[CMake] is ccmake reliable?

[Atwood, Robert (DLSLtd,RAL,DIA)]

Thanks also , that's what I want to do as well! 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: cmake-bounces at cmake.org [mailto:cmake-bounces at cmake.org] On Behalf
Of James C. Sutherland
Sent: 16 September 2009 00:34
To: CMake List
Subject: Re: [CMake] is ccmake reliable?


On Sep 15, 2009, at 2:47 PM, Tyler Roscoe wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 02:20:35PM -0600, James C. Sutherland wrote:
>>>>> set( CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX
>>>>> ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
>>>>> CACHE PATH "installation path"
>>>>> )
>>>> This doesn't work - I assume that this is because 
>>>> CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX is a special (internally defined) variable?  
>>>> When I run ccmake and configure, the value remains as /usr/local.
>
> I guess its intended use is for something like this:
>
> if (CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT)
>    set (CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "myPrefix" CACHE FORCE ...) endif ()
>

if(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT)
   set (CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
     CACHE PATH "" FORCE
     )
endif()

This did what I want.  It sets the default value for what I want, and
allows the user to reset it when running ccmake.

Thanks for the tips!

James
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