CMake/Source/cmFindFileCommand.h

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#ifndef cmFindFileCommand_h
#define cmFindFileCommand_h

#include "cmStandardIncludes.h"
#include "cmCommand.h"

/** \class cmFindFileCommand
 * \brief Define a command to search for an executable program.
 *
 * cmFindFileCommand is used to define a CMake variable
 * that specifies an executable program. The command searches 
 * in the current path (e.g., PATH environment variable) for
 * an executable that matches one of the supplied names.
 */
class cmFindFileCommand : public cmCommand
{
public:
  /**
   * This is a virtual constructor for the command.
   */
  virtual cmCommand* Clone() 
    {
    return new cmFindFileCommand;
    }

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

  /**
   * This determines if the command gets propagated down
   * to makefiles located in subdirectories.
   */
  virtual bool IsInherited() { return false;  }

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

  /**
   * Succinct documentation.
   */
  virtual const char* GetTerseDocumentation() 
    {
    return "Find a file.";
    }
  
  /**
   * More documentation.
   */
  virtual const char* GetFullDocumentation()
    {
    return
      "FIND_FILE(NAME file extrapath extrapath ... [DOC docstring])"
      "Find a file in the system PATH or in any extra paths specified in the command."
      "A cache entry called NAME is created to store the result.  "
      " NAME-NOTFOUND is the value used if the file was not found. "
      "As long as NOTFOUND is the value each time cmake will continue to "
      "try and find the file each time it is run. "
      " If DOC is specified the next argument is the "
      "documentation string for the cache entry NAME.  Since Executables, "
      "can have different extensions on different platforms, FIND_PROGRAM,"
      " should be used instead of FIND_FILE when looking for and executable.";
    }
  
  cmTypeMacro(cmFindFileCommand, cmCommand);
};



#endif