[CMake] ExternalProject in 2.6

[Ilja Golshtein]

Michael,

the problem is I cannot make my project dependent on CMake 2.8 
since 2.8 does not exist in major server distros.

That is why I am asking if it is impossible/possible/already_done to
backport ExternalProject to 2.6.

Thanks.

20.06.2011, 13:39, "Michael Wild" <themiwi at gmail.com>:
> On 06/20/2011 11:28 AM, Ilja Golshtein wrote:
>
>>  Hello,
>>
>>  is it possible to backport ExternalProject to 2.6?
>>  Did anyone try successfully or unsuccessfully?
>>
>>  Unfortunately 2.8 is not an option since it is not included even in recent RHEL 6.0.
>>
>>  Thanks.
>
> You can also download the 2.8 binaries from http://cmake.org, unpack
> them somewhere convenient and then include the bin/ directory in your
> PATH. Very simple, works on virtually all Linux systems and there's no
> need to compile anything (except for your own code, that is ;-))
>
> Michael
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Best regards,
Ilja Golshtein.