> I'd prefer using the PARENT_SCOPE option here...
Jack's initial email continues with "but now the variable is not visible to
baz.c" so using PARENT_SCOPE does not meet his requirements.
> which will make the variables available in the parent CMakeLists.txt.
So does using cache variables.
On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 3:18 PM, Mark Stijnman <mark.stijn...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 11:04 PM, Tamás Kenéz <tamas.ke...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> > set(foobarSRCS foo.c bar.c)
>> > set(foobarLIBS ${externalLibFound})
>> >
>> > which is what the FAQ entry seems to suggest. However, this variable is
>> not visible to goo.c. Okay, so as an alternative, I can do this:
>> >
>> > set(foobarSRCS foo.c bar.c PARENT_SCOPE), etc.
>>
>> In similar cases I create CACHE variables:
>>
>> set(foobarSRCS foo.c bar.c CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
>> set(foobarLIBS ${externalLibFound} CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
>>
>> You can also write a set_cache() macro.
>>
>> Tamas
>>
>
> I'd prefer using the PARENT_SCOPE option here, which will make the
> variables available in the parent CMakeLists.txt.
> set(foobarSRCS foo.c bar.c PARENT_SCOPE)
> set(foobarLIBS ${externalLibFound} PARENT_SCOPE)
>
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