[CMake] what is wrong with this snippet? (bug?)

[Bill Hoffman]

Matthew Woehlke wrote:
> Matthew Woehlke wrote:
>> set(!BANG wacky CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
>> set("var with space" wacky CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
>> message(STATUS "This is !BANG: ${!BANG}")
>> message(STATUS "This is var with space: ${var with space}")
>>
>> The above snippet (as expected) causes a CMake error. What's 
>> interesting is that the error is in the message, not the set. More so, 
>> the variables do indeed end up in the cache!
>>
>> The utility of a variable that can't be referenced seems... dubious. 
>> Should CMake prevent this?
>>
>> (cmake 2.6-2)
> 
> ping?
> 
Please create a bug entry.  Also, don't create variables with odd 
characters in them as CMake does not correctly warn that this is invalid 
right now.  :)


-Bill