[CMake] Question about a simple macro.

[Steven Truppe]

Problem solved - thanks anyway...

On 09.06.19 09:11, Steven Truppe wrote:
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> How on earth can i create a variables out of the string flags_to_add ???
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> On 09.06.19 08:41, Steven Truppe wrote:
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>> OK, i don't realy understand why it does work but i got it working:
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>> include(CMakePrintHelpers)
>> macro(bsMergeFlags flags_to_add flags)
>>      set(flags_to_add ${flags_to_add} ${ARGN} )
>>      cmake_print_variables(flags_to_add)
>>
>>      message(STATUS "bsMergeFlags ${flags_to_add}")
>>      list(APPEND flags ${tmp})
>>      message(STATUS "------------")
>> endmacro()
>>
>> Now my problem is that the content of flags_to_add is correct when i
>> use cmake_print_variables but not when i try to use it in a message()
>> call.
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>>
>> I think i do miss some very important part when it comes to variables
>> - i'm now studying the hole chapter again, hopefully i understand it
>> then.
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>>
>> I hope you guys can help me.
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>>
>> best regards!
>>
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>> On 09.06.19 08:26, Steven Truppe wrote:
>>> ARGV1 gives me the first list entry of my first arguments, but i don't
>>> know how i can access the hole list.
>>>
>>>
>>> best regards!
>>>
>>> On 09.06.19 07:20, Steven Truppe wrote:
>>>> Do i need cmake_parse_arguments ??
>>>>
>>>> On 09.06.19 07:01, Steven Truppe wrote:
>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>> i'm a c,c++,asm and a few other languages, but i still have troubles
>>>>> with macros and their arguments.
>>>>>
>>>>> As a simple example i would like to have a macro that list(APPEND the
>>>>> two passed arguments), here the code i tried:
>>>>>
>>>>> https://wandbox.org/permlink/WQZGty9PQaOz3422.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Let's forget about the list(APPEND) line, i just need an example that
>>>>> prints me out the first and the second argument and i'm not able
>>>>> to get
>>>>> it right. Would someone please explain to me how i can do this
>>>>> right ?
>>>>> I've read the book but that didn't helped me completely.
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope someone here is so nice to me to explain to me how i can write
>>>>> the bsMergeFlags macro and explains me what i'm doing wrong and
>>>>> how to
>>>>> correct it.
>>>>>
>>>>> I played around alot but can't get it right.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> best regards!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
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