[CMake] cmp0026, file(GENERATE...), and configure_file

[Stephen Kelly]

Alan W. Irwin wrote:

> So is it recommended that a two-step procedure be used to configure
> a file?  For example:

Yes, that seems to be a valid thing to do.

> If the above complications for configured files are the only way to
> deal with a mixture of @...@ items and generator expressions to
> configure, could a change to configure_file so that it honors
> generator expressions be implemented to avoid these complications?

Nope, generator expressions are only available at generate-time, but 
configure_file is evaluated before that.

Thanks,

Steve.