# - Test CXX compiler for a flag
# Check if the CXX compiler accepts a flag
#
# Macro CHECK_CXX_ACCEPTS_FLAG(FLAGS VARIABLE) -
# checks if the function exists
# FLAGS - the flags to try
# VARIABLE - variable to store the result
#
#=============================================================================
# Copyright 2002-2009 Kitware, Inc.
#
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# see accompanying file Copyright.txt for details.
#
# This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
# implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
# See the License for more information.
#=============================================================================
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macro(CHECK_CXX_ACCEPTS_FLAG FLAGS VARIABLE)
if(NOT DEFINED ${VARIABLE})
message(STATUS "Checking to see if CXX compiler accepts flag ${FLAGS}")
try_compile(${VARIABLE}
${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/DummyCXXFile.cxx
CMAKE_FLAGS -DCOMPILE_DEFINITIONS:STRING=${FLAGS}
OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT)
if(${VARIABLE})
message(STATUS "Checking to see if CXX compiler accepts flag ${FLAGS} - yes")
file(APPEND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeOutput.log
"Determining if the CXX compiler accepts the flag ${FLAGS} passed with "
"the following output:\n${OUTPUT}\n\n")
else()
message(STATUS "Checking to see if CXX compiler accepts flag ${FLAGS} - no")
file(APPEND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeError.log
"Determining if the CXX compiler accepts the flag ${FLAGS} failed with "
"the following output:\n${OUTPUT}\n\n")
endif()
endif()
endmacro()