FeatureSummary — CMake 4.2.6 Documentation

# FeatureSummary

This module provides commands for generating a summary of enabled/disabled features.

Load this module in CMake with:

    include(FeatureSummary)

Commands provided by this module can be used to generate a summary of enabled and disabled packages and/or features for a build tree such as:

    -- The following features have been enabled:

     * Example, usage example

    -- The following OPTIONAL packages have been found:

     * LibXml2 (required version >= 2.4), XML library, <http://xmlsoft.org>
       Enables HTML-import in MyWordProcessor
       Enables odt-export in MyWordProcessor
     * PNG, image library, <http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/>
       Enables saving screenshots

    -- The following OPTIONAL packages have not been found:

     * Lua, the Lua scripting language, <https://www.lua.org>
       Enables macros in MyWordProcessor
     * OpenGL, Open Graphics Library

## Global Properties

The following global properties are used by this module:

FeatureSummary_PKG_TYPES

  Added in version 3.8.

  This global property defines a semicolon-separated list of package types used by the `FeatureSummary` module.

  The order in this list is important, the first package type in the list has the lowest importance, while the last has the highest importance. The type of a package can only be changed to a type with higher importance.

  The default package types are `RUNTIME`, `OPTIONAL`, `RECOMMENDED` and `REQUIRED`, with their importance ranked as `RUNTIME < OPTIONAL < RECOMMENDED < REQUIRED`.

FeatureSummary_REQUIRED_PKG_TYPES

  Added in version 3.8.

  This global property defines a semicolon-separated list of package types that are considered required.

  If one or more packages in these categories are not found, CMake will abort when the `feature_summary()` command is called with the `FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES` option enabled.

  The default value for this global property is `REQUIRED`.

FeatureSummary_DEFAULT_PKG_TYPE

  Added in version 3.8.

  This global property defines the default package type.

  When the `feature_summary()` command is called, and the user has not explicitly set a type of some package, its type will be set to the value of this property.

  This value must be one of the types defined in the `FeatureSummary_PKG_TYPES` global property.

  The default value for this global property is `OPTIONAL`.

FeatureSummary_<TYPE>_DESCRIPTION

  Added in version 3.9.

  This global property can be defined for each package `<TYPE>` to a string that will be used in the output titles of the `feature_summary()` command. For example:

      The following <FeatureSummary_<TYPE>_DESCRIPTION> have been found:

  If not set, default string `<TYPE> packages` is used.

## Commands

This module provides the following commands:

- `feature_summary()`

- `set_package_properties()`

- `add_feature_info()`

### Printing Feature Summary

feature_summary

  Prints information about enabled or disabled packages and features of a project:

      feature_summary(
        WHAT (ALL
          | PACKAGES_FOUND | PACKAGES_NOT_FOUND
          | <TYPE>_PACKAGES_FOUND | <TYPE>_PACKAGES_NOT_FOUND
          | ENABLED_FEATURES | DISABLED_FEATURES)
        [FILENAME <file>]
        [APPEND]
        [VAR <variable-name>]
        [INCLUDE_QUIET_PACKAGES]
        [FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES]
        [DESCRIPTION <description> | DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION]
        [QUIET_ON_EMPTY]
      )

  This command can be used to print information about enabled or disabled packages and features of a project. By default, only the names of the features/packages will be printed and their required version when one was specified. Use `set_package_properties()` to add more useful information, e.g., a homepage URL for the respective package or their purpose in the project.

  The arguments are:

  `WHAT`

    This is the only mandatory option. It specifies what information will be printed:

    `ALL`

      Print everything.

    `ENABLED_FEATURES`

      The list of all features which are enabled.

    `DISABLED_FEATURES`

      The list of all features which are disabled.

    `PACKAGES_FOUND`

      The list of all packages which have been found.

    `PACKAGES_NOT_FOUND`

      The list of all packages which have not been found.

    For each package type `<TYPE>` defined by the `FeatureSummary_PKG_TYPES` global property, the following information can also be used:

    `<TYPE>_PACKAGES_FOUND`

      The list of only packages of type `<TYPE>` which have been found.

    `<TYPE>_PACKAGES_NOT_FOUND`

      The list of only packages of type `<TYPE>` which have not been found.

    Changed in version 3.1: The `WHAT` option is now a multi-value keyword, so that these values can be combined, with the exception of the `ALL` value, in order to customize the output. For example:

        feature_summary(WHAT ENABLED_FEATURES DISABLED_FEATURES)

  `FILENAME <file>`

    If this option is given, the information is printed into this file instead of the terminal. Relative `<file>` path is interpreted as being relative to the current source directory (i.e. `CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR`).

  `APPEND`

    If this option is given, the output is appended to the `<file>` provided by the `FILENAME` option, otherwise the file is overwritten if it already exists.

  `VAR <variable-name>`

    If this option is given, the information is stored into the specified variable `<variable-name>` instead of the terminal.

  `INCLUDE_QUIET_PACKAGES`

    If this option is given, packages which have been searched with `find_package(... QUIET)` will also be listed. By default they are skipped.

  `FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES`

    If this option is given, CMake will abort with fatal error if a package which is marked as one of the package types listed in the `FeatureSummary_REQUIRED_PKG_TYPES` global property has not been found.

  `DESCRIPTION <description>`

    A description or headline which will be printed above the actual content. Without this option, if only one package type was requested, no title is printed, unless a custom string is explicitly set using this option or `DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION` option is used that outputs a default title for the requested type.

  `DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION`

    Added in version 3.9.

    The default description or headline to be printed above the content as opposed to the customizable `DESCRIPTION <description>`.

  `QUIET_ON_EMPTY`

    Added in version 3.8.

    If this option is given, when only one package type was requested, and no packages belonging to that category were found, then no output (including the `DESCRIPTION`) is printed nor added to the `FILENAME`, or the `VAR` variable.

### Package Properties

set_package_properties

  Sets package properties:

      set_package_properties(
        <PackageName>
        PROPERTIES
          [URL <url>]
          [DESCRIPTION <description>]
          [TYPE (RUNTIME|OPTIONAL|RECOMMENDED|REQUIRED)]
          [PURPOSE <purpose>]
      )

  Use this command to configure and provide information about the package named `<PackageName>`, which can then be displayed using the `feature_summary()` command. This command can be called either directly within the corresponding Find module or in the project that uses the module after invoking the `find_package()` call. The features for which information can be set are determined automatically after the `find_package()` command.

  The arguments are:

  `<PackageName>`

    The name of the package. For example, as specified in the `find_package(<PackageName>)` argument.

  `PROPERTIES`

    Specifies the properties to set:

    `URL <url>`

      This should be the homepage of the package, or something similar. Ideally this is set already directly in the Find module.

    `DESCRIPTION <description>`

      A short description what that package is, at most one sentence. Ideally this is set already directly in the Find module.

    `TYPE <type>`

      What type of dependency has the using project on that package.

      Default `<type>` is `OPTIONAL`. In this case it is a package which can be used by the project when available at buildtime, but the project also works without it.

      `RECOMMENDED` package type is similar to `OPTIONAL`, i.e. the project will build if the package is not present, but the functionality of the resulting binaries will be severely limited. If a `REQUIRED` package is not available at buildtime, the project may not even build. This can be combined with the `feature_summary(FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES)` command option.

      Last, a `RUNTIME` package is a package which is actually not used at all during the build, but which is required for actually running the resulting binaries. So if such a package is missing, the project can still be built, but it may not work later on.

      If `set_package_properties()` is called multiple times for the same package with different TYPEs, the `TYPE` is only changed to higher TYPEs (`RUNTIME < OPTIONAL < RECOMMENDED < REQUIRED`), lower TYPEs are ignored. The `TYPE` property is project-specific, so it cannot be set by the Find module, but must be set in the project.

      The accepted types can be changed by setting the `FeatureSummary_PKG_TYPES` global property.

    `PURPOSE <purpose>`

      This describes which features this package enables in the project, i.e. it tells the user what functionality they get in the resulting binaries. If `set_package_properties()` is called multiple times for a package, all `PURPOSE` properties are appended to a list of purposes of the package in the project. As the `TYPE` property, also the `PURPOSE` property is project-specific, so it cannot be set by the Find module, but must be set in the project.

### Adding Feature Info

add_feature_info

  Adds feature information:

      add_feature_info(<name> <condition> <description>)

  Use this command to add information about a feature identified with a given `<name>`.

  The arguments are:

  `<name>`

    Identification name for a feature being added.

  `<condition>`

    Specifies the conditions that determine whether this feature is enabled or disabled.

    The `<condition>` argument can be:

    - A single condition (such as a variable name).

    - Added in version 3.8: A semicolon-separated list of multiple conditions.

    - Added in version 4.0: A full Condition Syntax as used in an `if(<condition>)` clause. See policy `CMP0183`. This enables using entire condition syntax (such as grouping conditions with parens and similar).

  `<description>`

    A text describing the feature. This information can be displayed using `feature_summary()` for `ENABLED_FEATURES` and `DISABLED_FEATURES` respectively.

### Deprecated Commands

The following legacy and deprecated commands are provided for backward compatibility with previous CMake versions:

set_package_info

  Deprecated since version 3.8: Use the `set_package_properties()`, and `add_feature_info()` commands instead.

  Sets up information about the specified package, which can then be displayed via `feature_summary()`:

      set_package_info(<PackageName> <description> [<url> [<purpose>]])

  `<PackageName>`

    Name of the package.

  `<description>`

    A short description of the package.

  `<url>`

    Homepage of the package.

  `<purpose>`

    The purpose of the package.

  This command can be used either directly in the Find module or in the project which uses the `FeatureSummary` module after the `find_package()` call. The features for which information can be set are added automatically by the `find_package()` command.

set_feature_info

  Deprecated since version 3.8.

  Sets feature info for a package:

      set_feature_info(<name> <description> [<url>])

  Does the same as:

      set_package_info(<name> <description> [<url>])

print_enabled_features

  Deprecated since version 3.8.

  Prints enabled features:

      print_enabled_features()

  Does the same as:

      feature_summary(WHAT ENABLED_FEATURES DESCRIPTION "Enabled features:")

print_disabled_features

  Deprecated since version 3.8.

  Prints disabled features:

      print_disabled_features()

  Does the same as:

      feature_summary(WHAT DISABLED_FEATURES DESCRIPTION "Disabled features:")

## Examples

### Example: Appending Feature Summary to a File

In the following example, the feature summary output will be appended to a specified file instead of printing:

    include(FeatureSummary)
    feature_summary(WHAT ALL FILENAME ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/all.log APPEND)

### Example: Storing Feature Summary in a Variable

In the following example, the feature summary of enabled features is stored in a specified variable `enabledFeaturesText`, including the `QUIET` packages:

    include(FeatureSummary)

    feature_summary(
      WHAT ENABLED_FEATURES
      INCLUDE_QUIET_PACKAGES
      DESCRIPTION "Enabled Features:"
      VAR enabledFeaturesText
    )

    message(STATUS "${enabledFeaturesText}")

### Example: Adding a Custom Package Type

In the following example a custom package type is added and printed only the categories that are not empty:

    include(FeatureSummary)

    set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY FeatureSummary_PKG_TYPES BUILD)

    find_package(FOO)
    set_package_properties(FOO PROPERTIES TYPE BUILD)

    feature_summary(
      WHAT BUILD_PACKAGES_FOUND
      DESCRIPTION "Build tools found:"
      QUIET_ON_EMPTY
    )

    feature_summary(
      WHAT BUILD_PACKAGES_NOT_FOUND
      DESCRIPTION "Build tools not found:"
      QUIET_ON_EMPTY
    )

### Example: Setting Package Info

Example for setting the info for a package:

    include(FeatureSummary)

    find_package(LibXml2)
    set_package_properties(
      LibXml2
      PROPERTIES
        DESCRIPTION "XML library"
        URL "http://xmlsoft.org"
    )
    # or
    set_package_properties(
      LibXml2
      PROPERTIES
        TYPE RECOMMENDED
        PURPOSE "Enables HTML-import in MyWordProcessor"
    )
    # or
    set_package_properties(
      LibXml2
      PROPERTIES
        TYPE OPTIONAL
        PURPOSE "Enables odt-export in MyWordProcessor"
    )

    find_package(DBUS)
    set_package_properties(
      DBUS
      PROPERTIES
        TYPE RUNTIME
        PURPOSE "Necessary to disable the screensaver during a presentation"
    )

### Example: Printing Feature Summary

In the following example, this module is used to output feature summary at the end of the configuration. If any required package is not found, processing stops with an error message at the end of the configuration phase.

    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
    project(Example)

    add_library(example example.c)

    include(FeatureSummary)

    find_package(CURL)
    set_package_properties(CURL PROPERTIES TYPE REQUIRED)
    target_link_libraries(example PRIVATE CURL::libcurl)

    find_package(LibXml2 QUIET)
    set_package_properties(LibXml2 PROPERTIES TYPE RECOMMENDED)
    if(LibXml2_FOUND)
      target_link_libraries(example PRIVATE LibXml2::LibXml2)
    endif()

    feature_summary(
      WHAT ALL
      INCLUDE_QUIET_PACKAGES
      DESCRIPTION "Feature summary:"
      FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES
    )

### Examples: Setting Feature Info

Example for setting the info for a feature:

    include(FeatureSummary)

    option(WITH_FOO "Help for foo" ON)

    add_feature_info(Foo WITH_FOO "this feature provides very cool stuff")

Example for setting feature info based on a list of conditions:

    include(FeatureSummary)

    option(WITH_FOO "Help for foo" ON)
    option(WITH_BAR "Help for bar" OFF)

    add_feature_info(
      FooBar
      "WITH_FOO;NOT WITH_BAR"
      "this feature is enabled when WITH_FOO is ON and WITH_BAR turned OFF"
    )

In the next example feature info are set depending on a full condition syntax. Unlike semicolon-separated list of conditions, this enables using entire condition syntax as being the `if` clause argument:

    include(FeatureSummary)

    option(WITH_FOO "Help for foo" ON)
    option(WITH_BAR "Help for bar" ON)
    option(WITH_BAZ "Help for baz" OFF)

    add_feature_info(
      FooBarBaz
      "WITH_FOO AND (WITH_BAR OR WITH_BAZ)"
      "this feature is enabled when the entire condition is true"
    )