[CMake] add_custom_command with per configuration options

[LaViolette, Alan]

I need to add a custom command that varies based on configuration (with VS2010 generator).  As far as I can see no direct way exists to do this.

I have tried to use the $<..> syntax but it keeps quoting the expression

add_library (foo SHARED IMPORTED GLOBAL)
set_target_properties(foo PROPERTIES
IMPORTED_CONFIGURATIONS "Release;Debug"
IMPORTED_LOCATION_RELEASE "/D /E /F"
IMPORTED_LOCATION_DEBUG " /A /B /C"
)
ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
OUTPUT "${afile}.cpp"
COMMAND ${MY_PROGRAM} ARGS $<TARGET_FILE:foo>  -c "${afile}"
)
Results in
"myprogram.exe" "/A /B /C" "-c" "file.in"

I believe I will now have to write a batch script from cmake as a helper to correctly set the correct arguments.

Has anyone else had this issue?  Does anyone have a solution that worked?

Would it be possible to expand the $<...> syntax to support any cmake variable and do things like $<CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_$<Configuration>>?

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