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17 #ifndef cmInstallFilesCommand_h
18 #define cmInstallFilesCommand_h
20 #include "cmCommand.h"
22 /** \class cmInstallFilesCommand
23 * \brief Specifies where to install some files
25 * cmInstallFilesCommand specifies the relative path where a list of
26 * files should be installed.
28 class cmInstallFilesCommand : public cmCommand
30 public:
31 /**
32 * This is a virtual constructor for the command.
34 virtual cmCommand* Clone()
36 return new cmInstallFilesCommand;
39 /**
40 * This is called when the command is first encountered in
41 * the CMakeLists.txt file.
43 virtual bool InitialPass(std::vector<std::string> const& args,
44 cmExecutionStatus &status);
46 /**
47 * The name of the command as specified in CMakeList.txt.
49 virtual const char* GetName() { return "install_files";}
51 /**
52 * Succinct documentation.
54 virtual const char* GetTerseDocumentation()
56 return "Deprecated. Use the install(FILES ) command instead.";
59 /**
60 * This is called at the end after all the information
61 * specified by the command is accumulated. Most commands do
62 * not implement this method. At this point, reading and
63 * writing to the cache can be done.
65 virtual void FinalPass();
66 virtual bool HasFinalPass() const { return !this->IsFilesForm; }
68 /**
69 * More documentation.
71 virtual const char* GetFullDocumentation()
73 return
74 "This command has been superceded by the install command. It "
75 "is provided for compatibility with older CMake code. "
76 "The FILES form is directly replaced by the FILES form of the "
77 "install command. The regexp form can be expressed "
78 "more clearly using the GLOB form of the file command.\n"
79 " install_files(<dir> extension file file ...)\n"
80 "Create rules to install the listed files with the given extension "
81 "into the given directory. "
82 "Only files existing in the current source tree or its corresponding "
83 "location in the binary tree may be listed. "
84 "If a file specified already has an extension, that extension will be "
85 "removed first. This is useful for providing lists of source files "
86 "such as foo.cxx when you want the corresponding foo.h to be "
87 "installed. A typical extension is '.h'.\n"
88 " install_files(<dir> regexp)\n"
89 "Any files in the current source directory that match the regular "
90 "expression will be installed.\n"
91 " install_files(<dir> FILES file file ...)\n"
92 "Any files listed after the FILES keyword will be "
93 "installed explicitly from the names given. Full paths are allowed in "
94 "this form.\n"
95 "The directory <dir> is relative to the installation prefix, which "
96 "is stored in the variable CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX.";
99 /** This command is kept for compatibility with older CMake versions. */
100 virtual bool IsDiscouraged()
102 return true;
105 cmTypeMacro(cmInstallFilesCommand, cmCommand);
107 protected:
108 void CreateInstallGenerator() const;
109 std::string FindInstallSource(const char* name) const;
111 private:
112 std::vector<std::string> FinalArgs;
113 bool IsFilesForm;
114 std::string Destination;
115 std::vector<std::string> Files;
119 #endif