3 files changed, 12 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/Source/cmCommands.cxx b/Source/cmCommands.cxx
index 6a3af27..0fa2529 100644
--- a/Source/cmCommands.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmCommands.cxx
@@ -203,8 +203,7 @@ void GetScriptingCommands(cmState* state)
   state->AddBuiltinCommand("cmake_host_system_information",
                            cmCMakeHostSystemInformationCommand);
   state->AddBuiltinCommand("remove", cmRemoveCommand);
-  state->AddBuiltinCommand("variable_watch",
-                           cm::make_unique<cmVariableWatchCommand>());
+  state->AddBuiltinCommand("variable_watch", cmVariableWatchCommand);
   state->AddBuiltinCommand("write_file",
                            cm::make_unique<cmWriteFileCommand>());
 
diff --git a/Source/cmVariableWatchCommand.cxx b/Source/cmVariableWatchCommand.cxx
index 83a774d..db23efd 100644
--- a/Source/cmVariableWatchCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmVariableWatchCommand.cxx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
    file Copyright.txt or https://cmake.org/licensing for details.  */
 #include "cmVariableWatchCommand.h"
 
+#include <memory>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <utility>
 
@@ -119,11 +120,11 @@ private:
   std::shared_ptr<Impl const> Action;
 };
 
-bool cmVariableWatchCommand::InitialPass(std::vector<std::string> const& args,
-                                         cmExecutionStatus&)
+bool cmVariableWatchCommand(std::vector<std::string> const& args,
+                            cmExecutionStatus& status)
 {
   if (args.empty()) {
-    this->SetError("must be called with at least one argument.");
+    status.SetError("must be called with at least one argument.");
     return false;
   }
   std::string const& variable = args[0];
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ bool cmVariableWatchCommand::InitialPass(std::vector<std::string> const& args,
   if (variable == "CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE") {
     std::ostringstream ostr;
     ostr << "cannot be set on the variable: " << variable;
-    this->SetError(ostr.str());
+    status.SetError(ostr.str());
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -143,13 +144,14 @@ bool cmVariableWatchCommand::InitialPass(std::vector<std::string> const& args,
   data->InCallback = false;
   data->Command = command;
 
-  if (!this->Makefile->GetCMakeInstance()->GetVariableWatch()->AddWatch(
+  if (!status.GetMakefile().GetCMakeInstance()->GetVariableWatch()->AddWatch(
         variable, cmVariableWatchCommandVariableAccessed, data,
         deleteVariableWatchCallbackData)) {
     deleteVariableWatchCallbackData(data);
     return false;
   }
 
-  this->Makefile->AddFinalAction(FinalAction(this->Makefile, variable));
+  status.GetMakefile().AddFinalAction(
+    FinalAction(&status.GetMakefile(), variable));
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/Source/cmVariableWatchCommand.h b/Source/cmVariableWatchCommand.h
index 221269f..3f9f244 100644
--- a/Source/cmVariableWatchCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmVariableWatchCommand.h
@@ -8,33 +8,13 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "cm_memory.hxx"
-
-#include "cmCommand.h"
-
 class cmExecutionStatus;
 
-/** \class cmVariableWatchCommand
+/**
  * \brief Watch when the variable changes and invoke command
  *
  */
-class cmVariableWatchCommand : public cmCommand
-{
-public:
-  /**
-   * This is a virtual constructor for the command.
-   */
-  std::unique_ptr<cmCommand> Clone() override
-  {
-    return cm::make_unique<cmVariableWatchCommand>();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * This is called when the command is first encountered in
-   * the CMakeLists.txt file.
-   */
-  bool InitialPass(std::vector<std::string> const& args,
-                   cmExecutionStatus& status) override;
-};
+bool cmVariableWatchCommand(std::vector<std::string> const& args,
+                            cmExecutionStatus& status);
 
 #endif