[CMake] Yet another install() vs. exclude_from_all thread

[Michael Wild]

On 28. Apr, 2010, at 14:14 , Michael Hertling wrote:

> On 04/27/2010 04:53 PM, Daniel Hornung wrote:
>> On 2010-04-27 14:42, Michael Hertling wrote:
>>> Are you sure this behaviour isn't the expected one?
>>> 
>>> "make install" w.r.t. targets means:
>>> 
>>> 1) Build any target that "install" depends on, especially "all",
>>>   but right not the excluded-from-all targets, and afterwards,
>>> 2) install any target which is scheduled for installation by
>>>   INSTALL(TARGET ...) *and* already built; see "OPTIONAL".
>> 
>> Hmm, you're right indeed :)
>> 
>> So it was mainly me wishing for another make syntax ;)  Maybe I should look into
>> components...
> 
> Yes, perhaps, components suit your needs better, but note: They do not
> result in targets which can be triggered on the command line directly;
> thus, you must use "cmake -D COMPONENT=... -P cmake_install.cmake" to
> install, or define appropriate installation targets by yourself. In
> either case, "make install" still does everything.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Michael

Which is solved by this patch: http://cmake.org/Bug/view.php?id=10531

Michael Wild