[cmake-developers] [CMake 0015890]: file(STRINGS ..) doesn't work on single character files.

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The following issue has been SUBMITTED. 
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https://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=15890 
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Reported By:                Fredrik Björkenfors
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    CMake
Issue ID:                   15890
Category:                   CMake
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     new
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Date Submitted:             2015-12-21 10:43 EST
Last Modified:              2015-12-21 10:43 EST
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Summary:                    file(STRINGS ..) doesn't work on single character
files.
Description: 
If the file passed to file(STRINGS <file> VAR) contains a single character file
VAR will be empty.

Steps to Reproduce: 
Run CMake on the attached project.

Workaround: Adding any character to the input file, including an EOL character.

Additional Information: 
If the file has less than 2 characters ReadBOM(std::istream& in) will set the
failbit and the attempt to rewind the file will fail. 
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Issue History 
Date Modified    Username       Field                    Change               
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2015-12-21 10:43 Fredrik BjörkenforsNew Issue                                  
 
2015-12-21 10:43 Fredrik BjörkenforsFile Added: CMake_bug.zip                  
 
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