[cmake-developers] [Cmake-commits] CMake branch, next, updated. v2.8.2-557-gd77639f

[Alexander Neundorf]

On Thursday 26 August 2010, Bill Hoffman wrote:
> > I colleague hit this today (i.e. the code was accepted), and was
> > surprised that cmake did not report an error on this.
> >
> > Instead of a warning and continuing I'd prefer a policy actually. I'd say
> > it's a bug that it doesn't fail.
>
> It will break too much code.   If we give a warning and continue that
> should be fine.
> This has been allowed for 10 years so I am guessing there are lots of
> instances of this floating around.

So, no policy ?
With a policy it would warn and continue, except when the policy is set to 
NEW, then it would  fail.

Alex