[CMake] FAQ update for renaming a library

Brandon J. Van Every bvanevery at gmail.com
Fri Mar 2 13:23:43 EST 2007


Mike Jackson wrote:
> 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.

Options are not good if they make things unclear.  I say, remove the 
vestigial ways of doing things, and stick to modern ones.

I'm also wondering why this is a Frequently Asked Question.  How often 
do people need to rename libraries in a post-build step?


Cheers,
Brandon Van Every



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