FindICU.cmake

A CMake module to find International Components for Unicode (ICU) Library

Note that CMake, since its version 3.7.0, includes a FindICU module that does NOT work in the same way at all (they are not compatible). Make sure, if you use the present module, to include it and give it the priority by redefining CMAKE_MODULE_PATH accordingly.

Information

Prerequisites

Only one:

• CMake >= 2.8.3 (for new version of find_package_handle_standard_args)
• CMake >= 2.8.5 to build static or shared resource bundles

License

License: BSD-2 clause

Usage

Variables set for your project

• ICU_FOUND: were all of your specified components found?
• ICU_INCLUDE_DIRS: ICU include directory
• ICU_LIBRARIES: ICU libraries
• ICU_VERSION: complete version of ICU (x.y.z)
• ICU_VERSION_MAJOR: major version of ICU
• ICU_VERSION_MINOR: minor version of ICU
• ICU_VERSION_PATCH: patch version of ICU
• ICU_<COMPONENT>_FOUND: was <COMPONENT> found? (FALSE for non specified component if it is not a dependency)
• ICU_C_FLAGS: C compiler flags
• ICU_CXX_FLAGS: C++ compiler flags
• ICU_CPP_FLAGS: C Preprocessor flags
• ICU_C_SHARED_FLAGS: C flags for building shared libraries
• ICU_CXX_SHARED_FLAGS: C++ flags for building shared libraries
• ICU_CPP_SHARED_FLAGS: C Preprocessor flags for building shared libraries

Note: all ICU_*_FLAGS variables will be defined as empty strings if icu-config does not exist or cannot be found

Functions

Create resource bundles

icu_generate_resource_bundle(
    NAME <name>
    FILES <list of files>
    [ FORMAT <name> ]
    [ PACKAGE ] [ TYPE <name> ] [ DEPENDS <list of dependencies> ] [ NO_SHARED_FLAGS ]
    [ DESTINATION <location> ]
)

• NAME (string): mandatory, name of package (used to name dummy targets and output file)
• PACKAGE (boolean): mandatory to package the resource bundles into an archive or library (static as dynamic)
• FILES (;-list of strings): the text files to "compile" into resource bundles
• TYPE (string): implies PACKAGE to be present. Value is one among:
  • default: "common" (other name: "archive") to package the resource bundles as a .dat file
  • "static" to integrate all ressource bundles to targets designed by DEPENDS parameter (as a static library)
  • "library" (other name: "dll") to assemble all ressource bundles into a separate and loadable library (.dll/.so)
• DEPENDS (;-list of strings): only when TYPE is "library", "dll" or "static", a list of targets (add_executable for example) to link to
• FORMAT (string): default is ICU4C binary format, else one of "java" of "xliff"
• NO_SHARED_FLAGS (boolean): if set, skip appending ICU_C(XX)_SHARED_FLAGS to each target given as DEPENDS (only when TYPE is "static", "library" or "dll")
• DESTINATION (string): a directory where to install output files

See tests/RB/c_*pkg* for examples.

How to use

For developpers

• You just need to copy the file FindICU.cmake at top of your project directory (you don't need sources for tests)
• Tell to CMake to search this non-standard module in your project directory by adding near top to your CMakeLists.txt: set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
• Just after, call find_package() once: find_package(ICU)

Notes:

• if ICU is required by your project, append the keyword REQUIRED (find_package(ICU REQUIRED)). On the opposite, if ICU is optional, the keyword QUIET can be used to silently try to find ICU.
• for a project which depends on a minimum version of ICU, add it just after 'ICU' (eg mandatory ICU >= 4.4: find_package(ICU 4.4 REQUIRED))
• note that ICU is a set of several libraries and by default, you only link to the ICU's base component called uc. To link to any additionnal part of ICU, you have to list them behind the COMPONENTS keyword (eg: find_package(ICU COMPONENTS io i18n)). If not, you will issue linking (undefined symbol) errors. These components are:
  • the uc base (Unicode) component (string, case, normalisation, breakiterator) is always enabled (it can safely be omitted from COMPONENTS)
  • the io component is needed if you use ustdio (C) or ustream (C++). Note: io rely on i18n, its use imply to add i18n to COMPONENTS
  • the i18n component is required for charset conversions, formatting, collation, string search, transliteration, regexp, calendar/timezone
  • the le/lx for LayoutEngine/ParagraphLayout

For end users

If ICU is located in a non-regular place, add a -DICU_ROOT_DIR=<PATH> option to your cmake command line.

Sample

For a binary which implies ICU >= 4.4:

set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
find_package(ICU 4.4 COMPONENTS io i18n REQUIRED)

include_directories(${ICU_INCLUDE_DIRS})

add_executable(tables tables.c)
target_link_libraries(tables ${ICU_LIBRARIES})

For CMake >= 3.0.0, you can also use an imported target. The same example becomes:

set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
find_package(ICU 4.4 COMPONENTS io i18n REQUIRED)

add_executable(tables tables.c)
target_link_libraries(tables ICU::ICU)