTORY <dir1> ...] |
+ [DIRECTORY <dirs> ...] |
+ [TARGET_DIRECTORY <targets> ...]
INSTALL [<file1> ...] |
TEST [<test1> ...] |
CACHE [<entry1> ...] >
[APPEND] [APPEND_STRING]
- PROPERTY <name> [value1 ...])
+ PROPERTY <name> [<value1> ...])
Sets one property on zero or more objects of a scope.
@@ -35,17 +35,23 @@ It must be one of the following:
See also the :command:`set_target_properties` command.
``SOURCE``
- Scope may name zero or more source files. Note that source
- file properties are by default visible only to targets added in the same
- directory (``CMakeLists.txt``).
- The file properties can be made visible in a different directory by specifying
- one or both of the additional options: ``TARGET_DIRECTORY`` and ``DIRECTORY``.
+ Scope may name zero or more source files. By default, source file properties
+ are only visible to targets added in the same directory (``CMakeLists.txt``).
+ Visibility can be set in other directory scopes using one or both of the
+ following sub-options:
+
+ ``DIRECTORY <dirs>...``
+ The source file property will be set in each of the ``<dirs>``
+ directories' scopes. CMake must already know about each of these
+ source directories, either by having added them through a call to
+ :command:`add_subdirectory` or it being the top level source directory.
+ Relative paths are treated as relative to the current source directory.
+
+ ``TARGET_DIRECTORY <targets>...``
+ The source file property will be set in each of the directory scopes
+ where any of the specified ``<targets>`` were created (the ``<targets>``
+ must therefore already exist).
- ``DIRECTORY`` takes a list of processed directories paths, and sets the file
- properties in those directory scopes.
-
- ``TARGET_DIRECTORY`` takes a list of existing targets. The file
- properties will be set in these targets' directory scopes.
See also the :command:`set_source_files_properties` command.
``INSTALL``
diff --git a/Help/command/set_source_files_properties.rst b/Help/command/set_source_files_properties.rst
index 59d5ba3..9558b40 100644
--- a/Help/command/set_source_files_properties.rst
+++ b/Help/command/set_source_files_properties.rst
@@ -5,29 +5,33 @@ Source files can have properties that affect how they are built.
.. code-block:: cmake
- set_source_files_properties([file1 [file2 [...]]]
- [TARGET_DIRECTORY <target1> ...]
- [DIRECTORY <dir1> ...]
- PROPERTIES prop1 value1
- [prop2 value2 [...]])
+ set_source_files_properties(<files> ...
+ [DIRECTORY <dirs> ...]
+ [TARGET_DIRECTORY <targets> ...]
+ PROPERTIES <prop1> <value1>
+ [<prop2> <value2>] ...)
Sets properties associated with source files using a key/value paired
list.
-Note that source file properties are by default visible only to
-targets added in the same directory (``CMakeLists.txt``).
+By default, source file properties are only visible to targets added in the
+same directory (``CMakeLists.txt``). Visibility can be set in other directory
+scopes using one or both of the following options:
-The file properties can be made visible in a different directory by specifying
-one or both of the additional options: ``TARGET_DIRECTORY`` and ``DIRECTORY``.
+``DIRECTORY <dirs>...``
+ The source file properties will be set in each of the ``<dirs>``
+ directories' scopes. CMake must already know about each of these
+ source directories, either by having added them through a call to
+ :command:`add_subdirectory` or it being the top level source directory.
+ Relative paths are treated as relative to the current source directory.
-``DIRECTORY`` takes a list of processed directories paths, and sets the file
-properties in those directory scopes.
-
-``TARGET_DIRECTORY`` takes a list of existing targets. The file
-properties will be set in these targets' directory scopes.
+``TARGET_DIRECTORY <targets>...``
+ The source file properties will be set in each of the directory scopes
+ where any of the specified ``<targets>`` were created (the ``<targets>``
+ must therefore already exist).
+Use :command:`get_source_file_property` to get property values.
See also the :command:`set_property(SOURCE)` command.
See :ref:`Source File Properties` for the list of properties known
-to CMake. Source file properties are visible only to targets added
-in the same directory (``CMakeLists.txt``).
+to CMake.