Command arguments(CMake)

Command arguments(CMake)

January 29, 2024

Content #

The only data type recognized by CMake is a string.

Bracket argements #

Used to pass multiline strings, verbatim.

message([[[[multiline
bracket
argument
]]]])

message([==[
  because we used two equal-signs "=="
  following is still a single argument:
  { "petsArray" = [["mouse","cat"],["dog"]] }
]==])

使用"[==[“这种形式是因为参数中有double brackets。

Quoted arguments #

Will expand escaped sequences and variable references.

message("1. escape sequence: \" \n in a quoted argument")
message("2. multi...
line")
message("3. and a variable reference: ${CMAKE_VERSION}")

Unquoted arguments #

Both escape sequences and variable references, but semicolons(;) will be treated as delimiter.

a single argument

argum\ ent\;1

three arguments

arg;ume nts

From #