[CMake] RE: UseLATEX.cmake macros

[Moreland, Kenneth]

Beber,

I've posted an update for UseLATEX.cmake on the Wiki that should fix
your problem.  Let me know if you have other issues.

-Ken

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bertrand Jacquin [mailto:beber.mailing at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 7:37 AM
> To: Moreland, Kenneth
> Cc: Bertrand Jacquin; cmake at cmake.org; else-devel at gna.org
> Subject: Re: [CMake] RE: UseLATEX.cmake macros
> 
> On 4/19/06, Moreland, Kenneth <kmorel at sandia.gov> wrote:
> > > > > And UseLATEX.cmake build dvi. I don't know how to tell
> > > him to don't
> > > > > build dvi files.
> > > >
> > > > Build the pdf target (make pdf).  That will use pdflatex.
> > >
> > > It doesn't work here.
> > >
> > > ~/tmp/PFE % make pdf
> > > Building image files for ps documents.
> > > -- Check for working C compiler: gcc
> > > -- Check for working C compiler: gcc -- works <snip>
> > >
> > > I got the same if I do make.
> >
> > Oops.  I forgot that the pdf target depends on the dvi.  I had my 
> > reasons for doing it this way, but I see how it can be a 
> problem.  Let 
> > me take a look and try to change it to remove that 
> dependency so that 
> > make pdf will work for you.
> 
> Ah cool. :o)
> 
> > > > > Also, why is it neccessary to build in another directory
> > > than source
> > > > > directory ?
> > > >
> > > > Because UseLATEX.cmake will run configure on your .tex files.  
> > > > That is, it will replace all occurrences of the form @VARIABLE@ 
> > > > with the CMake variable VARIABLE.  If this causes problems, you 
> > > > can
> > > turn this
> > > > feature off.  Anyway, UseLATEX.cmake forces you to build in 
> > > > another directory to ensure that UseLATEX.cmake does not
> > > accidentally clobber your files.
> > >
> > > How could I do that (tell cmake to build if source is the same 
> > > directory as build one) ?
> >
> > This is not a CMake issue.  CMake usually lets you make the 
> source and 
> > build directories the same, although now this is considered 
> bad style.
> 
> We use a SCM so that does the trick ;)
> 
> > It's UseLATEX.cmake that forces you to make the source and build 
> > directories differently because the targets it generates 
> will not work 
> > correctly otherwise.  There is no way to get around that 
> when you are 
> > using UseLATEX.cmake.
> >
> > In general, whenever you use CMake it is better to have the build 
> > happen somewhere other than the source directory (a 
> so-called "out-of-source"
> > build).  It makes it easy to wipe out a build to start over 
> or to have 
> > multiple builds with different options against the same source.  To 
> > make building easier, I usually add a little script called 
> "makeme" to 
> > the source directory that simply runs make in the build 
> directory.  In 
> > fact, I make this so much I have another script that builds 
> the makeme 
> > scripts.
> 
> Ok, I see, it's reasonnable.
> 
> --
> Beber
> #e.fr at freenode
> 
>