[Cmake] FIND_LIBRARY : question about name
ibiris at genius.org.br
ibiris at genius.org.br
Mon, 26 Apr 2004 11:26:07 -0400
OK
I am trying to use the windows version of CMake in both windows and cygwi=
n=20
environments. For windows I use the "NMake Makefiles" generator and for=20
cygwin the "Unix Makefiles" generator.
Here is a little diagram of dependencies
TOP-LEVEL=20
---- COMPONENT X
Makes library libx.a or x.lib (cygwin/windows=20
respectively)
---- COMPONENT Y
Makes library liby.so or y.dll + y.lib. This library=20
requires to link to the library in component X
I tried to use ADD_DEPENDENCY but it did not work (I did not get the=20
library in component X). So I hacked a solution trying to build the=20
library in component A when I do cmake in component Y. I used the=20
following bit of code in the CMakeLists.txt that is responsible for makin=
g=20
the library in ComponentY.
---------------
FIND_LIBRARY(libX NAMES x PATHS=20
${COMPONENTY_SOURCE_DIR}/../ComponentX/build/bin)
#If the library in component X does not exist
IF( NOT libX)
# Warn some
MESSAGE( "WARNING:: missing library X for generator ${CMAKE_GENERATOR}"=
)
MESSAGE( "WARNING:: will try to create it in=20
${COMPONENTY_SOURCE_DIR}/../ComponentX/build")
# try to get it created
# make directory build=20
MAKE_DIRECTORY(${COMPONENTY_SOURCE_DIR}/../ComponentX/build)
#do cmake with the same generator as used for componentY
EXEC_PROGRAM(${CMAKE_COMMAND}=20
${COMPONENTY_SOURCE_DIR}/../ComponentX/build ARGS -G"${CMAKE_GENERATOR}"=20
..)
# Do make or nmake
EXEC_PROGRAM(${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM}=20
${COMPONENTY_SOURCE_DIR}/../ComponentX/build)
# try to find the library again ... if not there cmake fails this time fo=
r=20
sure
FIND_LIBRARY(libX NAMES x PATHS=20
${COMPONENTY_SOURCE_DIR}/../ComponentX/build/bin)
ENDIF(NOT libX)
---------------
I do not claim this code is the best but I expected it to work at least=20
until some better solution was worked out. On cygwin (with the contents o=
f=20
ComponentX/build directory completely removed) it goes on to build=20
ComponentX library successfully, while it is configuring the component Y=20
stuff, but the second 'find_library' fails. On windows it does the build=20
of ComponentX library and the second 'find_library' works fine.=20
I also tried varying the names of the libraries in windows and cygwin to=20
see if there is a difference, but it did not work. I suspect now that it=20
must be the fact that I am using windows cmake (1.8.3). I expected that=20
cmake would find the correct library names depending the type of the=20
generator.
----
Ilias Biris, Ph.D.
Senior Researcher
Genius Instituto de Tecnologia
TEL: +55 (0)92 6146503
FAX: +55 (0)92 6133144
http://www.genius.org.br/
"William A. Hoffman" <billlist at nycap.rr.com>
Sent by: cmake-admin at www.cmake.org
26/04/2004 11:02
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To: ibiris at genius.org.br, cmake at www.cmake.org
cc:=20
Subject: Re: [Cmake] FIND_LIBRARY : question about name
The cygwin cmake looks for libx for me?
Can you give an example?=20
If this did not work, then cmake itself would not build under cygwin,
since it needs to find curses and form libraries:
CURSES_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=3D/usr/lib/libcurses.a
//Where can the form library be found
FORM_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=3D/usr/lib/libform.a
-Bill
At 10:15 AM 4/23/2004, ibiris at genius.org.br wrote:
>Hello folks,
>
>recently I tried to use FIND_LIBRARY to check if a library required to
>build another library is already available or it has to be built first.
>
>The problem I have is that the name of the library is libx.a in cygwin=20
but
>just x.lib on windows. Using just
>
>FIND_LIBRARY(varname NAMES x PATHS < bunch o' paths here> )
>
>works ok on windows but on cygwin it causes an error, since it cannot=20
find
>the libx (instead of x). Can someone verify if I need to search for a
>different name in cygwin / windows / Linux? I would expect that 'x'=20
marks
>the name that is used for linking so it should look for x.lib on windows
>and libx.a for linux/cygwin.
>
>Maybe I am missing something so your help would be greatfully=20
appreciated.
>
>Kind regards,
>
>----
>Ilias Biris, Ph.D.
>Senior Researcher
>Genius Instituto de Tecnologia
>TEL: +55 (0)92 6146503
>FAX: +55 (0)92 6133144
>http://www.genius.org.br/
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