[Fwd: [CMake] Getting variables from a subdir]

[Andy Cedilnik]

Hi James,

Looks like it is there since 2.2.1.

http://www.cmake.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/Source/cmGetDirectoryPropertyCommand.cxx?rev=1.4.2.1&root=CMake&view=markup

       Andy

James Bigler wrote:

> John Biddiscombe wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Subject:
>> [CMake] Getting variables from a subdir
>> From:
>> "Ken Martin" <ken.martin at kitware.com>
>> Date:
>> Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:02:28 -0400
>> To:
>> <cmake at cmake.org>
>>
>> To:
>> <cmake at cmake.org>
>>
>>
>> I have added a new feature to help folks get variables from a subdir. 
>> I have
>> modified the GET_DIRECTORY_PROPERTY command to have an optional argument
>> that is the directory to get the property from. I also added the 
>> ability to
>> query variables from the GET_DIRECTORY_PROPERTY command. So you can 
>> now do:
>>
>>
>> add_subdirectory( foo )
>>
>> get_directory_property( bar DIRECTORY foo DEFINITION var_name)
>>
>>
>> You can also get all the other directory properties that
>> get_directory_property supports from foo as well if you want. Note 
>> that if
>> you swap the order of the two lines above it will not work. You 
>> cannot get a
>> property from a subdir before the subdir is processed. (sort of 
>> obvious but
>> worth being clear on)
>>
>> Thanks
>> Ken
>
>
> What is the minimum version that supports this feature?  I need to 
> check for it during the build process.
>
> Thanks,
> James
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Andy Cedilnik
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