Am Dienstag, 7. August 2018, 14:48:26 CEST schrieb Randy Heiland: > Hmm, well if that's the case, how does one generate the HelloConfig.cmake > file?
The official documentation is here: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake-packages.7.html > Although, for my particular situation, my question about wanting to > generate a "Find" file still remains, I think. I have a library which is, > potentially, useful to several projects. I assume there's some sort of > "Find" template for any such lib, i.e., a project needs to be able to > locate a lib (static or dynamic) and headers, cross-platform. Im almost positively sure that you don't want a FindXYZ.cmake, but a XYZConfig.cmake file instead. These are the main differences between Find- module packages and config-file packages: Find-Module packages: - are written and maintained independently of the "consumed" project (usually because the project does not support CMake) - are usually shipped by the consuming project - are hard to get right (they have to deal with strange installations, or old versions of the software, etc.) Config-file packages: - are generated by the "consumed" project - are shipped by the consumed project - have tooling to ensure correctness For the consuming project, there's no visible difference between both (you call "find_package(XYZ)" and cmake uses whatever it finds. In principle, it's even possible to use both together (note: please don't). That said, the official documentation can be a bit overwhelming at first. You probably can write some kind of cmake-2.6-style Find-Module package in less time, but the time to do it "right" is worth your effort. Just start by reading the documentation and don't hesitate to ask when you hit a problem… Cheers, Johannes -- Powered by www.kitware.com Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more information on each offering, please visit: CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
