CheckPrototypeDefinition — CMake 3.24.2 Documentation

# CheckPrototypeDefinition

Check if the prototype we expect is correct.

check_prototype_definition

      check_prototype_definition(FUNCTION PROTOTYPE RETURN HEADER VARIABLE)

      FUNCTION - The name of the function (used to check if prototype exists)
      PROTOTYPE- The prototype to check.
      RETURN - The return value of the function.
      HEADER - The header files required.
      VARIABLE - The variable to store the result.
                 Will be created as an internal cache variable.

  Example:

      check_prototype_definition(getpwent_r
       "struct passwd *getpwent_r(struct passwd *src, char *buf, int buflen)"
       "NULL"
       "unistd.h;pwd.h"
       SOLARIS_GETPWENT_R)

The following variables may be set before calling this function to modify the way the check is run:

`CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS`

  string of compile command line flags.

`CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS`

  list of macros to define (-DFOO=bar).

`CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES`

  list of include directories.

`CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS`

  New in version 3.14: list of options to pass to link command.

`CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES`

  list of libraries to link.

`CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET`

  New in version 3.1: execute quietly without messages.