function(xsdk_compiler_flags)
  message(STATUS "Using XSDK default compiler flags")
  if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
    set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Debug" PARENT_SCOPE)
  endif()
  if(NOT user_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
    set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "ON" PARENT_SCOPE)
  endif()
endfunction(xsdk_compiler_flags)

function(xsdk_begin_package)
  if(USE_XSDK_DEFAULTS)
    message(STATUS "Using XSDK default configuration settings")
    set(user_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})
  endif()
endfunction(xsdk_begin_package)

function(xsdk_add_tpl name)
  if(USE_XSDK_DEFAULTS)
    set(TPL_ENABLE_${name} "" CACHE STRING "XSDK option to enable ${name} [ON|OFF]")
    set(TPL_${name}_INCLUDE_DIRS "" CACHE STRING "XSDK compatible flag to specify ${name} include dirs")
    set(TPL_${name}_LIBRARIES "" CACHE STRING "XSDK compatible flag to specify ${name} libraries")
    #set the non-xsdk enable flag
    set(ENABLE_${name} ${TPL_ENABLE_${name}} PARENT_SCOPE)
    #set the include path cmake searches
    list(APPEND CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH ${TPL_${name}_INCLUDE_DIRS})
    set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH ${CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH} PARENT_SCOPE)
    #set the library path cmake searches
    list(GET TPL_${name}_LIBRARIES 0 firstlib)
    get_filename_component(libdir ${firstlib} DIRECTORY)
    list(APPEND CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH ${libdir})
    set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH} PARENT_SCOPE)
  endif()
endfunction(xsdk_add_tpl)