[CMake] FAQ update for renaming a library

Mike Jackson imikejackson at gmail.com
Fri Mar 2 13:11:12 EST 2007


What I would do is put the _preferred way_ at the top then towards  
the bottom put the previous way. I am sure I can come up with some  
obscure reason why I might want to do it the old way and not more  
preferred way. Options are good.

--
Mike Jackson
imikejackson & gmail * com



On Mar 2, 2007, at 1:03 PM, Brandon J. Van Every wrote:

> I am questioning the relevance or clarity of this FAQ entry:
> http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/ 
> CMake_FAQ#How_do_I_rename_a_library_that_has_already_been_built.3F
> This looks like some kind of historical hack-around.  I don't think  
> we want to be telling people to rename libraries.  Rather, we  
> should be telling them how to generate targets with different  
> OUTPUT_NAMEs, prefixes, postfixes, etc.
>
> I will make necessary changes / slaughterings if we agree the stuff  
> about renaming should go away.
>
> Cheers,
> Brandon Van Every
>
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