CMake/Source/cmAddDefinitionsCommand.h

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#ifndef cmAddDefinitionsCommand_h
#define cmAddDefinitionsCommand_h

#include "cmCommand.h"

/** \class cmAddDefinitionsCommand
 * \brief Specify a list of compiler defines
 *
 * cmAddDefinitionsCommand specifies a list of compiler defines. These defines
 * will be added to the compile command.
 */
class cmAddDefinitionsCommand : public cmCommand
{
public:
  /**
   * This is a virtual constructor for the command.
   */
  virtual cmCommand* Clone()
    {
    return new cmAddDefinitionsCommand;
    }

  /**
   * This is called when the command is first encountered in
   * the CMakeLists.txt file.
   */
  virtual bool InitialPass(std::vector<std::string> const& args);

  /**
   * The name of the command as specified in CMakeList.txt.
   */
  virtual const char* GetName() {return "add_definitions";}

  /**
   * Succinct documentation.
   */
  virtual const char* GetTerseDocumentation()
    {
    return "Adds -D define flags to the command line of C and C++ compilers.";
    }

  /**
   * More documentation.
   */
  virtual const char* GetFullDocumentation()
    {
    return
      "  add_definitions(-DFOO -DBAR ...)\n"
      "Adds flags to command line of C and C++ compilers.  "
      "This command can be used to add any flag to a compile line, "
      "but the -D flag is accepted most C/C++ compilers.  "
      "Other flags may not be as portable.";
    }

  cmTypeMacro(cmAddDefinitionsCommand, cmCommand);
};



#endif