How to set the global variable in a function for cmake?

Question

I\'m writing a CMakeLists.txt to generate files and compile the generated files. I create a function to add some file path strings to a global list variable.

My CMak

Answer 1

Building upon Maxim Suslov's answer, the following code worked for a similar problem I faced:

set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY source_list)
function(add_source)
    get_property(tmp GLOBAL PROPERTY source_list)
    foreach(arg ${ARGV})
        set(tmp "${tmp} ${arg}")
    endforeach()
    set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY source_list "${tmp}")
endfunction(add_source)

add_source(a_file)
add_source(b_file c_file)

get_property(local_prop GLOBAL PROPERTY source_list)
message("list: ${local_prop}")

Function add_source can be called from inside any sub-directory.