[CMake] a cmake install question

[Alexander Neundorf]

On Monday 28 May 2012, luxInteg wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> A cmake install question:-
> 
> When installing say an unknown package (one  where only installation prefix
> is described)  appart from such  $CMAKE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY (or prefix), 
> are there 'generic' swithes to fix other directories such as
> --sysconfdir  (normally /etc) --mandir (usually /usr/share/man) and --
> localstatedir (usually /var) ?
> 
> Or does one have to   make these settings  either on the command line or in
> the package;  and  in any case  how so?

In general, except CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX, providing such switches is up to each 
individual package.

Since verrsion 2.8.5 cmake ships with a GNUInstallDirs.cmake, which provides a 
set of install location variables:
http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/v2.8.5/cmake.html#module:GNUInstallDirs
So if a package uses this, those are the variables which can be set.

Any KDE package using cmake uses a standard set of variables, which can all be 
set via -D or cmake-gui:
http://api.kde.org/cmake/modules.html#module_FindKDE4Internal
LIB_INSTALL_DIR, BIN_INSTALL_DIR etc.

Alex
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