[Cmake] Determining host compiler/OS from CMake

[Sebastien BARRE]

At 2/28/2002 02:20 PM, Parag Chandra wrote:
>Ok, well I searched in my CmakeCache file and I see that there is a
>CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER variable;

as well as CMAKE_GENERATOR

>  that might be good enough for my purposes.

Definitely.

>Now, how can I perform a test on that to see if it matches another
>string, i.e. something like:
>
>IF (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER MATCHES "VC++60")
>         Do one command here
>ELSE (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER MATCHES "VC++60")
>         Do another command otherwise
>ENDIF
>
>I tried both {$CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} and the way listed above, and both of
>them cause Cmake to complain with parse errors.

Unless you messed up with a copy/paste, the ENDIF should be:

ENDIF (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER MATCHES "VC++60")


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Sebastien Barre