Merge branch 'clemenci-master-patch-5696' into 'master'

Make sure the cache variable is defined before recording it for downstream

See merge request lhcb/Geant4!108

cmake/Modules/G4CMakeUtilities.cmake

@@ -220,7 +220,10 @@ function(geant4_export_package_variables _file)
       get_property(__var_value CACHE ${__var} PROPERTY VALUE)
       get_property(__var_type CACHE ${__var} PROPERTY TYPE)
       get_property(__var_help CACHE ${__var} PROPERTY HELPSTRING)
-      list(APPEND __local_build_setting "geant4_set_and_check_package_variable(${__var} \"${__var_value}\" ${__var_type} \"${__var_help}\")")
+      # make sure the cache variable is defined before recording it for geant4_set_and_check_package_variable
+      if(__var_type)
+        list(APPEND __local_build_setting "geant4_set_and_check_package_variable(${__var} \"${__var_value}\" ${__var_type} \"${__var_help}\")")
+      endif()
     endforeach()
 
     list(APPEND GEANT4_PACKAGE_SETTINGS ${__local_build_setting})