[CMake] Building third party libraries along with normal targets

Elizabeth A. Fischer elizabeth.fischer at columbia.edu
Thu Mar 30 10:24:17 EDT 2017


I do this using the spack autobuilder.  Only problem is it doesn't run on
windows.  Maybe Conda?
On Mar 30, 2017 9:45 AM, "Robert Dailey" <rcdailey.lists at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 3:42 AM, Tamás Kenéz <tamas.kenez at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > An alternative to the CMake superbuild: leave your actual project intact.
> > Simply create a separate shell script which builds all the dependencies
> (by
> > running cmake commands). Or, if you do like the ExternalProject stuff,
> > create a superbuild which builds only the dependencies.
>
> Problem with that is that it's not a portable solution. The #1 benefit
> of using CMake superbuilds (supplied with CMake build solution for the
> target library) is that it will function correctly on all platforms.
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