CMakeExternal.txt

# Enable ExternalProject CMake module
include(ExternalProject)

# main directory for external projects
set_directory_properties(PROPERTIES EP_PREFIX ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ThirdParty)

# GTest external project
ExternalProject_Add(
    googletest
    SVN_REPOSITORY http://googletest.googlecode.com/svn/tags/release-1.7.0/
    TIMEOUT 10
    CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS:STRING=${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}
               -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS:STRING=${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}
               -Dgtest_force_shared_crt=ON
   # Disable update
    UPDATE_COMMAND ""
    # Disable install step
    INSTALL_COMMAND ""
    # Wrap download, configure and build steps in a script to log output
    LOG_DOWNLOAD ON
    LOG_CONFIGURE ON
    LOG_BUILD ON)

ExternalProject_Get_Property(googletest source_dir)
set(GTEST_DIR ${source_dir})
set(GTEST_INCLUDE_DIR ${source_dir}/include)
ExternalProject_Get_Property(googletest binary_dir)
set(GTEST_LIB_DIR ${binary_dir})