[CMake] Cpack and cmake's install commands with absolute destination value

[Alan W. Irwin]

On 2008-08-08 12:10+0400 Slaykovsky Vladimir wrote:

> I have a problem creating packages with cpack when using install commands
> with absolute detination value:
>
> install(TARGETS MyExecutable RUNTIME DESTINATION
> c:/work/cmake/cpack_build/install/bin)
>
> In this case cpack cannot find my target and doesn't include it in package.
> If I change detination to relative value like this:
>
> install(TARGETS MyExecutable RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
>
> then MyExecutable is included to package. Please, help, how can I use
> absolute install paths with cpack? I've searched for apropriate CPACK_*
> configuration option, but found nothing

See http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=4993 and its resolution
using CPACK_SET_DESTDIR.  (Or else search this list for posts concerning
CPACK_SET_DESTDIR.)  I haven't actually tried setting
CPACK_SET_DESTDIR to ON myself yet, but I am assured it works.

Alan
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