[CMake] Controlling what "install" does at make-time ?

[Alexander Neundorf]

On Thursday 26 July 2007 12:59, Christian Convey wrote:
...
> So Alex provided this command-line:
> cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_COMPONENT=Headers -P cmake_install.cmake
>
> I've seen "DESTDIR=..." used with "make install".  Can I safely use it
> (with the expected results) with the cmake command?  For example:
>
> cmake -DDESTDIR=/some/path/ -DCMAKE_INSTALL_COMPONENT=Headers -P
> cmake_install.cmake

I think the following should work (i.e. keep it an env. variable):
DESTDIR=/path cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_COMPONENT=Headers -P cmake_install.cmake

>
> And more generally, can I usually assume that any Makefile variable
> assignments that work with "make install", such as:
>    "make install FOO=BAR"
> will have the same effect in this command?
>    "cmake -DFOO=BAR -P cmake_install.cmake"

It should have the same effect, but I think it doesn't have a big effect on 
make install (since this does only cmake -P cmake_install.cmake).

Just look at the cmake_install.cmake files, they are not that complicated.

Bye
Alex