[CMake] project command not working, when used via macro (from an included file)

[aj neu]

Ok thanks.
But it is unfortunate, since it means that really great macros, such as
project_guarded
(see http://stackoverflow.com/a/33100078)
cannot be used everywhere, as a substitute for project.



On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 8:04 PM, Chuck Atkins <chuck.atkins at kitware.com>
wrote:

> ajneu,
>
> The call to project(...) needs to be explicit.  See
> https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.5/command/project.html:
>
> The top-level CMakeLists.txt file for a project must contain a literal,
> direct call to the project()
> <https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.5/command/project.html#command:project>
> command; loading one through the include()
> <https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.5/command/include.html#command:include>
> command is not sufficient.
>
> - Chuck
>
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 1:57 PM, aj neu <ajneu1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> when calling `project`
>> ...as seen here
>> ...
>> https://github.com/ajneu/cmake_project_via_macro/blob/5972c7362e11fdbaa09d9defe8cca2dcea79e606/CMakeLists.txt#L33
>> everything is ok.
>>
>>
>> BUT when calling `project` via a macro (that was included)
>> ... as seen here
>> ...
>> https://github.com/ajneu/cmake_project_via_macro/blob/master/CMakeLists.txt#L33
>> the behaviour is not as expected.
>>
>> Why?
>>
>> (Details are here: https://github.com/ajneu/cmake_project_via_macro)
>>
>>
>> Is this a bug?
>>
>> Thanks
>> ajneu
>>
>>
>>
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