Since commit 13c7bb5b0c (cmGeneratorExpression: Update strip function to
collect parsed expressions, 2025-04-08, v4.1.0-rc1~361^2~1), the logic
to strip generator expressions would error if the stripped expressions
were being collected and an expression without a `:` was found inside an
expression with a `:`. This resulted in an error when exporting a target
that contained such a generator expression in its link libraries or
compile definitions.
Address the error by checking whether the latest `$<` proceeded the
latest `:`.
Adds support for "symbolic" components, which represent feature-level
capabilities of a package that do not correspond to actual build targets.
These are modeled as pseudo-targets, using the INTERFACE type as a base,
and can be queried via:
get_target_property(... <tgt> "SYMBOLIC")
This enables consumers to declare requirements on optional features
(e.g., SSL support) even when they do not map to concrete targets.
Fixes: #27187
Refactor `cmFindPackageStack` to track additional metadata
about <package> found. This includes two new fields,
`Version` and `Location` which correspond to package version and path.
The remaining package information will be implemented in a later commit
Previously, the `cmExportCommand` parser did not use `cmSubcommandTable`
to distinguish between its `TARGETS`, `EXPORT`, `SETUP`, and `PACKAGE`
modes. This created a maintenance burden when updating or adding
functionality.
Refactor the parser to use a subcommand for each keyword. This new
structure mirrors the design of `cmInstallCommand` and simplifies future
development.
Commit 58d9950842 (CPS: Fix empty configuration field on noconfig
builds, 2025-06-30) fixed an issue with CPS generation that would
incorrectly use the empty string to identify the configuration in some
instances. (The expected CMake behavior is that an empty configuration
is always equivalent to 'noconfig'.) However, that commit did not add
any tests for the fix.
Add those tests now. Also, tweak the tests that were added, that test
for expected non-empty configuration-specific content, to hard-code what
configuration or configurations are produced. Lastly, remove the
explicit test for existence of the CPS file in said tests; `file(READ)`
will complain if the file does not exist, so the separate test is
superfluous.
Add `LICENSE` and `DEFAULT_LICENSE` arguments to the `PACKAGE_INFO`
modes of the `install` and `export` commands. If not otherwise
specified, the `LICENSE` will be taken from the project's
`SPDX_LICENSE`, if available.
Add support for specifying CPS's supplemental `description` and
`website` attributes. Add ability to inherit these from the `project()`,
similar to how version information can be inherited.
Modify {export,install}(PACKAGE_INFO) commands to inherit version
information from the current project in situations where it seems
reasonable to do so. Add an option to explicitly request inheritance
from a specific project.
This leverages the recently added project(COMPAT_VERSION).
Add import/export support and documentation for the SPDX_LICENSE
target property. A target's license can be specified by setting
this property to an SPDX license expression. CMake and CPS-format
export files generated with `export()` or `install()` will
retain the license information. CMake also imports the license
property for imported targets.
Closes: #26706
Brad King