CheckPrototypeDefinition
This module provides a command to check if a C function has the expected prototype.
Load this module in a CMake project with:
include(CheckPrototypeDefinition)
Commands
This module provides the following command:
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check_prototype_definition -
Checks if a C function has the expected prototype:
check_prototype_definition(<function> <prototype> <return> <headers> <variable>)
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<function> -
The name of the function whose prototype is being checked.
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<prototype> -
The expected prototype of the function, provided as a string.
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<return> -
The return value of the function. This will be used as a return value in the function definition body of the generated test program to verify that the function's return type matches the expected type.
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<headers> -
A semicolon-separated list of header file names required for checking the function prototype.
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<variable> -
The name of the variable to store the check result. This variable will be created as an internal cache variable.
This command generates a test program and verifies that it builds without errors. The generated test program includes specified
<headers>, defines a function with given literal<prototype>and<return>value and then uses the specified<function>. The simplified test program can be illustrated as:#include <headers> // ... <prototype> { return <return>; } int main(...) { ...<function>()... }Variables Affecting the Check
The following variables may be set before calling this command to modify the way the check is run:
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CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS -
A space-separated string of additional flags to pass to the compiler. A semicolon-separated list will not work. The contents of
CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGSand its associated configuration-specificCMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>variables are automatically prepended to the compiler command before the contents of this variable.
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CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS -
A semicolon-separated list of compiler definitions, each of the form
-DFOOor-DFOO=bar. A definition for the name specified by the result variable argument of the check command is also added automatically.
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CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES -
A semicolon-separated list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search paths used; the contents of the
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIESdirectory property will be ignored.
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CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS -
Added in version 3.14.
A semicolon-separated list of options to add to the link command (see
try_compile()for further details).
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CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES -
A semicolon-separated list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the names of system libraries, or they can be Imported Targets (see
try_compile()for further details).
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CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES -
Added in version 3.31.
A semicolon-separated list of library search paths to pass to the linker (see
try_compile()for further details).
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CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET -
Added in version 3.1.
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the check will be suppressed.
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Examples
Checking if the getpwent_r() function on Solaris/illumos systems has the expected prototype:
include(CheckPrototypeDefinition) check_prototype_definition( getpwent_r "struct passwd *getpwent_r(struct passwd *src, char *buf, int buflen)" "NULL" "unistd.h;pwd.h" HAVE_SOLARIS_GETPWENT_R )
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