
include(CMakeParseArguments)

function(precondition var)
  cmake_parse_arguments(
    PRECONDITION # prefix
    "NEGATE" # options
    "MESSAGE" # single-value args
    "" # multi-value args
    ${ARGN})

  if (PRECONDITION_NEGATE)
    if (${var})
      if (PRECONDITION_MESSAGE)
        message(FATAL_ERROR "Error! ${PRECONDITION_MESSAGE}")
      else()
        message(FATAL_ERROR "Error! Variable ${var} is true or not empty. The value of ${var} is ${${var}}.")
      endif()
    endif()
  else()
    if (NOT ${var})
      if (PRECONDITION_MESSAGE)
        message(FATAL_ERROR "Error! ${PRECONDITION_MESSAGE}")
      else()
        message(FATAL_ERROR "Error! Variable ${var} is false, empty or not set.")
      endif()
    endif()
  endif()
endfunction()

# Translate a yes/no variable to the presence of a given string in a
# variable.
#
# Usage:
#   translate_flag(is_set flag_name var_name)
#
# If is_set is true, sets ${var_name} to ${flag_name}. Otherwise,
# unsets ${var_name}.
function(translate_flag is_set flag_name var_name)
  if(${is_set})
    set("${var_name}" "${flag_name}" PARENT_SCOPE)
  else()
    set("${var_name}" "" PARENT_SCOPE)
  endif()
endfunction()