[CMake] CHECK_TYPE_SIZE("size_t" SIZEOF_SIZE_T) failed while crosscompile

[Claus Klein]

On Wednesday 10 January 2007 17:00, Bill Hoffman wrote:
> Claus Klein wrote:
> > Hallo,
> >
> > the following Modules use TRY_RUN, which must fail while crosscompile:
> >
> > CheckTypeSize.cmake:    TRY_RUN(${VARIABLE} HAVE_${VARIABLE}
> > FindThreads.cmake:        TRY_RUN(THREADS_PTHREAD_ARG THREADS_HAVE_PTHREAD_ARG
> > TestBigEndian.cmake:    TRY_RUN(${VARIABLE} HAVE_${VARIABLE}
> >
> >
> > ...
> >
> You should be able to set the variable that is used in the TRY_RUN to 
> keep it from trying to run again.  After all it does not do the try_run 
> every time cmake is run, only the first time.  Or are you asking some 
> other question?
> 
> -Bill
> 
Hallo Bill,

thanks  for quick anser.

If it works with:
cmake -DSIZEOF_SIZE_T=4 ..
it is ok for me.

But my real intention is:

It ist possible to prevent test which use TRY_RUN()?

That was the most often problem with configure, why continue this with cmake?

While crosscompiling, sure!

-Claus