[vtk-developers] VTK ExternalData default object store

[Brad King]

On 05/21/2013 11:25 AM, Robert Maynard wrote:
> If we do move to some CMake variable, I believe that the name
> ExternalData_OBJECT_STORES is a bad choice as it doesn't express what
> project or purpose it has unless you are already understand CMake
> packages and how VTK stores testing data.
> 
> I purpose a name similar to: VTK_TESTING_DATA_STORAGE which is clear
> to all people on what the intended purpose is.

The ExternalData_OBJECT_STORES option comes from the CMake ExternalData
module.  It is not specific to any one project like VTK.  The content
stored in the named location(s) is content-addressed and therefore can
never have conflicts across projects.  It can even share copies of
identical data used by multiple projects.

-Brad