Modules: Use new SOURCES_FROM_* try_compile (1/2)

Modify some modules that ship with CMake to use the new SOURCES_FROM_*
arguments to try_compile / try_run as added by commits cb14ae2b87
(try_compile: Add SOURCE_FROM_{ARG,VAR}, 2022-09-21) and 611d801790
(try_compile: Add SOURCE_FROM_FILE, 2022-09-22). This covers users which
previously either used an existing file (but sometimes needed to rename
it), or which wrote out their source in entirety. It does NOT cover
users that actually need configure_file functionality, as those will be
more involved to update and will thus be tackled in part 2.

19 files changed, 76 insertions, 78 deletions

diff --git a/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake
index 102b63840f..a7067675f4 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ endif()
 if(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS)
   PrintTestCompilerStatus("C")
   __TestCompiler_setTryCompileTargetType()
-  file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testCCompiler.c
+  string(CONCAT __TestCompiler_testCCompilerSource
     "#ifdef __cplusplus\n"
     "# error \"The CMAKE_C_COMPILER is set to a C++ compiler\"\n"
     "#endif\n"
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS)
   unset(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS)
   # Puts test result in cache variable.
   try_compile(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS
-    SOURCES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testCCompiler.c
+    SOURCE_FROM_VAR testCCompiler.c __TestCompiler_testCCompilerSource
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE __CMAKE_C_COMPILER_OUTPUT)
+  unset(__TestCompiler_testCCompilerSource)
   # Move result from cache to normal variable.
   set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS})
   unset(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS CACHE)
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeTestCSharpCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeTestCSharpCompiler.cmake
index d7a0bb566f..1c9e2493e5 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeTestCSharpCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeTestCSharpCompiler.cmake
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ include(CMakeTestCompilerCommon)
 
 unset(CMAKE_CSharp_COMPILER_WORKS CACHE)
 
-set(test_compile_file "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testCSharpCompiler.cs")
-
 # This file is used by EnableLanguage in cmGlobalGenerator to
 # determine that the selected C# compiler can actually compile
 # and link the most basic of programs. If not, a fatal error
@@ -23,20 +21,21 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_CSharp_COMPILER_WORKS)
   # Don't call PrintTestCompilerStatus() because the "C#" we want to pass
   # as the LANG doesn't match with the variable name "CMAKE_CSharp_COMPILER"
   message(CHECK_START "Check for working C# compiler: ${CMAKE_CSharp_COMPILER}")
-  file(WRITE "${test_compile_file}"
-    "namespace Test {"
-    "   public class CSharp {"
-    "       static void Main(string[] args) {}"
-    "   }"
-    "}"
+  string(CONCAT __TestCompiler_testCSharpCompilerSource
+    "namespace Test {\n"
+    "   public class CSharp {\n"
+    "       static void Main(string[] args) {}\n"
+    "   }\n"
+    "}\n"
     )
   # Clear result from normal variable.
   unset(CMAKE_CSharp_COMPILER_WORKS)
   # Puts test result in cache variable.
   try_compile(CMAKE_CSharp_COMPILER_WORKS
-    SOURCES "${test_compile_file}"
+    SOURCE_FROM_VAR testCSharpCompiler.cs __TestCompiler_testCSharpCompilerSource
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE __CMAKE_CSharp_COMPILER_OUTPUT
     )
+  unset(__TestCompiler_testCSharpCompilerSource)
   # Move result from cache to normal variable.
   set(CMAKE_CSharp_COMPILER_WORKS ${CMAKE_CSharp_COMPILER_WORKS})
   unset(CMAKE_CSharp_COMPILER_WORKS CACHE)
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeTestCUDACompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeTestCUDACompiler.cmake
index 9c49f5dad6..a89182b9dc 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeTestCUDACompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeTestCUDACompiler.cmake
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ endif()
 # any makefiles or projects.
 if(NOT CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_WORKS)
   PrintTestCompilerStatus("CUDA")
-  file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/main.cu
+  string(CONCAT __TestCompiler_testCudaCompilerSource
     "#ifndef __CUDACC__\n"
     "# error \"The CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER is set to an invalid CUDA compiler\"\n"
     "#endif\n"
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_WORKS)
 
   # Puts test result in cache variable.
   try_compile(CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_WORKS
-    SOURCES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/main.cu
+    SOURCE_FROM_VAR main.cu __TestCompiler_testCudaCompilerSource
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE __CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_OUTPUT)
+  unset(__TestCompiler_testCudaCompilerSource)
 
   # Move result from cache to normal variable.
   set(CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_WORKS ${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_WORKS})
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeTestCXXCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeTestCXXCompiler.cmake
index 9a3638f471..e40c984059 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeTestCXXCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeTestCXXCompiler.cmake
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ endif()
 if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS)
   PrintTestCompilerStatus("CXX")
   __TestCompiler_setTryCompileTargetType()
-  file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testCXXCompiler.cxx
+  string(CONCAT __TestCompiler_testCXXCompilerSource
     "#ifndef __cplusplus\n"
     "# error \"The CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER is set to a C compiler\"\n"
     "#endif\n"
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS)
   unset(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS)
   # Puts test result in cache variable.
   try_compile(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS
-    SOURCES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testCXXCompiler.cxx
+    SOURCE_FROM_VAR testCXXCompiler.cxx __TestCompiler_testCXXCompilerSource
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE __CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_OUTPUT)
+  unset(__TestCompiler_testCXXCompilerSource)
   # Move result from cache to normal variable.
   set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS})
   unset(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS CACHE)
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeTestFortranCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeTestFortranCompiler.cmake
index 4e413af31e..e6d1f6d5e3 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeTestFortranCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeTestFortranCompiler.cmake
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ endif()
 # any makefiles or projects.
 if(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_WORKS)
   PrintTestCompilerStatus("Fortran")
-  file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testFortranCompiler.f "
+  set(__TestCompiler_testFortranCompilerSource "
         PROGRAM TESTFortran
         PRINT *, 'Hello'
         END
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_WORKS)
   unset(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_WORKS)
   # Puts test result in cache variable.
   try_compile(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_WORKS
-    SOURCES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testFortranCompiler.f
+    SOURCE_FROM_VAR testFortranCompiler.f __TestCompiler_testFortranCompilerSource
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT)
+  unset(__TestCompiler_testFortranCompilerSource)
   # Move result from cache to normal variable.
   set(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_WORKS ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_WORKS})
   unset(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_WORKS CACHE)
@@ -72,14 +73,15 @@ endif()
 # Test for Fortran 90 support by using an f90-specific construct.
 if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_SUPPORTS_F90)
   message(CHECK_START "Checking whether ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER} supports Fortran 90")
-  file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testFortranCompilerF90.f90 "
+  set(__TestCompiler_testFortranCompilerSource "
     PROGRAM TESTFortran90
     integer stop ; stop = 1 ; do while ( stop .eq. 0 ) ; end do
     END PROGRAM TESTFortran90
 ")
   try_compile(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_SUPPORTS_F90
-    SOURCES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testFortranCompilerF90.f90
+    SOURCE_FROM_VAR testFortranCompilerF90.f90 __TestCompiler_testFortranCompilerF90Source
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT)
+  unset(__TestCompiler_testFortranCompilerF90Source)
   if(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_SUPPORTS_F90)
     message(CHECK_PASS "yes")
     file(APPEND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeOutput.log
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeTestHIPCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeTestHIPCompiler.cmake
index a0b6bfd13d..1da0ae4efe 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeTestHIPCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeTestHIPCompiler.cmake
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ endif()
 if(NOT CMAKE_HIP_COMPILER_WORKS)
   PrintTestCompilerStatus("HIP")
   __TestCompiler_setTryCompileTargetType()
-  file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testHIPCompiler.hip
+  string(CONCAT __TestCompiler_testHIPCompilerSource
     "#ifndef __HIP__\n"
     "# error \"The CMAKE_HIP_COMPILER is set to a C/CXX compiler\"\n"
     "#endif\n"
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_HIP_COMPILER_WORKS)
   unset(CMAKE_HIP_COMPILER_WORKS)
   # Puts test result in cache variable.
   try_compile(CMAKE_HIP_COMPILER_WORKS
-    SOURCES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testHIPCompiler.hip
+    SOURCE_FROM_VAR testHIPCompiler.hip __TestCompiler_testHIPCompilerSource
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE __CMAKE_HIP_COMPILER_OUTPUT)
+  unset(__TestCompiler_testHIPCompilerSource)
   # Move result from cache to normal variable.
   set(CMAKE_HIP_COMPILER_WORKS ${CMAKE_HIP_COMPILER_WORKS})
   unset(CMAKE_HIP_COMPILER_WORKS CACHE)
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeTestOBJCCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeTestOBJCCompiler.cmake
index a8e63198b2..bbc90a76b4 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeTestOBJCCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeTestOBJCCompiler.cmake
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ endif()
 if(NOT CMAKE_OBJC_COMPILER_WORKS)
   PrintTestCompilerStatus("OBJC")
   __TestCompiler_setTryCompileTargetType()
-  file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testOBJCCompiler.m
+  string(CONCAT __TestCompiler_testObjCCompilerSource
     "#ifdef __cplusplus\n"
     "# error \"The CMAKE_OBJC_COMPILER is set to a C++ compiler\"\n"
     "#endif\n"
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_OBJC_COMPILER_WORKS)
   unset(CMAKE_OBJC_COMPILER_WORKS)
   # Puts test result in cache variable.
   try_compile(CMAKE_OBJC_COMPILER_WORKS
-    SOURCES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testOBJCCompiler.m
+    SOURCE_FROM_VAR testObjCCompiler.m __TestCompiler_testObjCCompilerSource
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE __CMAKE_OBJC_COMPILER_OUTPUT)
+  unset(__TestCompiler_testObjCCompilerSource)
   # Move result from cache to normal variable.
   set(CMAKE_OBJC_COMPILER_WORKS ${CMAKE_OBJC_COMPILER_WORKS})
   unset(CMAKE_OBJC_COMPILER_WORKS CACHE)
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeTestOBJCXXCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeTestOBJCXXCompiler.cmake
index afa053fdf7..aceb939c17 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeTestOBJCXXCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeTestOBJCXXCompiler.cmake
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ endif()
 if(NOT CMAKE_OBJCXX_COMPILER_WORKS)
   PrintTestCompilerStatus("OBJCXX")
   __TestCompiler_setTryCompileTargetType()
-  file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testOBJCXXCompiler.mm
+  string(CONCAT __TestCompiler_testObjCXXCompilerSource
     "#ifndef __cplusplus\n"
     "# error \"The CMAKE_OBJCXX_COMPILER is set to a C compiler\"\n"
     "#endif\n"
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_OBJCXX_COMPILER_WORKS)
   unset(CMAKE_OBJCXX_COMPILER_WORKS)
   # Puts test result in cache variable.
   try_compile(CMAKE_OBJCXX_COMPILER_WORKS
-    SOURCES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testOBJCXXCompiler.mm
+    SOURCE_FROM_VAR testObjCXXCompiler.mm __TestCompiler_testObjCXXCompilerSource
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE __CMAKE_OBJCXX_COMPILER_OUTPUT)
+  unset(__TestCompiler_testObjCXXCompilerSource)
   # Move result from cache to normal variable.
   set(CMAKE_OBJCXX_COMPILER_WORKS ${CMAKE_OBJCXX_COMPILER_WORKS})
   unset(CMAKE_OBJCXX_COMPILER_WORKS CACHE)
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeTestSwiftCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeTestSwiftCompiler.cmake
index 4982819f05..88a864cc7b 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeTestSwiftCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeTestSwiftCompiler.cmake
@@ -21,13 +21,12 @@ unset(CMAKE_Swift_COMPILER_WORKS CACHE)
 # any makefiles or projects.
 if(NOT CMAKE_Swift_COMPILER_WORKS)
   PrintTestCompilerStatus("Swift")
-  file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/main.swift
-    "print(\"CMake\")\n")
   # Clear result from normal variable.
   unset(CMAKE_Swift_COMPILER_WORKS)
   # Puts test result in cache variable.
+  set(__CMAKE_Swift_TEST_SOURCE "print(\"CMake\")\n")
   try_compile(CMAKE_Swift_COMPILER_WORKS
-    SOURCES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/main.swift
+    SOURCE_FROM_VAR main.swift __CMAKE_Swift_TEST_SOURCE
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE __CMAKE_Swift_COMPILER_OUTPUT)
   # Move result from cache to normal variable.
   set(CMAKE_Swift_COMPILER_WORKS ${CMAKE_Swift_COMPILER_WORKS})
@@ -64,4 +63,5 @@ else()
   include(${CMAKE_PLATFORM_INFO_DIR}/CMakeSwiftCompiler.cmake)
 endif()
 
+unset(__CMAKE_Swift_TEST_SOURCE)
 unset(__CMAKE_Swift_COMPILER_OUTPUT)
diff --git a/Modules/CheckCXXSymbolExists.cmake b/Modules/CheckCXXSymbolExists.cmake
index 7b13c3aa34..1fa0898286 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckCXXSymbolExists.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckCXXSymbolExists.cmake
@@ -74,5 +74,5 @@ include_guard(GLOBAL)
 include(CheckSymbolExists)
 
 macro(CHECK_CXX_SYMBOL_EXISTS SYMBOL FILES VARIABLE)
-  __CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_IMPL("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/CheckSymbolExists.cxx" "${SYMBOL}" "${FILES}" "${VARIABLE}" )
+  __CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_IMPL(CheckSymbolExists.cxx "${SYMBOL}" "${FILES}" "${VARIABLE}" )
 endmacro()
diff --git a/Modules/CheckFortranFunctionExists.cmake b/Modules/CheckFortranFunctionExists.cmake
index f82399a9aa..7e3a7eeda1 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckFortranFunctionExists.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckFortranFunctionExists.cmake
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ macro(CHECK_FORTRAN_FUNCTION_EXISTS FUNCTION VARIABLE)
     else()
       set(CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS_ADD_LIBRARIES)
     endif()
-    file(WRITE
-    ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testFortranCompiler.f
+    set(__CheckFunction_testFortranCompilerSource
     "
       program TESTFortran
       external ${FUNCTION}
@@ -68,11 +67,12 @@ macro(CHECK_FORTRAN_FUNCTION_EXISTS FUNCTION VARIABLE)
     "
     )
     try_compile(${VARIABLE}
-      SOURCES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testFortranCompiler.f
+      SOURCE_FROM_VAR testFortranCompiler.f __CheckFunction_testFortranCompilerSource
       ${CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS_ADD_LINK_OPTIONS}
       ${CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS_ADD_LIBRARIES}
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT
     )
+    unset(__CheckFunction_testFortranCompilerSource)
     if(${VARIABLE})
       set(${VARIABLE} 1 CACHE INTERNAL "Have Fortran function ${FUNCTION}")
       message(CHECK_PASS "found")
diff --git a/Modules/CheckFunctionExists.cmake b/Modules/CheckFunctionExists.cmake
index 0135218860..60f0184100 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckFunctionExists.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckFunctionExists.cmake
@@ -81,16 +81,15 @@ macro(CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS FUNCTION VARIABLE)
     endif()
 
     if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LOADED)
-      set(_cfe_source ${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CheckFunctionExists.c)
+      set(_cfe_source CheckFunctionExists.c)
     elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LOADED)
-      set(_cfe_source ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CheckFunctionExists/CheckFunctionExists.cxx)
-      configure_file(${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CheckFunctionExists.c "${_cfe_source}" COPYONLY)
+      set(_cfe_source CheckFunctionExists.cxx)
     else()
       message(FATAL_ERROR "CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS needs either C or CXX language enabled")
     endif()
 
     try_compile(${VARIABLE}
-      SOURCES ${_cfe_source}
+      SOURCE_FROM_FILE "${_cfe_source}" "${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CheckFunctionExists.c"
       COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS}
       ${CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS_ADD_LINK_OPTIONS}
       ${CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS_ADD_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/Modules/CheckIncludeFiles.cmake b/Modules/CheckIncludeFiles.cmake
index 22af4f277e..8e82859877 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckIncludeFiles.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckIncludeFiles.cmake
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ include_guard(GLOBAL)
 
 macro(CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES INCLUDE VARIABLE)
   if(NOT DEFINED "${VARIABLE}")
-    set(CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT "/* */\n")
+    set(_src_content "/* */\n")
 
     if("x${ARGN}" STREQUAL "x")
        if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LOADED)
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ macro(CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES INCLUDE VARIABLE)
     endif()
 
     if(_lang STREQUAL "C")
-      set(src ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CheckIncludeFiles/${VARIABLE}.c)
+      set(src ${VARIABLE}.c)
     elseif(_lang STREQUAL "CXX")
-      set(src ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CheckIncludeFiles/${VARIABLE}.cpp)
+      set(src ${VARIABLE}.cpp)
     else()
       message(FATAL_ERROR "Unknown language:\n  ${_lang}\nSupported languages: C, CXX.\n")
     endif()
@@ -86,13 +86,11 @@ macro(CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES INCLUDE VARIABLE)
     set(CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES_CONTENT "/* */\n")
     set(MACRO_CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES_FLAGS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS})
     foreach(FILE ${INCLUDE})
-      string(APPEND CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT
+      string(APPEND _src_content
         "#include <${FILE}>\n")
     endforeach()
-    string(APPEND CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT
+    string(APPEND _src_content
       "\n\nint main(void){return 0;}\n")
-    configure_file("${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CMakeConfigurableFile.in"
-      "${src}" @ONLY)
 
     set(_INCLUDE ${INCLUDE}) # remove empty elements
     if("${_INCLUDE}" MATCHES "^([^;]+);.+;([^;]+)$")
@@ -136,7 +134,7 @@ macro(CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES INCLUDE VARIABLE)
       message(CHECK_START "Looking for ${_description}")
     endif()
     try_compile(${VARIABLE}
-      SOURCES ${src}
+      SOURCE_FROM_VAR "${src}" _src_content
       COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS}
       ${_CIF_LINK_OPTIONS}
       ${_CIF_LINK_LIBRARIES}
@@ -163,7 +161,7 @@ macro(CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES INCLUDE VARIABLE)
       file(APPEND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeError.log
         "Determining if files ${INCLUDE} "
         "exist failed with the following output:\n"
-        "${OUTPUT}\nSource:\n${CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT}\n")
+        "${OUTPUT}\nSource:\n${_src_content}\n")
     endif()
   endif()
 endmacro()
diff --git a/Modules/CheckLibraryExists.cmake b/Modules/CheckLibraryExists.cmake
index e126f70a5c..56424ac273 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckLibraryExists.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckLibraryExists.cmake
@@ -61,16 +61,15 @@ macro(CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS LIBRARY FUNCTION LOCATION VARIABLE)
     endif()
 
     if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LOADED)
-      set(_cle_source ${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CheckFunctionExists.c)
+      set(_cle_source CheckFunctionExists.c)
     elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LOADED)
-      set(_cle_source ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CheckLibraryExists/CheckFunctionExists.cxx)
-      configure_file(${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CheckFunctionExists.c "${_cle_source}" COPYONLY)
+      set(_cle_source CheckFunctionExists.cxx)
     else()
       message(FATAL_ERROR "CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS needs either C or CXX language enabled")
     endif()
 
     try_compile(${VARIABLE}
-      SOURCES ${_cle_source}
+      SOURCE_FROM_FILE "${_cle_source}" "${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CheckFunctionExists.c"
       COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS}
       ${CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS_LINK_OPTIONS}
       LINK_LIBRARIES ${CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/Modules/CheckSymbolExists.cmake b/Modules/CheckSymbolExists.cmake
index ebaeb7c67c..0d44d56554 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckSymbolExists.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckSymbolExists.cmake
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ cmake_policy(SET CMP0054 NEW) # if() quoted variables not dereferenced
 macro(CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS SYMBOL FILES VARIABLE)
   if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LOADED)
     __CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_FILTER_FLAGS(C)
-    __CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_IMPL("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/CheckSymbolExists.c" "${SYMBOL}" "${FILES}" "${VARIABLE}" )
+    __CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_IMPL(CheckSymbolExists.c "${SYMBOL}" "${FILES}" "${VARIABLE}" )
     __CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_RESTORE_FLAGS(C)
   elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LOADED)
     __CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_FILTER_FLAGS(CXX)
-    __CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_IMPL("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/CheckSymbolExists.cxx" "${SYMBOL}" "${FILES}" "${VARIABLE}" )
+    __CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_IMPL(CheckSymbolExists.cxx "${SYMBOL}" "${FILES}" "${VARIABLE}" )
     __CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_RESTORE_FLAGS(CXX)
   else()
     message(FATAL_ERROR "CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS needs either C or CXX language enabled")
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ endmacro()
 
 macro(__CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_IMPL SOURCEFILE SYMBOL FILES VARIABLE)
   if(NOT DEFINED "${VARIABLE}" OR "x${${VARIABLE}}" STREQUAL "x${VARIABLE}")
-    set(CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT "/* */\n")
+    set(_CSE_SOURCE "/* */\n")
     set(MACRO_CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_FLAGS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS})
     if(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS)
       set(CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_LINK_OPTIONS
@@ -113,17 +113,17 @@ macro(__CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_IMPL SOURCEFILE SYMBOL FILES VARIABLE)
       set(CMAKE_SYMBOL_EXISTS_INCLUDES)
     endif()
     foreach(FILE ${FILES})
-      string(APPEND CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT
+      string(APPEND _CSE_SOURCE
         "#include <${FILE}>\n")
     endforeach()
-    string(APPEND CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT "
+    string(APPEND _CSE_SOURCE "
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
   (void)argv;")
     set(_CSE_CHECK_NON_MACRO "return ((int*)(&${SYMBOL}))[argc];")
     if("${SYMBOL}" MATCHES "^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$")
       # The SYMBOL has a legal macro name.  Test whether it exists as a macro.
-      string(APPEND CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT "
+      string(APPEND _CSE_SOURCE "
 #ifndef ${SYMBOL}
   ${_CSE_CHECK_NON_MACRO}
 #else
@@ -132,21 +132,18 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 #endif")
     else()
       # The SYMBOL cannot be a macro (e.g., a template function).
-      string(APPEND CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT "
+      string(APPEND _CSE_SOURCE "
   ${_CSE_CHECK_NON_MACRO}")
     endif()
-    string(APPEND CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT "
+    string(APPEND _CSE_SOURCE "
 }")
     unset(_CSE_CHECK_NON_MACRO)
 
-    configure_file("${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CMakeConfigurableFile.in"
-      "${SOURCEFILE}" @ONLY)
-
     if(NOT CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET)
       message(CHECK_START "Looking for ${SYMBOL}")
     endif()
     try_compile(${VARIABLE}
-      SOURCES "${SOURCEFILE}"
+      SOURCE_FROM_VAR "${SOURCEFILE}" _CSE_SOURCE
       COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS}
       ${CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_LINK_OPTIONS}
       ${CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_LIBS}
@@ -163,7 +160,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         "Determining if the ${SYMBOL} "
         "exist passed with the following output:\n"
         "${OUTPUT}\nFile ${SOURCEFILE}:\n"
-        "${CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT}\n")
+        "${_CSE_SOURCE}\n")
     else()
       if(NOT CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET)
         message(CHECK_FAIL "not found")
@@ -173,9 +170,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         "Determining if the ${SYMBOL} "
         "exist failed with the following output:\n"
         "${OUTPUT}\nFile ${SOURCEFILE}:\n"
-        "${CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT}\n")
+        "${_CSE_SOURCE}\n")
     endif()
-    unset(CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT)
+    unset(_CSE_SOURCE)
   endif()
 endmacro()
 
diff --git a/Modules/FindThreads.cmake b/Modules/FindThreads.cmake
index f9ffb40422..7326ef9399 100644
--- a/Modules/FindThreads.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindThreads.cmake
@@ -129,13 +129,12 @@ macro(_threads_check_flag_pthread)
     elseif(NOT DEFINED THREADS_HAVE_PTHREAD_ARG)
       message(CHECK_START "Check if compiler accepts -pthread")
       if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LOADED)
-        set(_threads_src ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CheckForPthreads.c)
+        set(_threads_src CheckForPthreads.c)
       elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LOADED)
-        set(_threads_src ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/FindThreads/CheckForPthreads.cxx)
-        configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CheckForPthreads.c "${_threads_src}" COPYONLY)
+        set(_threads_src CheckForPthreads.cxx)
       endif()
       try_compile(THREADS_HAVE_PTHREAD_ARG
-        SOURCES ${_threads_src}
+        SOURCE_FROM_FILE "${_threads_src}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CheckForPthreads.c"
         CMAKE_FLAGS -DLINK_LIBRARIES:STRING=-pthread
         OUTPUT_VARIABLE _cmake_check_pthreads_output)
 
diff --git a/Modules/Internal/CheckSourceCompiles.cmake b/Modules/Internal/CheckSourceCompiles.cmake
index a4415c4656..eadf3da504 100644
--- a/Modules/Internal/CheckSourceCompiles.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Internal/CheckSourceCompiles.cmake
@@ -86,14 +86,13 @@ function(CMAKE_CHECK_SOURCE_COMPILES _lang _source _var)
     else()
       set(CHECK_${LANG}_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_INCLUDES)
     endif()
-    file(WRITE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/src.${_SRC_EXT}"
-      "${_source}\n")
 
     if(NOT CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET)
       message(CHECK_START "Performing Test ${_var}")
     endif()
+    string(APPEND _source "\n")
     try_compile(${_var}
-      SOURCES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/src.${_SRC_EXT}
+      SOURCE_FROM_VAR "src.${_SRC_EXT}" _source
       COMPILE_DEFINITIONS -D${_var} ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS}
       ${CHECK_${LANG}_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LINK_OPTIONS}
       ${CHECK_${LANG}_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/Modules/Internal/CheckSourceRuns.cmake b/Modules/Internal/CheckSourceRuns.cmake
index 4d58bb6885..09c85c5d3c 100644
--- a/Modules/Internal/CheckSourceRuns.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Internal/CheckSourceRuns.cmake
@@ -85,14 +85,13 @@ function(CMAKE_CHECK_SOURCE_RUNS _lang _source _var)
     else()
       set(CHECK_${_lang}_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_INCLUDES)
     endif()
-    file(WRITE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/src.${_SRC_EXT}"
-      "${_source}\n")
 
     if(NOT CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET)
       message(CHECK_START "Performing Test ${_var}")
     endif()
+    string(APPEND _source "\n")
     try_run(${_var}_EXITCODE ${_var}_COMPILED
-      SOURCES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/src.${_SRC_EXT}
+      SOURCE_FROM_VAR "src.${_SRC_EXT}" _source
       COMPILE_DEFINITIONS -D${_var} ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS}
       ${CHECK_${_lang}_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LINK_OPTIONS}
       ${CHECK_${_lang}_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/Modules/Internal/FeatureTesting.cmake b/Modules/Internal/FeatureTesting.cmake
index 0b10032d46..5c144ec517 100644
--- a/Modules/Internal/FeatureTesting.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Internal/FeatureTesting.cmake
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ macro(_record_compiler_features lang compile_flags feature_list)
 
   string(TOLOWER ${lang} lang_lc)
   file(REMOVE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/feature_tests.bin")
-  file(WRITE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/feature_tests.${lang_lc}" "
+  set(_content "
   const char features[] = {\"\\n\"\n")
 
   get_property(known_features GLOBAL PROPERTY CMAKE_${lang}_KNOWN_FEATURES)
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ macro(_record_compiler_features lang compile_flags feature_list)
       else()
         set(_feature_condition "#if ${_cmake_feature_test_${feature}}\n\"1\"\n#else\n\"0\"\n#endif\n")
       endif()
-      file(APPEND "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/feature_tests.${lang_lc}" "\"${lang}_FEATURE:\"\n${_feature_condition}\"${feature}\\n\"\n")
+      string(APPEND _content
+        "\"${lang}_FEATURE:\"\n${_feature_condition}\"${feature}\\n\"\n")
     endif()
   endforeach()
-  file(APPEND "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/feature_tests.${lang_lc}"
+  string(APPEND _content
     "\n};\n\nint main(int argc, char** argv) { (void)argv; return features[argc]; }\n")
 
   if(CMAKE_${lang}_LINK_WITH_STANDARD_COMPILE_OPTION)
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ macro(_record_compiler_features lang compile_flags feature_list)
   endif()
 
   try_compile(CMAKE_${lang}_FEATURE_TEST
-    SOURCES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/feature_tests.${lang_lc}"
+    SOURCE_FROM_VAR "feature_tests.${lang_lc}" _content
     COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "${compile_flags}"
     LINK_LIBRARIES "${compile_flags_for_link}"
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE _output