[CMake] Use-like inheritance

[norulez at me.com]

You could create a macro for such purpose:

macro(AddAndInclude directory)
    add_subdirectory(${directory})
    include_directories(${directory}/include)
endmacro(AddAndInclude)

Usage:
AddAndInclude(/there/A)

Best Regards
NoRulez

Am 19.04.2012 um 16:42 schrieb Christian Arnault <arnault at lal.in2p3.fr>:

> Hi,
> 
> My simple work model is as follows:
> 
> 1) I have two projects A & B, located in independant locations. Both provide some libraries & executable
> 2) B makes use of libraries & headers provided in A
> 
> 
> I want to launch the build of A together B thus I do:
> 
> #-------------------------
> project(B)
> add_subdirectory (/there/A)
> ...
> #-------------------------
> 
> OK!
> 
> Then I'd like to inherit some properties of A (let's say 'include directories' !) of course I could simply say:
> 
> #--------------------
> project(B)
> ...
> add_subdirectory (/there/A)
> include_directories (/there/A/includes)
> add_library (MyBLib...)
> ...
> #----------------------
> 
> 
> OK! this works
> 
> Now, suppose I want rather to 'export' the include_directories property while I am within the CMakeLists.txt of A, so that, it's enough to add_subdirectory(A). such as:
> 
> #--------------------------------
> project(B)
> ...
> add_subdirectory (/there/A)
> add_library (MyBLib...)
> #--------------------------------
> 
> 
> So as the include_directories property is transparently acquired.
> How to do this in CMake ?
> (of course, I tried many features of CMake, but perhaps I have missed some important point....)
> 
> Thanks for any hint
> 
> Christian
> 
> 
> 
> 
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