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@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
#
# "$Id$"
#
-# macros.cmake defines macros used by the CMake build system
+# Macros used by the CMake build system for the Fast Light Tool Kit (FLTK).
# Written by Michael Surette
#
-# Copyright 1998-2017 by Bill Spitzak and others.
+# Copyright 1998-2018 by Bill Spitzak and others.
#
# This library is free software. Distribution and use rights are outlined in
# the file "COPYING" which should have been included with this file. If this
@@ -18,6 +18,34 @@
#
#######################################################################
+# macros used for debugging purposes
+#######################################################################
+
+# This macro displays the name and value of a CMake variable.
+# The variable name is expanded with spaces to be (at least)
+# <min_len> (currently 24) characters wide for better readability.
+# VARNAME must be a string literal, e.g. WIN32 or "WIN32".
+#
+# Syntax:
+# fl_debug_var(VARNAME)
+#
+# Example:
+# fl_debug_var(WIN32)
+# fl_debug_var("UNIX")
+#
+
+macro (fl_debug_var name)
+ set (min_len 24)
+ set (var "${name}")
+ string(LENGTH "${var}" len)
+ while (len LESS min_len)
+ string(APPEND var " ")
+ string(LENGTH "${var}" len)
+ endwhile (len LESS min_len)
+ message (STATUS "${var} = '${${name}}'")
+endmacro (fl_debug_var)
+
+#######################################################################
# macros used by the build system
#######################################################################
macro(FL_ADD_LIBRARY LIBNAME LIBTYPE LIBFILES)