[cmake-developers] Undocumented command line flags (-H, -B) why?

[Eric Noulard]

Thank you very much for the explanation.


2018-01-16 14:46 GMT+01:00 Ben Boeckel <ben.boeckel at kitware.com>:

> On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 13:10:07 +0100, Eric Noulard wrote:
> > I came accross -H and -B undocumented command line flags for cmake:
> > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24460486/cmake-
> build-type-not-being-used-in-cmakelists-txt/24470998#24470998
> >
> > Is there any reason to keep those undocumented?
>
> They're internal and not meant for use outside of CMake itself. There
> have been threads on this before. Here's one with a patch to document it
> that was rejected as-is:
>
>     https://www.mail-archive.com/cmake-developers@cmake.org/msg16693.html
>
> For those who want to submit a patch, there's a TODO list here:
>
>     https://www.mail-archive.com/cmake-developers@cmake.org/msg16720.html
>
> --Ben
>



-- 
Eric
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