FindPackageHandleStandardArgs — CMake 4.3.0 Documentation

# FindPackageHandleStandardArgs

This module provides commands intended for use in Find Modules implementing `find_package(<PackageName>)` calls.

Load this module in a CMake find module with:

`FindFoo.cmake`

    include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)

## Commands

This module provides the following commands:

- `find_package_handle_standard_args()`

- `find_package_check_version()`

find_package_handle_standard_args

  Handles the `REQUIRED`, `QUIET` and version-related arguments of `find_package()`.

  There are two signatures:

      find_package_handle_standard_args(
        <PackageName>
        (DEFAULT_MSG|<custom-failure-message>)
        <required-vars>...
      )

      find_package_handle_standard_args(
        <PackageName>
        [REQUIRED_VARS <required-vars>...]
        [VERSION_VAR <version-var>]
        [HANDLE_VERSION_RANGE]
        [HANDLE_COMPONENTS]
        [CONFIG_MODE]
        [NAME_MISMATCHED]
        [REASON_FAILURE_MESSAGE <reason-failure-message>]
        [FAIL_MESSAGE <custom-failure-message>]
        [FOUND_VAR <result-var>] # Deprecated
      )

  This command sets the `<PackageName>_FOUND` variable to `TRUE` if all the variables listed in `<required-vars>...` contain valid results (e.g., valid filepaths) and any optional constraints are satisfied, and `FALSE` otherwise. A success or failure message may be displayed based on the results and on whether the `REQUIRED` and/or `QUIET` option was given to the `find_package()` call.

  The arguments are:

  `<PackageName>`

    The name of the package. For example, as written in the `Find<PackageName>.cmake` find module filename.

  `(DEFAULT_MSG|<custom-failure-message>)`

    In the simple signature this specifies the failure message. Use `DEFAULT_MSG` to ask for a default message to be computed (recommended). Not valid in the full signature.

  `REQUIRED_VARS <required-vars>...`

    Specify the variables which are required for this package. These may be named in the generated failure message asking the user to set the missing variable values. Therefore these should typically be cache entries such as `Foo_LIBRARY` and not output variables like `Foo_LIBRARIES`.

    Changed in version 3.18: If `HANDLE_COMPONENTS` is specified, this option can be omitted.

  `VERSION_VAR <version-var>`

    Specify the name of a variable that holds the version of the package that has been found. This version will be checked against the (potentially) specified required version given to the `find_package()` call, including its `EXACT` option. The default messages include information about the required version and the version which has been actually found, both if the version is ok or not.

  `HANDLE_VERSION_RANGE`

    Added in version 3.19.

    Enable handling of a version range, if one is specified. Without this option, a developer warning will be displayed if a version range is specified.

  `HANDLE_COMPONENTS`

    Enable handling of package components. In this case, the command will report which components have been found and which are missing, and the `<PackageName>_FOUND` variable will be set to `FALSE` if any of the required components (i.e. not the ones listed after the `OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS` option of `find_package()`) are missing.

  `CONFIG_MODE`

    Specify that the calling find module is a wrapper around a call to `find_package(<PackageName> NO_MODULE)`. This implies a `VERSION_VAR` value of `<PackageName>_VERSION`. The command will automatically check whether the package configuration file was found.

  `NAME_MISMATCHED`

    Added in version 3.17.

    Indicate that the `<PackageName>` does not match the value of `CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME` variable. This is usually a mistake and raises a warning, but it may be intentional for usage of the command for components of a larger package.

  `REASON_FAILURE_MESSAGE <reason-failure-message>`

    Added in version 3.16.

    Specify a custom message of the reason for the failure which will be appended to the default generated message.

  `FAIL_MESSAGE <custom-failure-message>`

    Specify a custom failure message instead of using the default generated message. Not recommended.

  `FOUND_VAR <result-var>`

    Deprecated since version 3.3: This option should no longer be used.

    Specifies either `<PackageName>_FOUND` or `<PACKAGENAME>_FOUND` as the result variable. This exists only for backward compatibility with older versions of CMake and is now ignored. Result variables of both names are now always set for compatibility also with or without this option.

  Note

  If `<PackageName>` does not match `CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME` for the calling module, a warning that there is a mismatch is given. The `FPHSA_NAME_MISMATCHED` variable may be set to bypass the warning if using the old signature and the `NAME_MISMATCHED` argument using the new signature. To avoid forcing the caller to require newer versions of CMake for usage, the variable's value will be used if defined when the `NAME_MISMATCHED` argument is not passed for the new signature (but using both is an error).

find_package_check_version

  Added in version 3.19.

  Checks if a given version is valid against the version-related arguments of `find_package()`:

      find_package_check_version(
        <version>
        <result-var>
        [HANDLE_VERSION_RANGE]
        [RESULT_MESSAGE_VARIABLE <message-var>]
      )

  The arguments are:

  `<version>`

    The version string to check.

  `<result-var>`

    Name of the result variable that will hold a boolean value giving the result of the check.

  `HANDLE_VERSION_RANGE`

    Enable handling of a version range, if one is specified. Without this option, a developer warning will be displayed if a version range is specified.

  `RESULT_MESSAGE_VARIABLE <message-var>`

    Specify a variable to get back a message describing the result of the check.

## Examples

### Examples: Full Signature

Example for using a full signature of `find_package_handle_standard_args()`:

`FindLibArchive.cmake`

    include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
    find_package_handle_standard_args(
      LibArchive
      REQUIRED_VARS LibArchive_LIBRARY LibArchive_INCLUDE_DIR
      VERSION_VAR LibArchive_VERSION
    )

In this case, the `LibArchive` package is considered to be found if both `LibArchive_LIBRARY` and `LibArchive_INCLUDE_DIR` are valid. Also the version of `LibArchive` will be checked by using the version contained in `LibArchive_VERSION`. Since no `FAIL_MESSAGE` is given, the default messages will be printed.

Another example for the full signature of `find_package_handle_standard_args()`:

`FindAutomoc4.cmake`

    find_package(Automoc4 QUIET NO_MODULE HINTS /opt/automoc4)

    include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
    find_package_handle_standard_args(Automoc4 CONFIG_MODE)

In this case, a `FindAutomoc4.cmake` module wraps a call to `find_package(Automoc4 NO_MODULE)` and adds an additional search directory for `automoc4`. Then the call to `find_package_handle_standard_args()` produces a proper success/failure message.

### Example: Simple Signature

Example for using a simple signature of `find_package_handle_standard_args()`:

`FindLibXml2.cmake`

    include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
    find_package_handle_standard_args(
      LibXml2
      DEFAULT_MSG
      LIBXML2_LIBRARY LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR
    )

In this example, the `LibXml2` package is considered to be found if both `LIBXML2_LIBRARY` and `LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR` variables are valid. Then also `LibXml2_FOUND` is set to `TRUE`. If it is not found and `REQUIRED` was used, it fails with a `message(FATAL_ERROR)`, independent whether `QUIET` was used or not. If it is found, success will be reported, including the content of the first required variable specified in `<required-vars>...`. On repeated CMake runs, the same message will not be printed again.

### Example: Checking Version

Example for the `find_package_check_version()` usage:

`FindFoo.cmake`

    include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
    find_package_check_version(
      1.2.3
      result
      HANDLE_VERSION_RANGE
      RESULT_MESSAGE_VARIABLE reason
    )
    if(result)
      message(STATUS "${reason}")
    else()
      # Logic when version check is not successful.
      message(WARNING "${reason}")
    endif()

## See Also

- Find Modules for details how to write a find module.