CMake Script Mode and Variables
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CMake Script Mode and Variables

Publish Date: Feb 8
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CMake lets users write scripts in "Script Mode" that can do various tasks. I originally tried doing:

> cmake -P somescript.cmake -DSOME_VAR=some_value
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However the SOME_VAR was never set. That's because in Script Mode the variables have to come before the script:

> cmake -DSOME_VAR=some_value -P somescript.cmake
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This may seem obvious, but when using CMake to generate, config and even build, this is not the case. For example something like the following is perfectly valid:

> cmake .. -DSOME_VAR=some_value
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or

> cmake --build . -DSOME_VAR=some_value
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