[cmake-developers] Generating imported library targets without the cmake executable

[Stephen Kelly]

Stephen Kelly wrote:

> Brad King wrote:
> 
>> On 11/30/2011 9:09 AM, Stephen Kelly wrote:
>>> Brad King wrote:
>>>> Alex was proposing simply to provide the singular name as a variable
>>>> but not
>>>> to cache it.  The only reason to cache a variable is when we're
>>>> searching and
>>>> need to let the user help out or override.  In a Config.cmake file we
>>>> know the answer.
>>>
>>> Ok, so you're saying the user should definitely not be able to override
>>> the value, so it shouldn't be cached. The remaining question is whether
>>> it should be provided anyway uncached for the reasons Alex described. If
>>> that should be done, then I can do that.
>> 
>> I don't mind providing it for convenience.  However more variables means
>> more variables.  Users may not know which one to use when.  I don't have
>> a strong opinion either way.
> 
> Ok, my opinion is to provide one variable in plural form for now. If there
> is a reason to provide a singular form, we can add that later. Let's just
> see what Alex and CLinton say before I do that.

I've submitted patches now to remove unneeded variables, pluralize the 
remaining, and use Qt5::Core style for the targets.