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CMake 3.9 Release Notes
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Changes made since CMake 3.8 include the following.
* The :command:`add_custom_command` command learned to evaluate the
``TARGET_OBJECTS``
:manual:`generator expression <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`.
* The :command:`add_library` command ``IMPORTED`` option learned to support
:ref:`Object Libraries`.
* The new target property :prop_tgt:`AUTOGEN_BUILD_DIR` was introduced which
allows to set a custom output directory for
:prop_tgt:`AUTOMOC`, :prop_tgt:`AUTOUIC` and :prop_tgt:`AUTORCC`.
* Variable :variable:`CMAKE_AUTOMOC_DEPEND_FILTERS` was introduced to
allow :variable:`CMAKE_AUTOMOC` to extract additional dependency file names
for ``moc`` from the contents of source files.
* The new target property :prop_tgt:`AUTOMOC_DEPEND_FILTERS` was introduced to
allow :prop_tgt:`AUTOMOC` to extract additional dependency file names
for ``moc`` from the contents of source files.
* When using :prop_tgt:`AUTOMOC`, CMake scans for the presence of the
``Q_PLUGIN_METADATA`` macro and reruns moc when the file from the
macro's ``FILE`` argument changes.
* When :prop_tgt:`AUTOMOC` detects an include statement of the form
``#include "moc_<basename>.cpp"`` the respective header file is searched
for in the :prop_tgt:`INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES` of the target as well.
* Global properties :prop_gbl:`AUTOGEN_SOURCE_GROUP`,
:prop_gbl:`AUTOMOC_SOURCE_GROUP` and
:prop_gbl:`AUTORCC_SOURCE_GROUP` were
introduced to allow files generated by :prop_tgt:`AUTOMOC` or
:prop_tgt:`AUTORCC` to be placed in a :command:`source_group`.
* Variable :variable:`CMAKE_AUTOUIC_SEARCH_PATHS` was introduced to
allow :variable:`CMAKE_AUTOUIC` to search for ``foo.ui`` in more
places than the vicinity of the ``ui_foo.h`` including file.
* The new target property :prop_tgt:`AUTOUIC_SEARCH_PATHS` was introduced to
allow :prop_tgt:`AUTOUIC` to search for ``foo.ui`` in more
places than the vicinity of the ``ui_foo.h`` including file.
* Two new informational generator expressions to retrieve Apple Bundle
directories have been added. The first one ``$<TARGET_BUNDLE_DIR:tgt>``
outputs the full path to the Bundle directory, the other one
``$<TARGET_BUNDLE_CONTENT_DIR:tgt>`` outputs the full path to the
``Contents`` directory of macOS Bundles and App Bundles. For all other
bundle types and SDKs it is identical with ``$<TARGET_BUNDLE_DIR:tgt>``.
Those new expressions are helpful to query Bundle locations independent of
the different Bundle types and layouts on macOS and iOS.
* A :module:`CheckIPOSupported` module was added to help projects
check whether interprocedural optimization (IPO) is supported by
the current toolchain and CMake version.
* A :variable:`CMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION` variable was added to
initialize the :prop_tgt:`INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION` property on all
targets.
* The :generator:`Xcode` generator got the ability to create schema files.
This is still an experimental feature and can be activated by setting the
:variable:`CMAKE_XCODE_GENERATE_SCHEME` variable to a ``TRUE`` value.
* A :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_AR` variable was added to hold
the path to the GCC/Clang wrapper of ``ar``.
* A :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_RANLIB` variable was added to hold
the path to the GCC/Clang wrapper of ``ranlib``.
* The :module:`CPackArchive` module learned to modify filename per component.
See :variable:`CPACK_ARCHIVE_FILE_NAME` variable and its per component
version.
* The :module:`CPackIFW` module :command:`cpack_ifw_configure_component` and
:command:`cpack_ifw_configure_component_group` commands gained a
internationalization support for ``DISPLAY_NAME`` and ``DESCRIPTION`` options
to more specific configuration.
* The :module:`CPackIFW` module learned the new hint :variable:`CPACK_IFW_ROOT`
variable for finding the QtIFW tool suite installed in a non-standard place.
* The :module:`CPackIFW` module tries to find and use QtIFW tools of the `3.0`
and `3.1` versions.
* The :module:`CPackRPM` module learned to modify debuginfo package name.
See :variable:`CPACK_RPM_DEBUGINFO_FILE_NAME` variable.
* A :prop_test:`DISABLED` test property was added to mark tests that
are configured but explicitly disabled so they do not run.
* The :command:`ctest_submit` command gained a ``HTTPHEADER`` option
to specify custom headers to send during submission.
* When running tests, CTest learned to treat skipped tests (using the
:prop_test:`SKIP_RETURN_CODE` property) the same as tests with the
:prop_test:`DISABLED` property. Due to this change, CTest will not indicate
failure when all tests are either skipped or pass.
* ``CUDA`` is now supported by the :ref:`Visual Studio Generators`
for VS 2010 and above.
* An explicit deprecation diagnostic was added for policies ``CMP0036``
and below. The :manual:`cmake-policies(7)` manual explains that the
OLD behaviors of all policies are deprecated and that projects should
port to the NEW behaviors.
* The :module:`FindDoxygen` module learned to control Doxygen behavior using
CMake variables and generate documentation via the newly added
:command:`doxygen_add_docs` function. The Doxygen input file (``Doxyfile``)
is automatically generated and doxygen is run as part of a custom target.
A number of doxygen-related variables have been deprecated. Additional
components can be specified to find optional tools: ``dot``, ``mscgen``
and ``dia``.
* The :prop_tgt:`CUDA_PTX_COMPILATION` target property was added to
:ref:`Object Libraries` to support compiling to ``.ptx`` files
instead of host object files.
* The :manual:`ctest(1)` executable gained new options which allow the
developer to disable automatically adding tests to the test set to satisfy
fixture dependencies. ``-FS`` prevents adding setup tests for fixtures
matching the provided regular expression, ``-FC`` prevents adding cleanup
tests for matching fixtures and ``-FA`` prevents adding any test for matching
fixtures.
* A new :module:`GoogleTest` module was added to provide the
:command:`gtest_add_tests` function independently of the :module:`FindGTest`
module. The function was also updated to support keyword arguments, with
functionality expanded to allow a test name prefix and suffix to be
specified, the dependency on the source files to be optional and the list of
discovered test cases to be returned to the caller.
* The :command:`feature_summary` command in the :module:`FeatureSummary` module
accepts the new ``DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION`` option that will print the default
title for the selected package type.
* The global property :variable:`FeatureSummary_<TYPE>_DESCRIPTION` can be
defined for each ``<TYPE>`` to replace the type name with the specified string
whenever the package type is used in an output string by the
:module:`FeatureSummary` module.
* The :command:`file(GENERATE)` subcommand learned to evaluate the
``TARGET_OBJECTS``
:manual:`generator expression <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`.
* A :variable:`CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_CUSTOM_LIB_SUFFIX` variable was added to
tell the :command:`find_library` command to search in a ``lib<suffix>``
directory before each ``lib`` directory that would normally be searched.
* The :module:`FindMPI` module now provides imported targets.
* The :module:`FindProtobuf` module :command:`protobuf_generate_cpp`
command gained an ``EXPORT_MACRO`` option to specify the name of
a DLL export markup macro.
* The :module:`FindProtobuf` module now supports usage of static libraries
for Unix via a new ``Protobuf_USE_STATIC_LIBS`` input variable.
* The :module:`FindProtobuf` module now provides imported targets
when the libraries are found.
* Interprocedural optimization (IPO) is now supported for GNU
compilers using link time optimization (LTO) flags. See the
:prop_tgt:`INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION` target property and
:module:`CheckIPOSupported` module.
* The :command:`include_external_msproject` command learned to use
the :prop_tgt:`MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_<CONFIG>` target property
to map current configurations to the external configurations.
* A :prop_tgt:`BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_NAME_DIR` target property and corresponding
:variable:`CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_NAME_DIR` variable were added to
control whether to use the :prop_tgt:`INSTALL_NAME_DIR` target property
value for binaries in the build tree. This is for macOS ``install_name``
as :prop_tgt:`BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH` is for ``RPATH``.
* On macOS, ``RPATH`` settings such as :prop_tgt:`BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH`
no longer affect the ``install_name`` field. See policy :policy:`CMP0068`.
* The :command:`install(TARGETS)` command learned a new ``OBJECTS`` option to
specify where to install :ref:`Object Libraries`.
* The :command:`install(EXPORT)` command learned how to export
:ref:`Object Libraries`.
* The :prop_tgt:`INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION` target property is now enforced
when enabled. CMake will add IPO flags unconditionally or produce an error
if it does not know the flags for the current compiler. The project is now
responsible to use the :module:`CheckIPOSupported` module to check for IPO
support before enabling the target property. See policy :policy:`CMP0069`.
* On macOS the default application bundle ``Info.plist`` file now enables
Hi-DPI support.
* The :prop_tgt:`WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS` target property may now
be used in combination with explicit ``.def`` files in order to
export all symbols from the object files within a target plus
an explicit list of symbols that the linker finds in dependencies
(e.g. ``msvcrt.lib``).
* The :generator:`Ninja` generator has loosened dependencies on object
compilation to depend on the custom targets and commands of dependent
libraries instead of the libraries themselves. This helps projects with deep
dependency graphs to be blocked only on their link steps at the deeper
levels rather than also blocking object compilation on dependent link steps.
* All ``find_`` commands now have a `PACKAGE_ROOT` search path group that is
first in the search heuristics. If the ``find_`` command is called from
inside a find module, then the CMake and environment variables
``<PackageName>_ROOT`` are used as prefixes and are the first set of paths
that are searched.
* The :module:`CPackComponent` module :command:`cpack_add_component` command
gained a new ``PLIST <filename>`` option to specify the ``pkgbuild``
``--component-plist`` argument when using the
:module:`productbuild <CPackProductBuild>` generator.
* The :module:`CPackProductBuild` module gained a new
:variable:`CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_RESOURCES_DIR` variable to
specify resources to be copied into the ``Resources``
directory.
* The :command:`project` command learned an optional ``DESCRIPTION`` parameter.
See :command:`project` command and :variable:`PROJECT_DESCRIPTION` variable.
* A :prop_gbl:`GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG` global property was
added to determine whether the current generator is a multi-configuration
generator (such as :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` or :generator:`Xcode`).
* The :generator:`Visual Studio 7 .NET 2003` generator has been removed.
* The :generator:`Xcode` generator dropped support for Xcode versions
older than 3.
* A ``NATIVE_COMMAND`` mode was added to :command:`separate_arguments`
performing argument separation depening on the host operating system.
* The :variable:`CMAKE_SYSROOT_COMPILE` and :variable:`CMAKE_SYSROOT_LINK`
variables were added to use separate sysroots for compiling and linking.
* The version of curl bundled with CMake no longer accepts URLs of the form
``file://c:/...`` on Windows due to a change in upstream curl 7.52. Use
the form ``file:///c:/...`` instead to work on all versions.
* The :generator:`Visual Studio 8 2005` generator is now deprecated
and will be removed in a future version of CMake.
* :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2010 and above learned to support
the ``ASM_NASM`` language when ``nasm`` is installed.
* The patching system within the :module:`CPackWIX` module now allows the
ability to set additional attributes. This can be done by specifying
addional attributes with the ``CPackWiXFragment`` XML tag after the
``Id`` attribute. See the :variable:`CPACK_WIX_PATCH_FILE` variable.
* The CPack WIX generator implemented a new
:variable:`CPACK_WIX_ROOT_FOLDER_ID` variable which allows
using a custom root folder ID instead of the default
``ProgramFilesFolder`` / ``ProgramFiles64Folder``.
* The :command:`find_library` command learned to search ``libx32`` paths
when the build targets the ``x32`` ABI. See the
:prop_gbl:`FIND_LIBRARY_USE_LIBX32_PATHS` global property.
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