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diff --git a/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake b/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake
index a92f20c..3d1ab34 100644
--- a/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake
+++ b/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake
@@ -98,9 +98,27 @@ Create custom targets to build projects in external trees
``CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET <toolset>``
Generator-specific toolset name
``CMAKE_ARGS <arg>...``
- Arguments to CMake command line
+ Arguments to CMake command line.
+ These arguments are passed to CMake command line, and can contain
+ arguments other than cache values, see also
+ :manual:`CMake Options <cmake(1)>`. Arguments in the form
+ ``-Dvar:string=on`` are always passed to the command line, and
+ therefore cannot be changed by the user.
``CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS <arg>...``
- Initial cache arguments, of the form ``-Dvar:string=on``
+ Initial cache arguments, of the form ``-Dvar:string=on``.
+ These arguments are written in a pre-load a script that populates
+ CMake cache, see also :manual:`cmake -C <cmake(1)>`. This allows to
+ overcome command line length limits.
+ These arguments are :command:`set` using the ``FORCE`` argument,
+ and therefore cannot be changed by the user.
+ ``CMAKE_CACHE_DEFAULT_ARGS <arg>...``
+ Initial default cache arguments, of the form ``-Dvar:string=on``.
+ These arguments are written in a pre-load a script that populates
+ CMake cache, see also :manual:`cmake -C <cmake(1)>`. This allows to
+ overcome command line length limits.
+ These arguments can be used as default value that will be set if no
+ previous value is found in the cache, and that the user can change
+ later.
Build step options are:
@@ -986,17 +1004,20 @@ macro(_ep_replace_location_tags target_name)
endmacro()
-function(_ep_write_initial_cache target_name script_filename args)
- # Write out values into an initial cache, that will be passed to CMake with -C
+function(_ep_command_line_to_initial_cache var args force)
set(script_initial_cache "")
set(regex "^([^:]+):([^=]+)=(.*)$")
set(setArg "")
+ set(forceArg "")
+ if(force)
+ set(forceArg "FORCE")
+ endif()
foreach(line ${args})
if("${line}" MATCHES "^-D(.*)")
set(line "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
if(setArg)
# This is required to build up lists in variables, or complete an entry
- set(setArg "${setArg}${accumulator}\" CACHE ${type} \"Initial cache\" FORCE)")
+ set(setArg "${setArg}${accumulator}\" CACHE ${type} \"Initial cache\" ${forceArg})")
set(script_initial_cache "${script_initial_cache}\n${setArg}")
set(accumulator "")
set(setArg "")
@@ -1016,9 +1037,15 @@ function(_ep_write_initial_cache target_name script_filename args)
endforeach()
# Catch the final line of the args
if(setArg)
- set(setArg "${setArg}${accumulator}\" CACHE ${type} \"Initial cache\" FORCE)")
+ set(setArg "${setArg}${accumulator}\" CACHE ${type} \"Initial cache\" ${forceArg})")
set(script_initial_cache "${script_initial_cache}\n${setArg}")
endif()
+ set(${var} ${script_initial_cache} PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+
+function(_ep_write_initial_cache target_name script_filename script_initial_cache)
+ # Write out values into an initial cache, that will be passed to CMake with -C
# Replace location tags.
_ep_replace_location_tags(${target_name} script_initial_cache)
# Write out the initial cache file to the location specified.
@@ -1833,11 +1860,20 @@ function(_ep_add_configure_command name)
get_property(cmake_args TARGET ${name} PROPERTY _EP_CMAKE_ARGS)
list(APPEND cmd ${cmake_args})
- # If there are any CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS, write an initial cache and use it
+ # If there are any CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS or CMAKE_CACHE_DEFAULT_ARGS,
+ # write an initial cache and use it
get_property(cmake_cache_args TARGET ${name} PROPERTY _EP_CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS)
- if(cmake_cache_args)
+ get_property(cmake_cache_default_args TARGET ${name} PROPERTY _EP_CMAKE_CACHE_DEFAULT_ARGS)
+
+ if(cmake_cache_args OR cmake_cache_default_args)
set(_ep_cache_args_script "${tmp_dir}/${name}-cache.cmake")
- _ep_write_initial_cache(${name} "${_ep_cache_args_script}" "${cmake_cache_args}")
+ if(cmake_cache_args)
+ _ep_command_line_to_initial_cache(script_initial_cache_force "${cmake_cache_args}" 1)
+ endif()
+ if(cmake_cache_default_args)
+ _ep_command_line_to_initial_cache(script_initial_cache_default "${cmake_cache_default_args}" 0)
+ endif()
+ _ep_write_initial_cache(${name} "${_ep_cache_args_script}" "${script_initial_cache_force}${script_initial_cache_default}")
list(APPEND cmd "-C${_ep_cache_args_script}")
endif()