CMake/Source/cmFindLibraryCommand.h
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#ifndef cmFindLibraryCommand_h
#define cmFindLibraryCommand_h
#include "cmCommand.h"
/** \class cmFindLibraryCommand
* \brief Define a command to search for a library.
*
* cmFindLibraryCommand is used to define a CMake variable
* that specifies a library. The command searches for a given
* file in a list of directories.
*/
class cmFindLibraryCommand : public cmCommand
{
public:
/**
* This is a virtual constructor for the command.
*/
virtual cmCommand* Clone()
{
return new cmFindLibraryCommand;
}
/**
* This is called when the command is first encountered in
* the CMakeLists.txt file.
*/
virtual bool InitialPass(std::vector<std::string> const& args);
/**
* This determines if the command gets propagated down
* to makefiles located in subdirectories.
*/
virtual bool IsInherited() {return false;}
/**
* This determines if the command is invoked when in script mode.
*/
virtual bool IsScriptable() { return true; }
/**
* The name of the command as specified in CMakeList.txt.
*/
virtual const char* GetName() {return "FIND_LIBRARY";}
/**
* Succinct documentation.
*/
virtual const char* GetTerseDocumentation()
{
return "Find a library.";
}
/**
* More documentation.
*/
virtual const char* GetFullDocumentation()
{
return
" FIND_LIBRARY(<VAR> NAMES name1 [name2 ...]\n"
" [PATHS path1 path2 ...]\n"
" [DOC \"docstring\"])\n"
"Find a library named by one of the names given after the NAMES "
"argument. Paths specified after the PATHS argument are searched "
"in the order specified. A cache entry named by <VAR> is created "
"to store the result. If the library is not found, the result "
"will be <VAR>-NOTFOUND. If DOC is specified then the next "
"argument is treated as a documentation string for the cache "
"entry <VAR>.\n"
" FIND_LIBRARY(VAR libraryName [path1 path2 ...])\n"
"Find a library with the given name by searching in the specified "
"paths. This is a short-hand signature for the command that is "
"sufficient in many cases.";
}
cmTypeMacro(cmFindLibraryCommand, cmCommand);
};
#endif