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0015653CMakeCMakepublic2015-07-15 13:272016-06-10 14:31
ReporterJames Bigler 
Assigned ToKitware Robot 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionmoved 
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Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0015653: add PERMISSIONS flag to file(GENERATE)
DescriptionWe can set executable permissions with file(WRITE|COPY), but we can't do so with file(GENERATE). It would be helpful when generating scripts to be able to set the permissions, otherwise we can't use file(GENERATE).
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2015-07-15 13:27James BiglerNew Issue
2015-07-15 13:34Brad KingNote Added: 0039146
2015-07-15 13:37James BiglerNote Added: 0039147
2015-07-15 13:46Brad KingNote Added: 0039151
2015-07-15 14:09James BiglerNote Added: 0039152
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotNote Added: 0042809
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotStatusnew => resolved
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotResolutionopen => moved
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotAssigned To => Kitware Robot
2016-06-10 14:31Kitware RobotStatusresolved => closed

Notes
(0039146)
Brad King   
2015-07-15 13:34   
Since CMake 3.2 file(GENERATE) uses permissions of the input file if one is used:

 file(GENERATE): Use permissions of input file if present.
 http://cmake.org/gitweb?p=cmake.git;a=commitdiff;h=81afbbc0 [^]

This makes it useful for scripts.
(0039147)
James Bigler   
2015-07-15 13:37   
That's fine if I don't want parts of the script to be configured with values of CMake variables (e.g. ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}). Is it possible to use generator expressions that access CMake variables?
(0039151)
Brad King   
2015-07-15 13:46   
Re 0015653:0039147: Use configure_file() to evaluate the CMake variables into a temporary file and then use that as the input to file(GENERATE). This should get you going for now.

Having explicit permissions options is a worthwhile proposal.
(0039152)
James Bigler   
2015-07-15 14:09   
Probably worth adding to file(WRITE) as well for symmetry.
(0042809)
Kitware Robot   
2016-06-10 14:29   
Resolving issue as `moved`.

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