CheckCXXSourceRuns

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

check_cxx_source_runs

check_cxx_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_cxx_source_runs():

CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS

Additional flags to pass to the compiler. Note that the contents of CMAKE_CXX_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_LINK_OPTIONS

A ;-list of options to add to the link command (see try_run() for further details).

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.