# CheckCXXSourceCompiles

Check if given C++ source compiles and links into an executable.

`check_cxx_source_compiles`

      check_cxx_source_compiles(code resultVar [FAIL_REGEX regex1 [regex2...]])

  Check that the source supplied in `code` can be compiled as a C++ source file and linked as an executable (so it must contain at least a `main()` function). The result will be stored in the internal cache variable specified by `resultVar`, with a boolean true value for success and boolean false for failure. If `FAIL_REGEX` is provided, then failure is determined by checking if anything in the output matches any of the specified regular expressions.

  The underlying check is performed by the `try_compile()` command. The compile and link commands can be influenced by setting any of the following variables prior to calling `check_cxx_source_compiles()`:

  `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_compile()`, i.e. the contents of the `INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES` directory property will be ignored.
  `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_compile()` 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.