CheckVariableExists¶
Check if the variable exists.
- CHECK_VARIABLE_EXISTS¶
CHECK_VARIABLE_EXISTS(VAR VARIABLE)
VAR - the name of the variable VARIABLE - variable to store the result Will be created as an internal cache variable.
This macro is only for
C
variables.
The following variables may be set before calling this macro to modify the way the check is run:
CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
String of additional flags to pass to the compiler. The string must be space-delimited--a ;-list will not work. The contents of
CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS
and its associated configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the contents ofCMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form
-DFOO
or-DFOO=bar
. A definition for the name specified by<resultVar>
will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS
Added in version 3.14.
A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see
try_compile()
for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or they can be Imported Targets (see
try_compile()
for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
Added in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the check will be suppressed.