[cmake-developers] [CMake 0013950]: FindBoost.cmake declares Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS as FILEPATH

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The following issue has been SUBMITTED. 
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http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=13950 
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Reported By:                Michael Riss
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    CMake
Issue ID:                   13950
Category:                   Modules
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     new
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Date Submitted:             2013-02-25 07:48 EST
Last Modified:              2013-02-25 07:48 EST
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Summary:                    FindBoost.cmake declares Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS as
FILEPATH
Description: 
FindBoost.cmake declares the variable "Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS" as FILEPATH, thereby
instructing cmake-gui to search for a file instead of a directory.
=> the file requester function of cmake-gui cannot be used to choose the
"Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS" directory

Suggestion:
Change the type of the variable "Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS" in FindBoost.cmake 
from FILEPATH to PATH. Caution: The variable is declared in two locations in 
FindBoost.cmake, so two lines need to be edited.


Steps to Reproduce: 
- use "find_package( Boost )" in a CMakeLists.txt file
- configure the project with cmake-gui
- try to change the Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS variable using the FileRequester button
=> it's not possible to choose a directory, as the FileRequester wants to choose
a file

Additional Information: 
Workaround: it's still possible to set the directory path manually in cmake-gui 
with the line edit field.

PS: I did the suggested changes and now I can select the directory also with the
file requester.
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Issue History 
Date Modified    Username       Field                    Change               
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2013-02-25 07:48 Michael Riss   New Issue                                    
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