Another argument for a command is that the user may want... Military time (24 hr) UTC instead of local timezone Months/Dates/Hours with leading 0's
By making it a command it is extensible and customizable. If it's a set of variables you've already limited some of your options. ...... Original Message ....... On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:34:43 -0400 "Bill Hoffman" <[email protected]> wrote: >Michael Jackson wrote: > >>> I don't think you could do this as a set of variables. It would be >>> better as some sort of command. file(GETDATE result) or something. >>> >>> -Bill >> >> Well, I could but I am really interested in _why_ I would _not_ want to? >> Besides the obvious that the variables would basically change every time >> that cmake ran which might have some unwanted side effects. >> > >That would be the problem. The would be variables that would change >with ever access, it would be very "special" code to handle that. A >command that returns the date is very easy and "normal" to implement. > >-Bill >_______________________________________________ >Powered by www.kitware.com > >Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > >Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > >Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake -- Philip Lowman _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
