[CMake] find_package and CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX

[Michael Wild]

On 19. Oct, 2010, at 9:48 , Maik Beckmann wrote:

> 2010/10/19 Michael Wild <themiwi at gmail.com>:
>> 
>> While I agree that it should be added to the documentation of find_package, it is what most people would expect (except when they get bitten by it). Most people would be pretty stumped if CMake wouldn't search in the installation prefix.
>> 
>> My 2 cents...
> 
> I did expect that CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX is searched before the sytem
> prefix, because usually an explicit setting done by the user overrules
> a default.
> 
> But I can understand that this might cause trouble when creating
> packages for Linux distros.

Oh, wait, I'm sorry. I misread your message. I agree with you; I would expect CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX to be searched first.


Michael

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