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Tip revision: 7612abd52f192a13848a4d74191633a008892449 authored by Brad King on 20 September 2021, 16:43:52 UTC
CMake 3.21.3
CMake 3.21.3
Tip revision: 7612abd
PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL.rst
PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL
--------------------
.. versionadded:: 3.21
A boolean variable indicating whether the most recently called
:command:`project` command in the current scope or above was in the top
level ``CMakeLists.txt`` file.
Some modules should only be included as part of the top level
``CMakeLists.txt`` file to not cause unintended side effects in the build
tree, and this variable can be used to conditionally execute such code. For
example, consider the :module:`CTest` module, which creates targets and
options:
.. code-block:: cmake
project(MyProject)
...
if(PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL)
include(CTest)
endif()
The variable value will be true in:
* the top-level directory of the project
* the top-level directory of an external project added by :module:`ExternalProject`
The variable value will be false in:
* a directory added by :command:`add_subdirectory`
* a directory added by :module:`FetchContent`