[CMake] Setting properties from within a function

[Tamás Kenéz]

I don't get how come the macro works because `target_compile_definitions`
needs at least 3 parameters. The second one must be
PRIVATE|PUBLIC|INTERFACE.
Tamas

On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 7:43 AM, Michael Surette <mjsurette at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I would like to use set target properties from within a function.  ie
>
> function(MINE TGT DEF)
>   target_compile_definitions("${TGT}" "${DEF}")
> endfunction(MINE TGT DEF)
>
> This doesn't work.  If I change it to a macro, it does.
>
> macro(MINE TGT DEF)
>   target_compile_definitions("${TGT}" "${DEF}")
> endmacro(MINE TGT DEF)
>
> Is there a way to extend the scope of TGT in the function so that the
> function variant works?
>
> TIA
>
> Mike
>
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