This works: macro(bsPrintList) foreach(l ${ARGN}) message(STATUS "List entry: ${l}") endforeach() endmacro()
bsPrintList(foo bar baz) On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 at 22:14, Steven Truppe <workbe...@gmx.at> wrote: > > Hi everyone, like you know i'm relative new the cmake and i'm working my way > through the book and the documentation but there is something that i don't > understand in the docs. > > I just want to write a macro that uses as first argument a list and then > iterates over it. > > The docs show the example: > > macro(_BAR) > foreach(arg IN LISTS ARGN) > [...] > endforeach() > endmacro() > > So i wrote this macro: > > macro(bsPrintList list) > > foreach(l IN LISTS ARGN) > > message(STATUS "List entry: ${l}) > > endforeach() > > endmacro() > > > I tried all sorts of combinations like foreach(l ${list}) etc. but come to no > result =(. > > > This is a really easy questin so i hope someone can explain to me what i'm > doing wrong here, next part i'm going to learn are functions and how to > handle their arguments... > > > best regards! > > -- > > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > > Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more > information on each offering, please visit: > > CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html > CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html > CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake -- Powered by www.kitware.com Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more information on each offering, please visit: CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake