Mathieu Malaterre wrote:
> Just wanted to say : great job on the find_package interface !
Thanks!
> This is extremely convenient to use for package using cmake as build package.
> All I had to do is configure a *Config.cmake and a
> *ConfigVersion.cmake file. And then from the outside I can simply
> find_package(MyPackage HINTS $ENV{MyPackage_ROOT})
>
> -> No need to write a FindMyPackage.cmake
> -> *Congif.cmake files are auto-magically found
> -> Version is automatically taken into account.
> -> I can easily configure/build, thanks to a simple env var.
FYI, you don't actually need the HINTS option either.
Just set CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH in your environment to point
at the installation prefix (or even the build tree).
You can also set the env var MyPacakage_DIR and it will be used
automatically. I've just committed documentation and testing
for this old but previously un-advertised feature.
-Brad
Document and test find_package <pkg>_DIR env var
/cvsroot/CMake/CMake/Source/cmFindPackageCommand.cxx,v <--
Source/cmFindPackageCommand.cxx
new revision: 1.67; previous revision: 1.66
/cvsroot/CMake/CMake/Tests/FindPackageTest/CMakeLists.txt,v <--
Tests/FindPackageTest/CMakeLists.txt
new revision: 1.20; previous revision: 1.19
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