Because the * follows nothing (as indicated by the very first error message given.... always fix the first error first)<br><br><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">RegularExpression::compile():
?+* follows nothing.<br><br></span><div class="gmail_quote">* means "zero or more of the preceding character" in a regular expression. If there is no preceding character it is not a well formed regular expression. (It *is* a file GLOB expression, but you have to use ".*" to match "anything" preceding the Windows in a regex...)<br>
<br><br>HTH,<br>David<br><br><br><br>On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Phil Pellouchoud <<a href="mailto:Phil@slacker.com">Phil@slacker.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Why does this:</span></p>
<p style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">SET( PLATFORM_FILTER *Windows.* )</span></p>
<p style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">FOREACH(INP ${PLATFORM_FILTER})</span></p>
<p style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> MESSAGE( "INP=" ${INP} )</span></p>
<p style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> IF("abc_Windows.cpp" MATCHES
"${INP}" )</span></p>
<p style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> MESSAGE( "found a match!" )</span></p>
<p style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> ENDIF("abc_Windows.cpp" MATCHES
"${INP}" )</span></p>
<p style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ENDFOREACH(INP ${PLATFORM_FILTER})</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Produce this:</p>
<p>S:\software\foo\build> cmake ..</p>
<p>-- Check for working C compiler: cl</p>
<p>-- Check for working C compiler: cl -- works</p>
<p>-- Check size of void*</p>
<p>-- Check size of void* - done</p>
<p>-- Check for working CXX compiler: cl</p>
<p>-- Check for working CXX compiler: cl -- works</p>
<p>INP=*Windows.*</p>
<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">RegularExpression::compile():
?+* follows nothing.</span></p>
<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">RegularExpression::compile():
Error in compile.</span></p>
<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">CMake
Error: Error in cmake code at</span></p>
<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">S:/software/data/cmake/allfiles2.cmake:11:</span></p>
<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">IF had
incorrect arguments: "abc_Windows.cpp" MATCHES "${INP}"
(Regular expression "*Windows.*" cannot compile).</span></p>
<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">Current
CMake stack:</span></p>
<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">[2]
S:/software/data/cmake/allfiles2.cmake</span></p>
<p><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">[1]
S:/software/foo/CMakeLists.txt</span></p>
<p>found a match!</p>
<p>-- Configuring done</p>
<p> </p>
<p>S:\software\foo\build></p>
<p> </p>
<p>I have tried all kinds of variations with regards to using
quotes around different parts, and I can't get it to compile cleanly. </p>
<p> </p><font color="#888888">
<p>-phil</p>
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