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List:       cmake
Subject:    Re: [CMake] Unwanted quoting of $
From:       Brad King <brad.king () kitware ! com>
Date:       2008-06-30 13:35:30
Message-ID: 4868E122.7090900 () kitware ! com
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Jarl Lindrud wrote:
> > 
> > So what do I need to do to pass a $ character through to Visual 
> Studio, without the quotes? I'm using cmake 2.6.0 .
> > 
> Just $$. I had the same problem and googled it here: 
> http://marc.info/?l=cmake&m=120043575105964&w=2
> 
> - -Wojciech
> 
> I tried that and it doesn't work either. I've also tried cmake 2.4.8, no luck with \
> that either. I'm using the VS2008 generator. 
> Essentially, this means that it is impossible for me to get the following string \
> into the compiler command line, as seen in Visual Studio: 
> /FU $(FrameworkDir)/v2.0.50727/System.dll
> 
> Whether I use ADD_DEFINES or SET_SOURCE_FILES_PROPERTIES, and regardless of any \
> cmake escaping mechanism I've tried (e.g. \$, $$), what I get in Visual Studio is  
> /FU "$"(FrameworkDir)/v2.0.50727/System.dll
> 
> Strangely, if the $ is part of a /D compiler switch, then it _is_ passed through \
> verbatim. But not for any other compiler switch. 
> This appears to be a bug to me. Should I file it somewhere? 

No, it was fixed recently in CMake HEAD and will be in 2.6.1.

-Brad

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