With respect to fixing 10718, *if* we fix it (and that's a big *if* because it's a sweeping change in behavior with largely unpredictable real world consequences), I suggest that we: - have both loops in CMake, - and that the default behavior remains the same as it is now, - and that we activate the new behavior by adding new keyword arguments: perhaps NAMES_FIRST and PATHS_FIRST
That way, stuff stays the same as it is now unless a "finder" activates it explicitly in *new* CMake code. I'm going to add this as a note to 10718, and a pointer to this whole thread if there's not already one there. Thanks, David Cole On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 4:36 AM, Michael Wild <them...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 22. Jul, 2010, at 10:17 , Marcel Loose wrote: > [...] > > > > Hi Michael and others, > > > > I mostly agree with what your saying. However, IMHO, you refer to a > > "perfect world" situation, where all Find modules properly use VERSION > > to specify a version number and do not abuse NAMES for that. > > > > I know that the current discussion focuses on FindPython; hence the > > subject ;-). However, in the "real world" quite a number of other Find > > scripts are shipped as part of the CMake distribution that don't follow > > this "perfect" scheme either. > > > > So the real question should be, I guess: Should CMake be fixed by > > swapping the paths and names loops in the FindXXX() functions (issue > > 10718)? Or should all abusing Find scripts be fixed? > > > > Best regards, > > Marcel Loose. > > My question is more fundamental: > > How do I find the most recent version? Because that is why NAMES is being > "abused" in the first place. > > Michael > > _______________________________________________ > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake >
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