[CMake] Why does ExternalProject require root access?

[Nick Overdijk]

I use add_subdirectory to add bullet and sdl.. Could you try that? I've never worked with ExternalProject_Add and wouldn't really know what it does.

On 2013-20-01, at 22:26:44 , Ansis Māliņš wrote:

> The line
> ExternalProject_Add(bullet PREFIX ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
> fails with
> Install the project...
> -- Install configuration: "Release"
> CMake Error at cmake_install.cmake:38 (FILE):
>   file cannot create directory: /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig.  Maybe need
>   administrative privileges.
> 
> Why? How do I avoid needing root for building my project?
> 
> What I'm trying to do: Build several projects (bullet, ogre, btogre, sdl, mygame) into one thing. ExternalProject seems like the correct way to do that.
> 
> Lubuntu Linux 12.04
> CMake 2.8.7
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