Help: Fix cmake_parse_arguments behavior for not found arguments

Value keywords are actually UNDEFINED rather than set to the empty
string when they are not found in the argument list.
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Sylvain Joubert
2017-10-20 09:05:13 +02:00
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@@ -43,15 +43,18 @@ macro which can be followed by more than one value, like e.g. the
``<multi_value_keywords>``. A warning will be emitted if uniqueness is ``<multi_value_keywords>``. A warning will be emitted if uniqueness is
violated. violated.
When done, ``cmake_parse_arguments`` will have defined for each of the When done, ``cmake_parse_arguments`` will consider for each of the
keywords listed in ``<options>``, ``<one_value_keywords>`` and keywords listed in ``<options>``, ``<one_value_keywords>`` and
``<multi_value_keywords>`` a variable composed of the given ``<prefix>`` ``<multi_value_keywords>`` a variable composed of the given ``<prefix>``
followed by ``"_"`` and the name of the respective keyword. These followed by ``"_"`` and the name of the respective keyword. These
variables will then hold the respective value from the argument list. variables will then hold the respective value from the argument list
For the ``<options>`` keywords this will be ``TRUE`` or ``FALSE``. or be undefined if the associated option could not be found.
For the ``<options>`` keywords, these will always be defined,
to ``TRUE`` or ``FALSE``, whether the option is in the argument list or not.
All remaining arguments are collected in a variable All remaining arguments are collected in a variable
``<prefix>_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS``, this can be checked afterwards to see ``<prefix>_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS`` that will be undefined if all argument
where recognized. This can be checked afterwards to see
whether your macro was called with unrecognized parameters. whether your macro was called with unrecognized parameters.
As an example here a ``my_install()`` macro, which takes similar arguments As an example here a ``my_install()`` macro, which takes similar arguments
@@ -74,16 +77,16 @@ Assume ``my_install()`` has been called like this:
my_install(TARGETS foo bar DESTINATION bin OPTIONAL blub) my_install(TARGETS foo bar DESTINATION bin OPTIONAL blub)
After the ``cmake_parse_arguments`` call the macro will have set the After the ``cmake_parse_arguments`` call the macro will have set or undefined
following variables:: the following variables::
MY_INSTALL_OPTIONAL = TRUE MY_INSTALL_OPTIONAL = TRUE
MY_INSTALL_FAST = FALSE (was not used in call to my_install) MY_INSTALL_FAST = FALSE # was not used in call to my_install
MY_INSTALL_DESTINATION = "bin" MY_INSTALL_DESTINATION = "bin"
MY_INSTALL_RENAME = "" (was not used) MY_INSTALL_RENAME <UNDEFINED> # was not used
MY_INSTALL_TARGETS = "foo;bar" MY_INSTALL_TARGETS = "foo;bar"
MY_INSTALL_CONFIGURATIONS = "" (was not used) MY_INSTALL_CONFIGURATIONS <UNDEFINED> # was not used
MY_INSTALL_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS = "blub" (nothing expected after "OPTIONAL") MY_INSTALL_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS = "blub" # nothing expected after "OPTIONAL"
You can then continue and process these variables. You can then continue and process these variables.