CMake/Source/cmMakefileGenerator.h

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#ifndef cmMakefileGenerator_h
#define cmMakefileGenerator_h

#include "cmStandardIncludes.h"

class cmMakefile;
class cmClassFile;

/** \class cmMakefileGenerator
 * \brief Provide an abstract interface for classes generating makefiles.
 *
 * Subclasses of this abstract class generate makefiles for various
 * platforms.
 */
class cmMakefileGenerator
{
public:
  /**
   * Set the cmMakefile instance from which to generate the makefile.
   */
  void SetMakefile(cmMakefile*);

  /**
   * Generate the makefile using the m_Makefile, m_CustomCommands, 
   * and m_ExtraSourceFiles. All subclasses of cmMakefileGenerator
   * must implement this method.
   */
  virtual void GenerateMakefile() = 0;

  /**
   * The local setting indicates that the generator is producing a
   * fully configured makefile in the current directory. In Microsoft
   * terms it is producing a DSP file if local is true and a DSW file
   * if local is false. On UNIX when local is false it skips the
   * dependecy check and recurses the full tree building the structure
   */
  virtual void SetLocal(bool ) {};

  /**
   * Try to determine system infomation such as shared library
   * extension, pthreads, byte order etc.  
   */
  virtual void ComputeSystemInfo() = 0;

  virtual ~cmMakefileGenerator(){};
protected:
  cmMakefile* m_Makefile;
};

#endif