On Thursday 25 March 2010, Ashwin Chandra wrote: > I am using a Linux makefile to pass an environment variable into cmake. > For example, I call > > > > "MYVAR=test make -f Linux.mak debug-build" > > > > Then inside my Linux.mak I issue a "cmake ... -DMYCMAKEVAR=$(MYVAR)". > > > > This defintion works fine the first time I do a build and cmake > generates all the cmakecache and makefiles. > > > > But after I build once, let's say I decide to change MYVAR to: > > > > "MYVAR=test1234 make -f Linux.mak debug-build" > > > > Then CMake doesn't seem to update the CMakeCache with this new value of > MYCMAKEVAR. > > Something about building a second time when the cache has already been > created is causing this to fail.
Not sure. If I do $ cmake -DFOO=foo . then FOO is set to foo in CMakeCache.txt. If I then do $ cmake -DFOO=bar . then FOO is set to bar in CMakeCache.txt. Does this work for you ? Alex _______________________________________________ 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
