[CMake] How can I install something into an absolute directory?

[Kermit Mei]

Alexander Neundorf wrote:
> On Monday 16 February 2009, Andreas Pakulat wrote:
>   
>> On 16.02.09 21:12:46, Kermit Mei wrote:
>>     
>>> How can I install something into an absolute directory?
>>> For example, I want to install the directory under /usr/share.
>>> When I use the following command:
>>> INSTALL(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/dict/mydir DESTINATION share)
>>>
>>> 'mydir' may be installed into /usr/local/share, if I run
>>> cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local ..
>>>       
>> Thats correct and the right thing to happen.
>>
>>     
>>> How to avoid it, and guarantee it can be install under /usr/share
>>> whatevery I
>>> pointed with cmake PREFIX ?
>>>       
>> Your app should not need that, in particular nothing that builds from
>> source should install into a directory thats controlled by a distributions
>> packaging system. Apart from that, something like this would probably break
>> how distributions build a package from such sources.
>>     
>
> Andreas is right, but if you really want it, you can simply put the absolute 
> path as the destination:
> INSTALL(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/dict/mydir DESTINATION /usr/share)
>
> (haven't tried this with DIRECTORY mode, but works for files and targets).
>
> Alex
>
>   
Thanks;p