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/*=========================================================================

  Program:   CMake - Cross-Platform Makefile Generator
  Module:    $RCSfile$
  Language:  C++
  Date:      $Date$
  Version:   $Revision$

  Copyright (c) 2002 Kitware, Inc., Insight Consortium.  All rights reserved.
  See Copyright.txt or http://www.cmake.org/HTML/Copyright.html for details.

     This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even 
     the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
     PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notices for more information.

=========================================================================*/
#ifndef cmTryCompileCommand_h
#define cmTryCompileCommand_h

#include "cmCommand.h"

/** \class cmTryCompileCommand
 * \brief Specifies where to install some files
 *
 * cmTryCompileCommand is used to test if soucre code can be compiled
 */
class cmTryCompileCommand : public cmCommand
{
public:
  /**
   * This is a virtual constructor for the command.
   */
  virtual cmCommand* Clone() 
    {
    return new cmTryCompileCommand;
    }

  /**
   * This is called when the command is first encountered in
   * the CMakeLists.txt file.
   */
  virtual bool InitialPass(std::vector<std::string> const& args);

  /**
   * The name of the command as specified in CMakeList.txt.
   */
  virtual const char* GetName() { return "TRY_COMPILE";}

  /**
   * Succinct documentation.
   */
  virtual const char* GetTerseDocumentation() 
    {
    return "Try compiling some code.";
    }

  /**
   * This is the core code for try compile. It is here so that other
   * commands, such as TryRun can access the same logic without
   * duplication. 
   */
  static int CoreTryCompileCode(
    cmMakefile *mf, std::vector<std::string> const& argv, bool clean);

  /** 
   * This deletes all the files created by TRY_COMPILE or TRY_RUN
   * code. This way we do not have to rely on the timing and
   * dependencies of makefiles.
   */
  static void CleanupFiles(const char* binDir);
  
  /**
   * More documentation.  */
  virtual const char* GetFullDocumentation()
    {
    return
      "  TRY_COMPILE(RESULT_VAR bindir srcdir\n"
      "              projectName <targetname> <CMAKE_FLAGS <Flags>>\n"
      "              <OUTPUT_VARIABLE var>)\n"
      "Try compiling a program.  Return the success or failure in RESULT_VAR.  "
      "If <target name> is specified then build just that target "
      "otherwise the all or ALL_BUILD target is built.\n"
      "  TRY_COMPILE(RESULT_VAR bindir srcfile\n"
      "              <CMAKE_FLAGS <Flags>>\n"
      "              <COMPILE_DEFINITIONS <flags> ...>\n"
      "              <OUTPUT_VARIABLE var>)\n"
      "Try compiling a srcfile.  Return the success or failure in RESULT_VAR.  "
      "CMAKE_FLAGS can be used to pass -DVAR:TYPE=VALUE flags to cmake.  The "
      "COMPILE_DEFINITIONS are -Ddefinition that will be passed to the "
      "compile line. If srcfile is specified the files in bindir/CMakeTmp "
      "are cleaned automatically. If OUTPUT_VARIABLE is specified, then the "
      "output from the build process is stored in the given variable.";
    }
  
  cmTypeMacro(cmTryCompileCommand, cmCommand);

};


#endif