CMake/Source/cmExecProgramCommand.h

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/*=========================================================================
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Date: $Date$
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#ifndef cmExecProgramCommand_h
#define cmExecProgramCommand_h
#include "cmStandardIncludes.h"
#include "cmCommand.h"
/** \class cmExecProgramCommand
* \brief Command that adds a target to the build system.
*
* cmExecProgramCommand adds an extra target to the build system.
* This is useful when you would like to add special
* targets like "install,", "clean," and so on.
*/
class cmExecProgramCommand : public cmCommand
{
public:
/**
* This is a virtual constructor for the command.
*/
virtual cmCommand* Clone()
{
return new cmExecProgramCommand;
}
/**
* 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 "EXEC_PROGRAM";}
/**
* Succinct documentation.
*/
virtual const char* GetTerseDocumentation()
{
return "Run and executable program during the processing of the CMakeList.txt file.";
}
/**
* More documentation.
*/
virtual const char* GetFullDocumentation()
{
return
"EXEC_PROGRAM(Executable [Directory to run in] [ARGS arguments to executable] [OUTPUT_VARIABLE var] [RETURN_VALUE var])"
"The executable is run in the optionally specified Directory. The executable "
"can include arguments if it is double quoted, but it is better to use the "
"optional ARGS argument to specify arguments to the program. This is because "
"cmake will then be able to escape spaces in the Executable path. An optiona "
"argument OUPUT_VARIABLE specifies a variable to which the output will be set. "
"To capture the return value of the execution, use RETURN_VALUE variable.";
}
cmTypeMacro(cmExecProgramCommand, cmCommand);
};
#endif