[cmake-developers] Generator expressions for install destination

[Robert Goulet]

Yeah I guess it could look something like this (attachment). However I just realized that if I don't also get install(DIRECTORY) in 3.4 then this is not worth rushing it, since as you mention I would also need to write proper test cases.

Just let me know when I can start looking at this again (after your refactoring is done) and I'll try to do the proper work to make it work with all install types destinations (files, directory and export).

-----Original Message-----
From: cmake-developers [mailto:cmake-developers-bounces at cmake.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Kelly
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 4:53 PM
To: cmake-developers at cmake.org
Subject: Re: [cmake-developers] Generator expressions for install destination

Robert Goulet wrote:

> Ok then perhaps the refactoring can wait but we'd still like to get
> install(FILES) destination genex support in 3.4 if possible, and genex 
> evaluation requires the cmMakefile. How should we proceed then?

cmLocalGenerator has a GetMakefile method (currently). Don't you just need to use

 this->LocalGenerator->GetMakefile() 

in cmInstallFilesGenerator?

Whether Brad would still accept a patch like that for 3.4 I don't know, but I think it should be a relatively simple implementation? However, there may need to be more tests for the new functionality and error cases etc.

Thanks,

Steve.


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