CMake: how to use if condition in add_custom_command(...)

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I want to use Linux if condition in CMakeLists.txt by add_custom_command(...) for i need run these if condition and do some judgement in makefile. Like this:

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
add_custom_target(temp_target ALL)
add_custom_command(TARGET temp_target
                   PRE_BUILD
                   COMMAND if ["a" != "b"]; then echo 1; fi;
                   VERBATIM )

What should i do if i want to use

if ["a" != "b"]; then echo 1; fi;

when make a makefile? Thanks a lot for you help!

if it doesnt work like that, why dont you try to add these in a function and then call the function in the command? — Sir. Hedgehog
– Sir. Hedgehog, Commented Apr 19, 2016 at 7:33

Tsyvarev · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-19 11:01:29Z

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You may specify one-line shell code with using /bin/sh -c as COMMAND argument:

COMMAND /bin/sh -c "if [ 'a' != 'b' ]; then echo 1; fi;"

Note, that [ is an extension of the bash, it may be unknown for simple shells like "dash".

edited Apr 19, 2016 at 11:01

answered Apr 19, 2016 at 7:58

Tsyvarev

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Chao Zhang Over a year ago

Thanks for you reply, but what you give seem does not work in my computer.

Lewis Chan Over a year ago

DONOT forget to add VERBATIM within add_custom_command !!

jackytse Over a year ago

as @Master Yoda says, preceed semicolons with backslash

Tsyvarev Over a year ago

@jackytse: Inside a string, escaping of semicolons is no longer needed.

Master Yoda · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-03 14:32:01Z

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You may need to preceed semicolons with backslash

COMMAND if [ 'a' != 'b' ] \; then echo 1\; fi\;

answered Jun 3, 2019 at 14:32

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