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0010339CMakeCPackpublic2010-02-26 09:222010-12-14 18:50
ReporterMarcelo Fontenele S Santos 
Assigned ToEric NOULARD 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionwon't fix 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product VersionCMake-2-8 
Target VersionFixed in VersionCMake-2-8 
Summary0010339: RPM generator does not understand path in destination
DescriptionAccording to the documentation, the DESTINATION parameter of the INSTALL command will use ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX} as a prefix if no absolute path is give.

So

INSTALL( FILES "my.sh" DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin )

and

INSTALL( FILES "my.sh" DESTINATION bin )

means the same thing.

The problem is that the RPM generator for CPack does not work with the first option. It does not put my.sh in the generated rpm.
Additional InformationExample CMakeLists.txt that does not work (removing ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/ it does):

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)

SET(CPACK_GENERATOR "RPM")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR 0)
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "a test")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_CONTACT "test@example.com")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "ACME Inc.")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "test")

INSTALL( FILES "test.sh" DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin )

INCLUDE(CPack)
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related to 0007000closedEric NOULARD CPack RPM generator should always "CPACK_SET_DESTDIR" 

  Notes
(0019648)
Bill Hoffman (manager)
2010-02-26 13:22

 You should not do this:
INSTALL( FILES "test.sh" DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin )

But, if you must, then use this:

SET(CPACK_SET_DESTDIR YES)
(0021342)
Eric NOULARD (developer)
2010-07-09 18:38

 Installing file with absolute path name like
"${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin" is not a good idea because it prevent
you from building relocatable package, moreover as Bill said, you'll need
to SET(CPACK_SET_DESTDIR YES).

CPack is not using CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX but CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX.
If you set(CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX /your/prefix)

INSTALL( FILES "my.sh" DESTINATION bin)

will build a package which contains:
/your/prefix/bin/my.sh

now if you do not specify "CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX" the default
value for CPackRPM is to use "/usr".

if you SET(CPACK_SET_DESTDIR YES) then CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX will ne used
and your package will contain
${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/my.sh
(0021343)
Eric NOULARD (developer)
2010-07-09 18:40

 This issue is not a real one.

1) there is a misunderstanding of CPack behavior
2) there is an already know problem concerning absolute path file
(0024102)
David Cole (manager)
2010-12-14 18:50

 Closing bugs that have been resolved for more than 3 months without any further updates.

 Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
2010-02-26 09:22 Marcelo Fontenele S Santos New Issue
2010-02-26 13:22 Bill Hoffman Note Added: 0019648
2010-02-26 13:22 Bill Hoffman Status new => assigned
2010-02-26 13:22 Bill Hoffman Assigned To => Bill Hoffman
2010-07-06 02:37 Eric NOULARD Assigned To Bill Hoffman => Eric NOULARD
2010-07-06 02:38 Eric NOULARD Relationship added related to 0007000
2010-07-09 18:38 Eric NOULARD Note Added: 0021342
2010-07-09 18:40 Eric NOULARD Note Added: 0021343
2010-07-09 18:40 Eric NOULARD Status assigned => resolved
2010-07-09 18:40 Eric NOULARD Fixed in Version => CMake-2-8
2010-07-09 18:40 Eric NOULARD Resolution open => won't fix
2010-12-14 18:50 David Cole Note Added: 0024102
2010-12-14 18:50 David Cole Status resolved => closed

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