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      1 # - Try to find how to link to the standard math library, if anything at all is needed to do.
      2 # On most platforms this is automatic, but for example it's not automatic on QNX.
      3 #
      4 # Once done this will define
      5 #
      6 #  STANDARD_MATH_LIBRARY_FOUND - we found how to successfully link to the standard math library
      7 #  STANDARD_MATH_LIBRARY - the name of the standard library that one has to link to.
      8 #                            -- this will be left empty if it's automatic (most platforms).
      9 #                            -- this will be set to "m" on platforms where one must explicitly
     10 #                               pass the "-lm" linker flag.
     11 #
     12 # Copyright (c) 2010 Benoit Jacob <jacob.benoit.1 (a] gmail.com>
     13 # Redistribution and use is allowed according to the terms of the 2-clause BSD license.
     14 
     15 
     16 include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)
     17 
     18 # a little test program for c++ math functions.
     19 # notice the std:: is required on some platforms such as QNX
     20 
     21 set(find_standard_math_library_test_program
     22 "#include<cmath>
     23 int main() { std::sin(0.0); std::log(0.0f); }")
     24 
     25 # first try compiling/linking the test program without any linker flags
     26 
     27 set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "")
     28 set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "")
     29 CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES(
     30   "${find_standard_math_library_test_program}"
     31   standard_math_library_linked_to_automatically
     32 )
     33 
     34 if(standard_math_library_linked_to_automatically)
     35 
     36   # the test program linked successfully without any linker flag.
     37   set(STANDARD_MATH_LIBRARY "")
     38   set(STANDARD_MATH_LIBRARY_FOUND TRUE)
     39 
     40 else()
     41 
     42   # the test program did not link successfully without any linker flag.
     43   # This is a very uncommon case that so far we only saw on QNX. The next try is the
     44   # standard name 'm' for the standard math library.
     45 
     46   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "m")
     47   CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES(
     48     "${find_standard_math_library_test_program}"
     49     standard_math_library_linked_to_as_m)
     50 
     51   if(standard_math_library_linked_to_as_m)
     52 
     53     # the test program linked successfully when linking to the 'm' library
     54     set(STANDARD_MATH_LIBRARY "m")
     55     set(STANDARD_MATH_LIBRARY_FOUND TRUE)
     56 
     57   else()
     58 
     59     # the test program still doesn't link successfully
     60     set(STANDARD_MATH_LIBRARY_FOUND FALSE)
     61 
     62   endif()
     63 
     64 endif()
     65