[CMake-Promote] Generic installation instructions

Alexander Neundorf a.neundorf-work at gmx.net
Tue Jan 10 04:15:05 EST 2006


> Von: "Brandon J. Van Every" <bvanevery at gmail.com> 
... 
> So my initial question is, what should the filename be?  I do think it  
> should occur alphabetically at the same place as the Autoconf "INSTALL"  
> file.  This suggests to me one of: 
>  
> INSTALL-CMake.txt 
> INSTALL-CMAKE.TXT 
> INSTALL-CMAKE.txt 
> INSTALL_CMake.txt 
> INSTALL_CMAKE.TXT 
> INSTALL_CMAKE.txt 
> INSTALLCMAKE.TXT 
> INSTALLCMAKE.txt 
>  
> I think I like INSTALL-CMake.txt best.  People should debate the use of  
> case and underscores or dashes.  This is a marketing decision, and the  
> connotations of filename styles matter.  I can't speak to what Unixen  
> find irritating, for instance.  I don't know if _ or - makes any  
> difference for shell scripting. 
 
I'd say INSTALL-CMAKE.txt or INSTALL-CMake.txt is good. Or how about 
InstallCMake.txt, whoich is even more in line with the rest of the cmake 
files ? 
 
Bye 
Alex 
 

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