[CMake] CMAKE_RC_FLAGS has no effect

[David Cole]

It sounds like you may have re-discovered this bug in a slightly different
form:
http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=8165

The "correct" fix for both would be generic enough to properly quote any /D
args as needed for the rc compiler, the midl compiler and the C++ compiler.

However, this issue is halfway down the queue on the priority scale: not
sure when we'll get to it.

I think to get it working the way you'd like is going to require cmake
source code changes.


HTH,
David


On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 8:31 PM, Tony Bridges <abridges at rim.com> wrote:

>  Setting a value into the CMAKE_RC_FLAGS field in the CMakeCache.txt file
> has no effect.
>
>
>
> I am using the Visual Studio 2005 generator, although I have seen this also
> reported against VS2009.  I am using cmake 2.8 (from source with the midl
> quoting patch applied)
>
>
>
> Instead of obeying _*RC*_FLAGS, any values set in CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS are
> passed to RC.EXE.  This presents a problem when attempting to pass a
> string.  The resource compiler requires the quotes around a string to be
> quoted, like this
>
>    /D__USER__=\”$(username)\”
>
> but passing this same string to the compiler causes it to choke.
> Conversely, excluding the backslash is valid for the compiler,
>
>    /D__USER__=”$(username)”
>
> but causes the resource compiler to complain of “unknown command”.
>
>
>
> Is there a way to isolate arguments for the resource compiler only ?
>
>
>
> Many thanks
>
> /tony
>
>
>
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