ENH: Allow a custom list of debug configurations

Create a DEBUG_CONFIGURATIONS global property as a way for projects to
specify which configuration names are considered to be 'debug'
configurations.

Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.cxx

@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ cmComputeLinkDepends
 
   // The configuration being linked.
   this->Config = (config && *config)? config : 0;
+  this->LinkType = this->Target->ComputeLinkType(this->Config);
 
   // Enable debug mode if requested.
   this->DebugMode = this->Makefile->IsOn("CMAKE_LINK_DEPENDS_DEBUG_MODE");
@@ -446,13 +447,6 @@ void cmComputeLinkDepends::AddVarLinkEntries(int depender_index,
   std::vector<std::string> deplist;
   cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(value, deplist);
 
-  // Compute which library configuration to link.
-  cmTarget::LinkLibraryType linkType = cmTarget::OPTIMIZED;
-  if(this->Config && cmSystemTools::UpperCase(this->Config) == "DEBUG")
-    {
-    linkType = cmTarget::DEBUG;
-    }
-
   // Look for entries meant for this configuration.
   std::vector<std::string> actual_libs;
   cmTarget::LinkLibraryType llt = cmTarget::GENERAL;
@@ -500,7 +494,7 @@ void cmComputeLinkDepends::AddVarLinkEntries(int depender_index,
         }
 
       // If the library is meant for this link type then use it.
-      if(llt == cmTarget::GENERAL || llt == linkType)
+      if(llt == cmTarget::GENERAL || llt == this->LinkType)
         {
         actual_libs.push_back(*di);
         }
@@ -524,19 +518,12 @@ void
 cmComputeLinkDepends::AddTargetLinkEntries(int depender_index,
                                            LinkLibraryVectorType const& libs)
 {
-  // Compute which library configuration to link.
-  cmTarget::LinkLibraryType linkType = cmTarget::OPTIMIZED;
-  if(this->Config && cmSystemTools::UpperCase(this->Config) == "DEBUG")
-    {
-    linkType = cmTarget::DEBUG;
-    }
-
   // Look for entries meant for this configuration.
   std::vector<std::string> actual_libs;
   for(cmTarget::LinkLibraryVectorType::const_iterator li = libs.begin();
       li != libs.end(); ++li)
     {
-    if(li->second == cmTarget::GENERAL || li->second == linkType)
+    if(li->second == cmTarget::GENERAL || li->second == this->LinkType)
       {
       actual_libs.push_back(li->first);
       }

Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.h

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ private:
 
   // Configuration information.
   const char* Config;
+  cmTarget::LinkLibraryType LinkType;
 
   // Output information.
   EntryVector FinalLinkEntries;

Source/cmExportFileGenerator.cxx

@@ -177,11 +177,7 @@ cmExportFileGenerator
                           cmTarget* target, ImportPropertyMap& properties)
 {
   // Compute which library configuration to link.
-  cmTarget::LinkLibraryType linkType = cmTarget::OPTIMIZED;
-  if(config && cmSystemTools::UpperCase(config) == "DEBUG")
-    {
-    linkType = cmTarget::DEBUG;
-    }
+  cmTarget::LinkLibraryType linkType = target->ComputeLinkType(config);
 
   // Construct the list of libs linked for this configuration.
   std::vector<std::string> actual_libs;

Source/cmTarget.cxx

@@ -1256,6 +1256,34 @@ const std::vector<std::string>& cmTarget::GetLinkDirectories()
   return this->LinkDirectories;
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+cmTarget::LinkLibraryType cmTarget::ComputeLinkType(const char* config)
+{
+  // No configuration is always optimized.
+  if(!(config && *config))
+    {
+    return cmTarget::OPTIMIZED;
+    }
+
+  // Get the list of configurations considered to be DEBUG.
+  std::vector<std::string> const& debugConfigs =
+    this->Makefile->GetCMakeInstance()->GetDebugConfigs();
+
+  // Check if any entry in the list matches this configuration.
+  std::string configUpper = cmSystemTools::UpperCase(config);
+  for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator i = debugConfigs.begin();
+      i != debugConfigs.end(); ++i)
+    {
+    if(*i == configUpper)
+      {
+      return cmTarget::DEBUG;
+      }
+    }
+
+  // The current configuration is not a debug configuration.
+  return cmTarget::OPTIMIZED;
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmTarget::ClearDependencyInformation( cmMakefile& mf,
                                            const char* target )
@@ -3620,11 +3648,7 @@ cmTargetLinkInterface* cmTarget::ComputeLinkInterface(const char* config)
       }
 
     // Compute which library configuration to link.
-    cmTarget::LinkLibraryType linkType = cmTarget::OPTIMIZED;
-    if(config && cmSystemTools::UpperCase(config) == "DEBUG")
-      {
-      linkType = cmTarget::DEBUG;
-      }
+    cmTarget::LinkLibraryType linkType = this->ComputeLinkType(config);
 
     // Construct the list of libs linked for this configuration.
     cmTarget::LinkLibraryVectorType const& llibs =

Source/cmTarget.h

@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ public:
   const LinkLibraryVectorType &GetOriginalLinkLibraries() const
     {return this->OriginalLinkLibraries;}
 
+  /** Compute the link type to use for the given configuration.  */
+  LinkLibraryType ComputeLinkType(const char* config);
+
   /**
    * Clear the dependency information recorded for this target, if any.
    */

Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.cxx

@@ -188,28 +188,39 @@ cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand::HandleLibrary(const char* lib,
     return;
     }
 
+  // Get the list of configurations considered to be DEBUG.
+  std::vector<std::string> const& debugConfigs =
+    this->Makefile->GetCMakeInstance()->GetDebugConfigs();
+  std::string prop;
+
   // Include this library in the link interface for the target.
-  if(llt == cmTarget::DEBUG)
+  if(llt == cmTarget::DEBUG || llt == cmTarget::GENERAL)
     {
-    // Put in only the DEBUG configuration interface.
-    this->Target->AppendProperty("LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES_DEBUG", lib);
+    // Put in the DEBUG configuration interfaces.
+    for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator i = debugConfigs.begin();
+        i != debugConfigs.end(); ++i)
+      {
+      prop = "LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES_";
+      prop += *i;
+      this->Target->AppendProperty(prop.c_str(), lib);
+      }
     }
-  else if(llt == cmTarget::OPTIMIZED)
+  if(llt == cmTarget::OPTIMIZED || llt == cmTarget::GENERAL)
     {
-    // Put in only the non-DEBUG configuration interface.
+    // Put in the non-DEBUG configuration interfaces.
     this->Target->AppendProperty("LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES", lib);
 
-    // Make sure the DEBUG configuration interface exists so that this
-    // one will not be used as a fall-back.
-    if(!this->Target->GetProperty("LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES_DEBUG"))
+    // Make sure the DEBUG configuration interfaces exist so that the
+    // general one will not be used as a fall-back.
+    for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator i = debugConfigs.begin();
+        i != debugConfigs.end(); ++i)
       {
-      this->Target->SetProperty("LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES_DEBUG", "");
+      prop = "LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES_";
+      prop += *i;
+      if(!this->Target->GetProperty(prop.c_str()))
+        {
+        this->Target->SetProperty(prop.c_str(), "");
+        }
       }
     }
-  else
-    {
-    // Put in both the DEBUG and non-DEBUG configuration interfaces.
-    this->Target->AppendProperty("LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES", lib);
-    this->Target->AppendProperty("LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES_DEBUG", lib);
-    }
 }

Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.h

@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ public:
       "A \"debug\", \"optimized\", or \"general\" keyword indicates that "
       "the library immediately following it is to be used only for the "
       "corresponding build configuration.  "
-      "The \"debug\" keyword corresponds to the Debug configuration.  "
+      "The \"debug\" keyword corresponds to the Debug configuration "
+      "(or to configurations named in the DEBUG_CONFIGURATIONS global "
+      "property if it is set).  "
       "The \"optimized\" keyword corresponds to all other configurations.  "
       "The \"general\" keyword corresponds to all configurations, and is "
       "purely optional (assumed if omitted).  "
@@ -93,14 +95,16 @@ public:
       "  target_link_libraries(<target> LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES\n"
       "                        [[debug|optimized|general] <lib>] ...)\n"
       "The LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES mode appends the libraries "
-      "to the LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES and LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES_DEBUG "
+      "to the LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES and its per-configuration equivalent "
       "target properties instead of using them for linking.  "
       "Libraries specified as \"debug\" are appended to the "
-      "the LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES_DEBUG property.  "
+      "the LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES_DEBUG property (or to the properties "
+      "corresponding to configurations listed in the DEBUG_CONFIGURATIONS "
+      "global property if it is set).  "
       "Libraries specified as \"optimized\" are appended to the "
       "the LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES property.  "
       "Libraries specified as \"general\" (or without any keyword) are "
-      "appended to both properties."
+      "treated as if specified for both \"debug\" and \"optimized\"."
       ;
     }
   

Source/cmake.cxx

@@ -3363,6 +3363,19 @@ void cmake::DefineProperties(cmake *cm)
     "Internal property",
     "Used to detect compiler changes, Do not set.");
 
+  cm->DefineProperty(
+    "DEBUG_CONFIGURATIONS", cmProperty::GLOBAL,
+    "Specify which configurations are for debugging.",
+    "The value must be a semi-colon separated list of configuration names.  "
+    "Currently this property is used only by the target_link_libraries "
+    "command (see its documentation for details).  "
+    "Additional uses may be defined in the future.  "
+    "\n"
+    "This property must be set at the top level of the project and before "
+    "the first target_link_libraries command invocation.  "
+    "If any entry in the list does not match a valid configuration for "
+    "the project the behavior is undefined.");
+
   cm->DefineProperty(
     "GLOBAL_DEPENDS_DEBUG_MODE", cmProperty::GLOBAL,
     "Enable global target dependency graph debug mode.",
@@ -3551,6 +3564,12 @@ void cmake::SetProperty(const char* prop, const char* value)
     return;
     }
 
+  // Special hook to invalidate cached value.
+  if(strcmp(prop, "DEBUG_CONFIGURATIONS") == 0)
+    {
+    this->DebugConfigs.clear();
+    }
+
   this->Properties.SetProperty(prop, value, cmProperty::GLOBAL);
 }
 
@@ -3560,6 +3579,13 @@ void cmake::AppendProperty(const char* prop, const char* value)
     {
     return;
     }
+
+  // Special hook to invalidate cached value.
+  if(strcmp(prop, "DEBUG_CONFIGURATIONS") == 0)
+    {
+    this->DebugConfigs.clear();
+    }
+
   this->Properties.AppendProperty(prop, value, cmProperty::GLOBAL);
 }
 
@@ -4270,3 +4296,28 @@ void cmake::IssueMessage(cmake::MessageType t, std::string const& text,
     cmSystemTools::Message(msg.str().c_str(), "Warning");
     }
 }
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+std::vector<std::string> const& cmake::GetDebugConfigs()
+{
+  // Compute on-demand.
+  if(this->DebugConfigs.empty())
+    {
+    if(const char* config_list = this->GetProperty("DEBUG_CONFIGURATIONS"))
+      {
+      // Expand the specified list and convert to upper-case.
+      cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(config_list, this->DebugConfigs);
+      for(std::vector<std::string>::iterator i = this->DebugConfigs.begin();
+          i != this->DebugConfigs.end(); ++i)
+        {
+        *i = cmSystemTools::UpperCase(*i);
+        }
+      }
+    // If no configurations were specified, use a default list.
+    if(this->DebugConfigs.empty())
+      {
+      this->DebugConfigs.push_back("DEBUG");
+      }
+    }
+  return this->DebugConfigs;
+}

Source/cmake.h

@@ -332,6 +332,10 @@ class cmake
   bool IsPropertyDefined(const char *name, cmProperty::ScopeType scope);
   bool IsPropertyChained(const char *name, cmProperty::ScopeType scope);
 
+  /** Get the list of configurations (in upper case) considered to be
+      debugging configurations.*/
+  std::vector<std::string> const& GetDebugConfigs();
+
   // record accesses of properties and variables
   void RecordPropertyAccess(const char *name, cmProperty::ScopeType scope);
   void ReportUndefinedPropertyAccesses(const char *filename);
@@ -456,6 +460,7 @@ private:
   bool DebugTryCompile;
   cmFileTimeComparison* FileComparison;
   std::string GraphVizFile;
+  std::vector<std::string> DebugConfigs;
   
   void UpdateConversionPathTable();
 };

Tests/ExportImport/Export/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ if(CMAKE_ANSI_CFLAGS)
   set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_ANSI_CFLAGS}")
 endif(CMAKE_ANSI_CFLAGS)
 
+# Pretend that RelWithDebInfo should link to debug libraries to test
+# the DEBUG_CONFIGURATIONS property.
+set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY DEBUG_CONFIGURATIONS Debug RelWithDebInfo)
+
 add_library(testExe1lib STATIC testExe1lib.c) # not exported
 add_executable(testExe1 testExe1.c)
 target_link_libraries(testExe1 testExe1lib)

Tests/ExportImport/Import/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ add_executable(imp_testExe1
 
 # Try linking to a library imported from the install tree.
 target_link_libraries(imp_testExe1 exp_testLib2 exp_testLib3 exp_testLib4)
-set_property(TARGET imp_testExe1 PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_DEBUG EXE_DBG)
 
 # Try building a plugin to an executable imported from the install tree.
 add_library(imp_mod1 MODULE imp_mod1.c)
@@ -58,8 +57,14 @@ add_executable(imp_testExe1b
 
 # Try linking to a library imported from the build tree.
 target_link_libraries(imp_testExe1b bld_testLib2 bld_testLib3 bld_testLib4)
-set_property(TARGET imp_testExe1b PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_DEBUG EXE_DBG)
 
 # Try building a plugin to an executable imported from the build tree.
 add_library(imp_mod1b MODULE imp_mod1.c)
 target_link_libraries(imp_mod1b bld_testExe2)
+
+# Export/CMakeLists.txt pretends the RelWithDebInfo (as well as Debug)
+# configuration should link to debug libs.
+foreach(c DEBUG RELWITHDEBINFO)
+  set_property(TARGET imp_testExe1 PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_${c} EXE_DBG)
+  set_property(TARGET imp_testExe1b PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_${c} EXE_DBG)
+endforeach(c)