function(RELATIVE_PROTOBUF_GENERATE_CPP SRCS HDRS ROOT_DIR)
  if(NOT ARGN)
    message(SEND_ERROR "Error: RELATIVE_PROTOBUF_GENERATE_CPP() called without any proto files")
    return()
  endif()

  set(${SRCS})
  set(${HDRS})

  foreach(FIL ${ARGN})
    set(ABS_FIL ${ROOT_DIR}/${FIL})
    get_filename_component(FIL_WE ${FIL} NAME_WE)
    get_filename_component(FIL_DIR ${ABS_FIL} PATH)
    file(RELATIVE_PATH REL_DIR ${ROOT_DIR} ${FIL_DIR})

    list(APPEND ${SRCS} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${REL_DIR}/${FIL_WE}.pb.cc")
    list(APPEND ${HDRS} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${REL_DIR}/${FIL_WE}.pb.h")

    add_custom_command(
      OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${REL_DIR}/${FIL_WE}.pb.cc"
             "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${REL_DIR}/${FIL_WE}.pb.h"
             "${of_proto_python_dir}/${REL_DIR}/${FIL_WE}_pb2.py"
      COMMAND ${PROTOBUF_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE} ARGS --cpp_out ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} -I
              ${ROOT_DIR} ${ABS_FIL} -I ${PROTOBUF_INCLUDE_DIR}
      COMMAND ${PROTOBUF_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE} ARGS --python_out ${of_proto_python_dir} -I ${ROOT_DIR}
              ${ABS_FIL} -I ${PROTOBUF_INCLUDE_DIR}
      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} ARGS -E touch ${of_proto_python_dir}/${REL_DIR}/__init__.py
      DEPENDS ${ABS_FIL} protobuf
      COMMENT "Running Protocol Buffer Compiler on ${FIL}"
      VERBATIM)
  endforeach()

  set_source_files_properties(${${SRCS}} ${${HDRS}} PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
  set(${SRCS} ${${SRCS}} PARENT_SCOPE)
  set(${HDRS} ${${HDRS}} PARENT_SCOPE)
endfunction()