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0006945

CMake

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2008-05-02 12:03

2008-08-19 15:43

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Dan Thill

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normal

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major

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always

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closed

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fixed

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CMake-2-6

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Summary

0006945: cmake -E chdir processes arguments improperly when arguments match cmake args

Description

Commandline arguments which match those of cmake are not passed to the program. Instead, they are intercepted by cmake and the program is not run.

$ cmake -E chdir / ls --help
cmake version 2.4-patch 8
Usage

  cmake [options] <path-to-source>
  cmake [options] <path-to-existing-build>

Command-Line Options
  -C <initial-cache> = Pre-load a script to populate the cache.
  -D <var>:<type>=<value> = Create a cmake cache entry.
  -G <generator-name> = Specify a makefile generator.

[snip]

Verified on Linux and Windows, on both 2.4.3 and 2.4.8.

Additional Information

This was discovered when I was attempting to add a test case which tested my executable's --help output, e.g.:

ADD_TEST( HelpTest ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E chdir Prog.exe --help )

WORKAROUND:

Write a CMake script (containing EXECUTE_PROCESS) and test that script instead.

ADD_TEST( HelpTest ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -S HelpTest.cmake )

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cmake -E chdir consumes command arguments when they match cmake arguments

Notes
(0011675) Dan Thill (reporter) 2008-05-02 12:16	Oops. The line should read: ADD_TEST( HelpTest ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E chdir /working/dir Prog.exe --help )

(0013081) Bill Hoffman (manager) 2008-08-19 15:43	cvs commit -m "BUG: fix 6647 arguments after -E should not be parsed by CMake" Committer: Bill Hoffman <bill.hoffman@kitware.com> /cvsroot/CMake/CMake/Source/cmDocumentation.cxx,v <-- cmDocumentation.cxx new revision: 1.71; previous revision: 1.70 /cvsroot/CMake/CMake/Source/cmDocumentation.h,v <-- cmDocumentation.h new revision: 1.34; previous revision: 1.33 /cvsroot/CMake/CMake/Source/cmakemain.cxx,v <-- cmakemain.cxx new revision: 1.84; previous revision: 1.83

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2008-05-02 12:03	Dan Thill	New Issue
2008-05-02 12:16	Dan Thill	Note Added: 0011675
2008-08-19 15:43	Bill Hoffman	Status	new => closed
2008-08-19 15:43	Bill Hoffman	Note Added: 0013081
2008-08-19 15:43	Bill Hoffman	Resolution	open => fixed
2009-11-24 20:14	Bill Hoffman	Relationship added	related to 0009965