[Cmake] simple cmake queries

[Neil Killeen]

Ian

thanks for that.  This variable is not documented in the Cmake manual
and appears to be computed by cmake

cheers
Neil


On Tue, 10 Dec 2002, Ian Scott wrote:

> There is a an LIBRARIES_OUTPUT_PATH variable in CMake. I don't know exactly
> what it defaults to, but if you set it to blank it will put each library in
> the same place as the Makefile that produces it.
> You can edit the variable in ccmake (or in CMakeCache.txt if you prefer.) Or
> You can set it in your root CMakeLists.txt file using
> SET(LIBRARIES_OUTPUT_PATH /home/my/lib)
>
> Ian S.
>

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Neil Killeen [mailto:Neil.Killeen at atnf.csiro.au]
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 2:35 AM
> > To: cmake at public.kitware.com
> > Subject: [Cmake] simple cmake queries
> >
> >
> > Hello
> >
> > i am doing my first cmake configuration.
> >
> > I have created a directory structure for my
> > project and have created the CMakeLists.txt files.
> >
> > I have one simple question at this point.
> >
> > My directory structure looks like this (Unix)
> >
> > Project
> >   Source
> >     Code
> >       Modules
> >         Module1
> >         Module2
> >       Applications
> >         App1
> >         App2
> >   Binary
> >     sun4sol
> >       lib
> >       bin
> >     linux
> >       lib
> >       bin
> >
> >
> > a pretty simple structure.
> >
> >
> >
> > The ADD_LIBRARY command -  by some miracle, the libraries that
> > I created from the Modules code tree, were put in the correct
> > binary location.  E.g. sun4sol/lib
> >
> > However, I did not, as far as I can see, tell the CMakeLists.txt
> > files, where to put them.
> >
> > I used a cmake command like
> >
> > # Add to module library
> >    ADD_LIBRARY(medimModule1 Greetings)
> >
> >   which appears to have done several things
> >
> >    . create the library medimModule1 in the sun4sol/lib area
> >    . add the object file Greetings.o
> >    . run ranlib
> >
> >
> >   My only guess is that since I ran cmake from the sun4sol directory,
> >   it has automatically assumed that it should put the library in
> >   the subdirectory 'lib'.  Is that correct ?   Docs. should say this
> >   if so.
> >
> >   I would prefer that  I specify explicitly where it goes.
> > How do I do
> >   that ?    I could not find a command to specify this.
> >
> >
> > thanks
> > Neil
> >
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