# Preset and --trace(-expand) option

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/preset-and-trace-expand-option/3787
**Category:** Usage
**Created:** [July 19, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/preset-and-trace-expand-option/3787 "2021-07-19T20:08:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![Neumann-A](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/neumann-a/32/1647_2.png) [@Neumann-A](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/Neumann-A)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/preset-and-trace-expand-option/3787/1 "2021-07-19T20:08:46Z")

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Is there a way to pass --trace(-expand) via presets? Or is it currently missing from cmake?

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### Author: ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/preset-and-trace-expand-option/3787/2 "2021-07-19T20:29:36Z")

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Probably not implemented.

@kyle.edwards