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0006103

CMake

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2007-11-30 16:38

2010-12-14 18:49

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Baron Roberts

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David Cole

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normal

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feature

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no change required

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0006103: ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET and/or INSTALL needs a POST_INSTALL attribute

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There are commands that need to be run after an INSTALL (e.g. stripping binaries). Currently this can only be accomplished using the INSTALL(CODE... or INSTALL(SCRIPT... commands. While this can be made to work, it is very clumsy and arcane because the DESTDIR environment variable needs to be taken into account. To perform a simple stripping of an installed executable one needs to write something like:

install(CODE "EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${ARM-STRIP} --strip-all \$ENV{DESTDIR}${INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/${target})")

At first the POST_BUILD attribute on ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET looks promising but it is not run after an install relink. So the best solution would be to provide either a POST_INSTALL attribute on ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET and/or on INSTALL. In addition, it would be very helpful to have a variable that reflects the true installation directory (i.e. with DESTDIR factored in).

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(0019002) David Cole (manager) 2009-12-28 15:44	The install(CODE or install(SCRIPT commands are the correct way to achieve this goal. The recommended "POST_INSTALL attribute" would have the same code as an install(CODE or install(SCRIPT command, so how would it be any less clumsy or arcane?

(0024050) David Cole (manager) 2010-12-14 18:49	Closing bugs that have been resolved for more than 3 months without any further updates.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2007-11-30 16:38	Baron Roberts	New Issue
2007-12-14 20:34	Bill Hoffman	Status	new => assigned
2007-12-14 20:34	Bill Hoffman	Assigned To	=> David Cole
2009-12-28 15:44	David Cole	Note Added: 0019002
2009-12-28 15:44	David Cole	Status	assigned => resolved
2009-12-28 15:44	David Cole	Resolution	open => no change required
2010-12-14 18:49	David Cole	Note Added: 0024050
2010-12-14 18:49	David Cole	Status	resolved => closed