[CMake] Downloading something with CMake

[Will Dicharry]

Eric Noulard wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Is there any builtin downloading function in CMake or CTest?
> As far as I know CTest has buit-in curl capability
> so may be there is (or would be) a
>
> GET_FILE(<filename> <url>) macro that could be implemented?
>
> I want to automate (with CMake) the retrieval of third party file
> using http/https/ftp?
>
>   

Take a look at the file( DOWNLOAD ... ) command.  I think that should do 
what you want.

--Will

> Or should I use FindWget.cmake etc...
>
>   

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