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0016087CMakeCMakepublic2016-05-01 12:362016-06-10 14:21
Reporterregnirpsj 
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PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionfixed 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product VersionCMake 3.3.2 
Target VersionCMake 3.4Fixed in VersionCMake 3.4 
Summary0016087: get_filename_component has incomplete documentation
Descriptiondocumentation for 'get_filename_component' does not mention that absolute paths are build with respect to 'CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR'. that is rather inconvenient when trying to create an absolute path with respect to, say, 'CMAKE_BINARY_DIR' in an out-of-tree build.
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Additional Informationthe dependency of 'get_filename_component' to 'CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR' was mentioned in issue 0002797.
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2016-05-01 12:36regnirpsjNew Issue
2016-05-02 09:15Brad KingNote Added: 0041003
2016-05-02 09:15Brad KingStatusnew => resolved
2016-05-02 09:15Brad KingResolutionopen => fixed
2016-05-02 09:15Brad KingFixed in Version => CMake 3.4
2016-05-02 09:15Brad KingTarget Version => CMake 3.4
2016-06-10 14:21Kitware RobotNote Added: 0041180
2016-06-10 14:21Kitware RobotStatusresolved => closed

Notes
(0041003)
Brad King   
2016-05-02 09:15   
The CMake 3.4 and above documentation provide this information:

  https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.4/command/get_filename_component.html [^]

It was added here:

 get_filename_component: Teach new BASE_DIR parameter.
 https://cmake.org/gitweb?p=cmake.git;a=commitdiff;h=e89ea3d1 [^]

along with a feature to help with your use case.
(0041180)
Kitware Robot   
2016-06-10 14:21   
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