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+# Copyright 2010-2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is part of GNU Radio
+#
+# GNU Radio is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# GNU Radio is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with GNU Radio; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+# the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street,
+# Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+if(DEFINED __INCLUDED_GR_MISC_UTILS_CMAKE)
+    return()
+endif()
+set(__INCLUDED_GR_MISC_UTILS_CMAKE TRUE)
+
+########################################################################
+# Set global variable macro.
+# Used for subdirectories to export settings.
+# Example: include and library paths.
+########################################################################
+function(GR_SET_GLOBAL var)
+    set(${var} ${ARGN} CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
+endfunction(GR_SET_GLOBAL)
+
+########################################################################
+# Set the pre-processor definition if the condition is true.
+#  - def the pre-processor definition to set and condition name
+########################################################################
+function(GR_ADD_COND_DEF def)
+    if(${def})
+        add_definitions(-D${def})
+    endif(${def})
+endfunction(GR_ADD_COND_DEF)
+
+########################################################################
+# Check for a header and conditionally set a compile define.
+#  - hdr the relative path to the header file
+#  - def the pre-processor definition to set
+########################################################################
+function(GR_CHECK_HDR_N_DEF hdr def)
+    include(CheckIncludeFileCXX)
+    CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE_CXX(${hdr} ${def})
+    GR_ADD_COND_DEF(${def})
+endfunction(GR_CHECK_HDR_N_DEF)
+
+########################################################################
+# Include subdirectory macro.
+# Sets the CMake directory variables,
+# includes the subdirectory CMakeLists.txt,
+# resets the CMake directory variables.
+#
+# This macro includes subdirectories rather than adding them
+# so that the subdirectory can affect variables in the level above.
+# This provides a work-around for the lack of convenience libraries.
+# This way a subdirectory can append to the list of library sources.
+########################################################################
+macro(GR_INCLUDE_SUBDIRECTORY subdir)
+    #insert the current directories on the front of the list
+    list(INSERT _cmake_source_dirs 0 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+    list(INSERT _cmake_binary_dirs 0 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+
+    #set the current directories to the names of the subdirs
+    set(CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${subdir})
+    set(CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${subdir})
+
+    #include the subdirectory CMakeLists to run it
+    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+    include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeLists.txt)
+
+    #reset the value of the current directories
+    list(GET _cmake_source_dirs 0 CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)
+    list(GET _cmake_binary_dirs 0 CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR)
+
+    #pop the subdir names of the front of the list
+    list(REMOVE_AT _cmake_source_dirs 0)
+    list(REMOVE_AT _cmake_binary_dirs 0)
+endmacro(GR_INCLUDE_SUBDIRECTORY)
+
+########################################################################
+# Check if a compiler flag works and conditionally set a compile define.
+#  - flag the compiler flag to check for
+#  - have the variable to set with result
+########################################################################
+macro(GR_ADD_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG_IF_AVAILABLE flag have)
+    include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
+    CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG(${flag} ${have})
+    if(${have})
+        add_definitions(${flag})
+    endif(${have})
+endmacro(GR_ADD_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG_IF_AVAILABLE)
+
+########################################################################
+# Generates the .la libtool file
+# This appears to generate libtool files that cannot be used by auto*.
+# Usage GR_LIBTOOL(TARGET [target] DESTINATION [dest])
+# Notice: there is not COMPONENT option, these will not get distributed.
+########################################################################
+function(GR_LIBTOOL)
+    if(NOT DEFINED GENERATE_LIBTOOL)
+        set(GENERATE_LIBTOOL OFF) #disabled by default
+    endif()
+
+    if(GENERATE_LIBTOOL)
+        include(CMakeParseArgumentsCopy)
+        CMAKE_PARSE_ARGUMENTS(GR_LIBTOOL "" "TARGET;DESTINATION" "" ${ARGN})
+
+        find_program(LIBTOOL libtool)
+        if(LIBTOOL)
+            include(CMakeMacroLibtoolFile)
+            CREATE_LIBTOOL_FILE(${GR_LIBTOOL_TARGET} /${GR_LIBTOOL_DESTINATION})
+        endif(LIBTOOL)
+    endif(GENERATE_LIBTOOL)
+
+endfunction(GR_LIBTOOL)
+
+########################################################################
+# Do standard things to the library target
+# - set target properties
+# - make install rules
+# Also handle gnuradio custom naming conventions w/ extras mode.
+########################################################################
+function(GR_LIBRARY_FOO target)
+    #parse the arguments for component names
+    include(CMakeParseArgumentsCopy)
+    CMAKE_PARSE_ARGUMENTS(GR_LIBRARY "" "RUNTIME_COMPONENT;DEVEL_COMPONENT" "" ${ARGN})
+
+    #set additional target properties
+    set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES SOVERSION ${LIBVER})
+
+    #install the generated files like so...
+    install(TARGETS ${target}
+        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${GR_LIBRARY_DIR} COMPONENT ${GR_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_COMPONENT} # .so/.dylib file
+        ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${GR_LIBRARY_DIR} COMPONENT ${GR_LIBRARY_DEVEL_COMPONENT}   # .lib file
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${GR_RUNTIME_DIR} COMPONENT ${GR_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_COMPONENT} # .dll file
+    )
+
+    #extras mode enabled automatically on linux
+    if(NOT DEFINED LIBRARY_EXTRAS)
+        set(LIBRARY_EXTRAS ${LINUX})
+    endif()
+
+    #special extras mode to enable alternative naming conventions
+    if(LIBRARY_EXTRAS)
+
+        #create .la file before changing props
+        GR_LIBTOOL(TARGET ${target} DESTINATION ${GR_LIBRARY_DIR})
+
+        #give the library a special name with ultra-zero soversion
+        set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_NAME ${target}-${LIBVER} SOVERSION "0.0.0")
+        set(target_name lib${target}-${LIBVER}.so.0.0.0)
+
+        #custom command to generate symlinks
+        add_custom_command(
+            TARGET ${target}
+            POST_BUILD
+            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${target_name} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib${target}.so
+            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${target_name} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib${target}-${LIBVER}.so.0
+            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E touch ${target_name} #so the symlinks point to something valid so cmake 2.6 will install
+        )
+
+        #and install the extra symlinks
+        install(
+            FILES
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib${target}.so
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib${target}-${LIBVER}.so.0
+            DESTINATION ${GR_LIBRARY_DIR} COMPONENT ${GR_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_COMPONENT}
+        )
+
+    endif(LIBRARY_EXTRAS)
+endfunction(GR_LIBRARY_FOO)
+
+########################################################################
+# Create a dummy custom command that depends on other targets.
+# Usage:
+#   GR_GEN_TARGET_DEPS(unique_name target_deps <target1> <target2> ...)
+#   ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(<the usual args> ${target_deps})
+#
+# Custom command cant depend on targets, but can depend on executables,
+# and executables can depend on targets. So this is the process:
+########################################################################
+function(GR_GEN_TARGET_DEPS name var)
+    file(
+        WRITE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${name}.cpp.in
+        "int main(void){return 0;}\n"
+    )
+    execute_process(
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${name}.cpp.in
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${name}.cpp
+    )
+    add_executable(${name} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${name}.cpp)
+    if(ARGN)
+        add_dependencies(${name} ${ARGN})
+    endif(ARGN)
+
+    if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+        set(${var} "DEPENDS;${name}" PARENT_SCOPE) #cant call command when cross
+    else()
+        set(${var} "DEPENDS;${name};COMMAND;${name}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    endif()
+endfunction(GR_GEN_TARGET_DEPS)