[CMake] Fwd: setting environment variable through cmake

[ankit jain]

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From: ankit jain <ankitguddu at gmail.com>
Date: 2009/2/17
Subject: Re: [CMake] setting environment variable through cmake
To: Philip Lowman <philip at yhbt.com>


2009/2/17 Philip Lowman <philip at yhbt.com>

 On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 7:46 AM, ankit jain <ankitguddu at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I want to set an enviromnet varibale but not able to do it.
>> Currently iam using the command:
>> SET( ENV{varname} value )
>>
>> But it is not working.
>> Can anybody guide me how to do it by giving an example.
>>
>
> Are you trying to set an environment variable that can be used during build
> time?  This isn't possible.
>
> http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ#How_can_I_get_or_set_environment_variables.3F
>
> Could you elaborate on when you need the environment variable?
>


> I need to set the environment variable at the time of testing since my test
> needs two environment variable that need to be set fro running the tests.
>
Iam using cmake 2.6



> --
> Philip Lowman
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