[CMake] Prompting Users in Build...

[Michael Hasak]

Hi Ben, and all,

[Sorry if this gets to the list twice -- I sent it the first time before 
becoming a member, so I think it died]

Ben, did you get anywhere with this project?  Did anyone else have any
thoughts?

We've been looking for a way to automate the user/password entry for svn
in CTest -- we authenticate through the web server, can't use ssh keys.
A scheme like this would be one solution.  I haven't yet looked into how
to implement it, figured I'd see what other people have tried first.

Best,

Mike

> So I started looking at how to implement the below functions using
> CMake's scripting abilities. However, I was having trouble figuring out
> how to prompt the user for the username/*password* during the build
> process. I tried using a TRY_RUN() to build a program to do so, but that
> doesn't seem to do it either, and I couldn't find anything else that
> would seem like it should do the trick either. Is there such a function?
> If no, could one be added??? (I'm sure there would be other uses too -
> though I was mainly looking for something where I could provide a basic
> prompt, and get a string value back.)
>
> Any how...any tips would be great.
>
> Ben
>
> Re: [CMake] Add multiple directories
> ====================================
> // Put the files in the build directory
> SET(CheckoutPath ${<projectname>_BINARY_DIR}/rcs_deps)
>
> // Generic RCS tool
> RCS_CHECKOUT(RCS, /path/to/repository, 1384, ${CheckoutPath})
> // *SVN* minimal
> RCS_CHECKOUT(*SVN*, https://url.to.repository, r1384, ${CheckoutPath})
> // CVS minimal
> RCS_CHECKOUT(CVS, https://url.to.repository, 1384, ${CheckoutPath})
> // *SVN* with user name and *password* prompt
> RCS_CHECKOUT(*SVN*, https://url.to.repository, r1384, ${CheckoutPath},
> RCS_USERNAME_AND_PASSWORD_PROMPT)
> // CVS with user name and *password* prompt
> RCS_CHECKOUT(CVS, https://url.to.repository, 1384, ${CheckoutPath},
> RCS_USERNAME_AND_PASSWORD_PROMPT)
> // *SVN* with anonymous user
> RCS_CHECKOUT(*SVN*, https://url.to.repository, r1384, ${CheckoutPath},
> RCS_USE_ANONYMOUS_USER)
>
> Perhaps even allow for some macros of the RCS tool:
>
> // Retrieve the revision from the *svn*:external property list at the
> given path.
> RCS_CHECKOUT(*SVN*, https://url.to.repository, SVN_EXTERNAL_PROP_GET(PATH,
> DEPENDANCY_REVISION), ${CheckoutPath})
>   

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Michael Hasak
Computer Scientist, Neuroscience Program
SRI International
Menlo Park, CA
650-859-4975