FindUnixCommands.cmake

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##
##  Check for the presence of various Unix command line tools
##

foreach (_command
  bash
  cat
  cp
  date
  grep
  gzip
  mv
  rm
  tar
  tree
  zip
  )

  ## Configuration status feedback
  if (CONFIGURE_VERBOSE)
    message (STATUS "Checking for Unix command ${_command}")
  endif (CONFIGURE_VERBOSE)

  ## Convert tool-name to variable prefix
  string (TOUPPER ${_command} _varCommand)

  find_program (${_varCommand}_EXECUTABLE ${_command}
    HINTS ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}
    PATH_SUFFIXES bin
  )

  ## Configuration status feedback
  if (CONFIGURE_VERBOSE)
    if (${_varCommand}_EXECUTABLE)
      message (STATUS "Checking for Unix command ${_command} - found")
    else (${_varCommand}_EXECUTABLE)
      message (STATUS "Checking for Unix command ${_command} - missing")
    endif (${_varCommand}_EXECUTABLE)
  endif (CONFIGURE_VERBOSE)

endforeach (_command)