CMake/Source/cmExecProgramCommand.h

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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 OUTPUT_VARIABLE specifies a variable to which the output will be set. "
      "To capture the return value of the execution, use RETURN_VALUE variable. "
      "If OUTPUT_VARIABLE is specified, then no output will go to the stdout/stderr "
      "of the console running cmake.";
    }
  
  cmTypeMacro(cmExecProgramCommand, cmCommand);
};

#endif