# This cmake module is meant to hold helper functions/macros # that make maintaining the cmake build system much easier. # This is especially helpful since gsl needs to provide coverage # for multiple versions of cmake. # # Any functions/macros should have a gsl_* prefix to avoid problems if (DEFINED guideline_support_library_include_guard) return() endif() set(guideline_support_library_include_guard ON) function(gsl_set_default_cxx_standard min_cxx_standard) set(GSL_CXX_STANDARD "${min_cxx_standard}" CACHE STRING "Use c++ standard") set(GSL_CXX_STD "cxx_std_${GSL_CXX_STANDARD}") if (MSVC) set(GSL_CXX_STD_OPT "-std:c++${GSL_CXX_STANDARD}") else() set(GSL_CXX_STD_OPT "-std=c++${GSL_CXX_STANDARD}") endif() # when minimum version required is 3.8.0 remove if below # both branches do exactly the same thing if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.7.9) include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag) CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("${GSL_CXX_STD_OPT}" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX_STANDARD) if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX_STANDARD) target_compile_options(GSL INTERFACE "${GSL_CXX_STD_OPT}") else() message(FATAL_ERROR "The compiler ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} has no c++${GSL_CXX_STANDARD} support. Please use a different C++ compiler.") endif() else() target_compile_features(GSL INTERFACE "${GSL_CXX_STD}") # on *nix systems force the use of -std=c++XX instead of -std=gnu++XX (default) set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF) endif() endfunction() # The best way for a project to specify the GSL's C++ standard is by the client specifying # the CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD. However, this isn't always ideal. Since the CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD is # tied to the cmake version. And many projects have low cmake minimums. # # So provide an alternative approach in case that doesn't work. function(gsl_client_set_cxx_standard min_cxx_standard) if (DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD) if (${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD} VERSION_LESS ${min_cxx_standard}) message(FATAL_ERROR "GSL: Requires at least CXX standard ${min_cxx_standard}, user provided ${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD}") endif() # Set the GSL standard to what the client desires set(GSL_CXX_STANDARD "${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD}" PARENT_SCOPE) # Exit out early to avoid extra unneccessary work return() endif() # Otherwise pick a reasonable default gsl_set_default_cxx_standard(${min_cxx_standard}) endfunction()