[CMake] Re: OpenSceneGraph and CMake

[Brandon J. Van Every]

Mike Jackson wrote:
> It is probably possible as long as the directory structure is adhered
> to.. that is the big thing.. Then we can just build in the paths to
> the CMake files. Not the best solution, but would work.
>
> Mike
>
> On 8/21/06, Brandon J. Van Every <bvanevery at gmail.com> wrote:
>> E. Wing wrote:
>> >
>> > Anyway, I would really like to improve this current Makefile scheme if
>> > possible so it is more a one step build without the user having to
>> > intervene with setting environment paths or 'installing'.
>>
>> Is that even technically possible in the underlying build dependencies?
>> For instance, if you wanted to avoid installing Chicken libraries and
>> just use them, it wouldn't work.  Chicken hardwires the build paths into
>> the libraries and exes, using substitutions at configure time.  Yeah, it
>> would be nicer if Chicken could be moved about and dynamically
>> configured from a file or something, but it's currently not capable of
>> that.  If the usage culture of OpenThreads and Producer is to install
>> and then use, you may be getting yourself into hot water by bucking
>> their practices.  As a groundwork for what you want, you may have to
>> work with those groups to change their practices.
>>

I think you'd be better off just writing a script to build and install 
the subcomponents somewhere, the way they typically want them used.  If 
you want your script to be portable, you can use CMake scripting.  It's 
not as kewl or full featured as all the other popular scripting 
languages, but it's self-contained in CMake, portable, and will get the 
job done.


Cheers,
Brandon Van Every