CheckCSourceRuns

Check if given C source compiles and links into an executable and can subsequently be run.

check_c_source_runs
check_c_source_runs(code resultVar)

Check that the source supplied in code can be compiled as a C source file, linked as an executable and then run. The code must contain at least a main() function. If the code could be built and run successfully, the internal cache variable specified by resultVar will be set to 1, otherwise it will be set to an value that evaluates to boolean false (e.g. an empty string or an error message).

The underlying check is performed by the try_run() command. The compile and link commands can be influenced by setting any of the following variables prior to calling check_c_source_runs():

CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
Additional flags to pass to the compiler. Note that the contents of CMAKE_C_FLAGS and its associated configuration-specific variable are automatically added to the compiler command before the contents of CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS
A ;-list of compiler definitions of the form -DFOO or -DFOO=bar. A definition for the name specified by resultVar will also be added automatically.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
A ;-list of header search paths to pass to the compiler. These will be the only header search paths used by try_run(), i.e. the contents of the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES directory property will be ignored.
CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
A ;-list of libraries to add to the link command. These can be the name of system libraries or they can be Imported Targets (see try_run() for further details).
CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET
If this variable evaluates to a boolean true value, all status messages associated with the check will be suppressed.

The check is only performed once, with the result cached in the variable named by resultVar. Every subsequent CMake run will re-use this cached value rather than performing the check again, even if the code changes. In order to force the check to be re-evaluated, the variable named by resultVar must be manually removed from the cache.

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