[CMake] CMake 2.6.0 Beta ready for testing!

[David Thulson]

I tried the OSX Universal dmg and the install process appears to have
gone badly.  I already have cmake 2.4.8 installed so that appears to
have caused at least some issues.  The 2.6 installer asked me where I
wanted it to put the command-line links and I used the default
"/usr/bin/".  The first time, it appeared to do nothing because when I
ran "cmake --version" it said something like "2.4 patch 8" (I don't
remember exactly, but not 2.6).  I manually removed the cmake files
from /usr/bin/ and reran the installer.  Now it appears to have
recreated the files, but when I run "cmake --version" (or "cmake
--help") I get this:

$ cmake --version
CMake Error: Could not find CMAKE_ROOT !!!
CMake has most likely not been installed correctly.
Modules directory not found in
/usr/bin
Bus error

Any ideas?  Is there a problem with my cmake 2.4.8 conflicting?  How
do I remove 2.4.8 and my messed up 2.6 so I can try again?

Also, while I only recently switched to a Mac, it does not appear to
be common that you create a subdirectory in Applications by default.
It seems like it would be nice if the cmake-gui application bundle was
just directly in Applications.  That isn't a big deal, just a thought.

David Thulson


On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 1:26 PM, Bill Hoffman <bill.hoffman at kitware.com> wrote:
> I am happy to announce that CMake 2.6.0 has entered the beta stage! You
>  can find the source and binaries here: http://www.cmake.org/files/v2.6/.
>
>  I am sure I am leaving something out, but here is the list of changes
>  that I came up with.  (If you notice something missing please let me
>  know and I will add it to the official release when 2.6.0 is finalized.)
>
>  Changes in CMake 2.6.0
>
>  - Documentation for all variables
>  - Direct CDash submit support
>  - Bullseye coverage support
>  - Use full paths for linking to libraries on all platforms. No longer
>    separate into -L and -l.
>  - Enhance the install command
>  - export command and ability to have imported targets
>  - CPack support for rpm and deb
>  - Cross compile support
>  - Introduction of the cmake_policy command
>  - Much better Fortran support
>  - Lots of bug fixes  ( and most likely a few new bugs... :)  )
>
>  Please try this version of CMake on your projects and report any issues
>  to the list or the bug tracker ( I have added a CMake-2-6 version ).
>  The biggest change by far is the new new cmake policies.  For more
>  information about policies see http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_Policies.
>
>  Happy, building!
>
>  -Bill
>
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