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0011704CMakeCMakepublic2011-01-15 20:492016-06-10 14:31
ReporterMaddes 
Assigned ToBill Hoffman 
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionmoved 
PlatformMinG/GCCOSWindows XPOS VersionXP SP3
Product VersionCMake 2.8.3 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0011704: [mingw32] mingw32-make install: CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX and DESTDIR issue
DescriptionBehaviour of CMake for "mingw32-make install" of MinGW is a little bit weird as DESTDIR doesn't replace value from CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX, although DESTDIR support is told to be supported in FAQ.

"mingw32-make install" without DESTDIR works as expected, it uses CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX (here CMake default).

"mingw32-make install" with DESTDIR does not work as expected, it uses both in conjunction leading to weird destination folders with MinGW.
Steps To Reproduce> cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles"
...

> mingw32-make
...

> mingw32-make install
Install the project...
-- Install configuration: ""
-- Installing: C:/Program Files (x86)/PINPROC/lib/libpinproc.a
-- Up-to-date: C:/Program Files (x86)/PINPROC/include/p-roc/pinproc.h

> mingw32-make install DESTDIR="E:\TEMP\TEST"
Install the project...
-- Install configuration: ""
-- Installing: E:/TEMP/TEST/Program Files (x86)/PINPROC/lib/libpinproc.a
-- Installing: E:/TEMP/TEST/Program Files (x86)/PINPROC/include/p-roc/pinproc.h
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2011-01-15 20:49MaddesNew Issue
2011-01-15 20:54MaddesNote Added: 0024723
2011-01-15 20:54MaddesNote Edited: 0024723bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=24723#r129
2011-01-15 21:44Bill HoffmanNote Added: 0024724
2011-01-15 21:44Bill HoffmanAssigned To => Bill Hoffman
2011-01-15 21:44Bill HoffmanStatusnew => assigned
2011-01-16 02:21Eric NOULARDNote Added: 0024725
2011-01-16 07:09MaddesNote Added: 0024727
2011-01-16 07:10MaddesNote Edited: 0024727bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=24727#r131
2011-01-16 07:10MaddesNote Edited: 0024727bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=24727#r132
2016-06-10 14:28Kitware RobotNote Added: 0041779
2016-06-10 14:28Kitware RobotStatusassigned => resolved
2016-06-10 14:28Kitware RobotResolutionopen => moved
2016-06-10 14:31Kitware RobotStatusresolved => closed

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(0024723)
Maddes   
2011-01-15 20:54   
Tried to workaround by setting CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX to the most simple relative path: ".".
But again it shows the same behaviour.

> cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH="." -G "MinGW Makefiles"
...

> mingw32-make
...

> mingw32-make install
Install the project...
-- Install configuration: ""
-- Installing: D:/Coding/pinproc/maddes-dev/bin/mingw5/./lib/libpinproc.a
-- Installing: D:/Coding/pinproc/maddes-dev/bin/mingw5/./include/p-roc/pinproc.h

> mingw32-make install DESTDIR="E:\TEMP\TEST"
Install the project...
-- Install configuration: ""
-- Installing: E:/TEMP/TEST/Coding/pinproc/maddes-dev/bin/mingw5/./lib/libpinproc.a
-- Installing: E:/TEMP/TEST/Coding/pinproc/maddes-dev/bin/mingw5/./include/p-roc/pinproc.h

P.S.:
If I remember correctly CMake always converts relative pathes to absolute pathes, due to cross compiling support.
(0024724)
Bill Hoffman   
2011-01-15 21:44   
That is the way DESTDIR is supposed to work... DESTDIR a way to install a tree that can then be relocated. Most common on unix, something like this:

make DESTDIR=~/mystage install

Where CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local

It will install into ~/mystage/usr/local then you create a tar file from ~/mystage and move the install tree onto the system location at a later point. The tar file will have usr/local as the root, and if you untar it at / as root then it will end up at the right place.
(0024725)
Eric NOULARD   
2011-01-16 02:21   
As Bill said,
The behavior you are observing is the expected one

see http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/DESTDIR.html [^] too.

However what are you trying to do?

If you want to install your software at alternate locate you can either
  1) configure with the wanted CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX
  2) build a relocatable installer (NSIS) and use it to install the software
(0024727)
Maddes   
2011-01-16 07:09   
(edited on: 2011-01-16 07:10)
It's just an unusual behaviour on Windows, as there are no defined structures like /usr[/local]/lib, etc. on Unix/Linux.

Got a workaround by setting CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX to C:\.
Maybe not the best but at least I can install the libs and the exes in the dirs I want to.

Thanks for the clarification.
(0041779)
Kitware Robot   
2016-06-10 14:28   
Resolving issue as `moved`.

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