[CMake] CPack and install_name_tool on the Mac

[Karl Merkley]

On Jun 16, 2006, at 11:47 AM, Brad King wrote:

> Karl Merkley wrote:
>> Does CPack have any ability to help with the install_name_tool on  
>> the  Mac?  Mac applications avoid DLL hell by creating an  
>> application  bundle that is really a directory structure that  
>> includes the  application, the resources, and the shared libraries  
>> used by the  application.   My understanding is that the  
>> install_name_tool  essentially modifies the RPATH of the  
>> distributed application so that  it looks for the shared libraries  
>> in the bundle rather than some  random location.   I have a script  
>> that I run to make this all work,  but it has to be modified as  
>> libraries change.  Or, if I somehow  forget to run this step the  
>> whole distribution is bad.   Does CPack  help with this?
>
> Look at the SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES command documentation:
>
>   cmake --help-command SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES
>
> In CMake 2.4 there is an INSTALL_NAME_DIR property that you can use  
> to control the install_name of the installed library or executable.
>
> -Brad

So this is actually part of the make install process then, right?    
Are there any examples anywhere?   I'd even be willing to write it up  
in the wiki ;-)

      Karl