[CMake] Retrieving a named argument from a list

[George Neill]

>  Before that those MACROs needs to be pruned in order
>  to avoid duplicate function with current CMake 2.6 LIST builtin command.
>  Then one (you or me for example) should file something
>  like  "feature request" for including the macros file to CMake distro.
>
>  Then I think for each such module Kitware may require
>  a "maintainer" just like for FindXXX:
>  http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/CMake:Module_Maintainers
>
>  Can anyone at Kitware and/or CMake official developer
>  tell us if it's worth requesting inclusion of such MACROs file or
>  is it better to request a new builtin feature for LIST?

I'd be glad to volunteer myself as a maintainer and or patch provider.

It seems to me even if LIST was modified to support a BETWEEN function
we'd still probably need a macro.   Maybe the best solution would be
to add a new language command  ...

GET_NAMED_ARGUMENTS ( NAMES_LIST ).

Later,
George.