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Use std::filesystem or std::experimental::filesystem
# This is from https://github.com/vector-of-bool/pitchfork/blob/develop/cmake/FindFilesystem.cmake
include(CMakePushCheckState)
include(CheckIncludeFileCXX)
include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)
cmake_push_check_state(RESET)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
set(have_fs FALSE)
check_include_file_cxx("filesystem" HAVE_STD_FILESYSTEM)
check_include_file_cxx("experimental/filesystem" HAVE_STD_EXPERIMENTAL_FILESYSTEM)
if(HAVE_STD_FILESYSTEM)
set(have_fs TRUE)
set(header filesystem)
set(namespace std::filesystem)
elseif(HAVE_STD_EXPERIMENTAL_FILESYSTEM)
set(have_fs TRUE)
set(header experimental/filesystem)
set(namespace std::experimental::filesystem)
endif()
string(CONFIGURE [[
#include <@header@>
int main() {
auto cwd = @namespace@::current_path();
return cwd.string().size();
}
]] code @ONLY)
check_cxx_source_compiles("${code}" CAN_COMPILE_FS_WITHOUT_LINK)
if(NOT CAN_COMPILE_FS_WITHOUT_LINK)
set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES -lstdc++fs)
check_cxx_source_compiles("${code}" CAN_COMPILE_FS_WITH_LINK)
endif()
cmake_pop_check_state()
if(have_fs)
add_library(CXX::Filesystem INTERFACE IMPORTED)
target_compile_definitions(CXX::Filesystem INTERFACE STD_FS_IS_EXPERIMENTAL=$<NOT:$<BOOL:${HAVE_STD_FILESYSTEM}>>)
if(CAN_COMPILE_FS_WITHOUT_LINK)
# Nothing to add...
elseif(CAN_COMPILE_FS_WITH_LINK)
target_link_libraries(CXX::Filesystem INTERFACE -lstdc++fs)
else()
message(WARNING "Failed to link a filesystem library, although we found the headers...?")
endif()
set(Filesystem_FOUND TRUE CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
else()
set(Filesystem_FOUND FALSE CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
if(Filesystem_FIND_REQUIRED)
message(FATAL_ERROR "No C++ support for std::filesystem")
endif()
endif()
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