> The find modules use find_* commands, and those use CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH.
Not always, some people sometimes feel like doing it by hand from scratch with if(EXISTS ...). Sadly. On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 5:49 PM, Brad King <brad.k...@kitware.com> wrote: > On 08/29/2017 11:33 AM, David Cole wrote: > > That's correct: > > > > find modules do what they want, and most do not pay attention to > > CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH. > > CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH *is* used by find modules. > > The find modules use find_* commands, and those use CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH. > See the documentation of find_library, find_path, etc. for details. > Each command searches an appropriate `<prefix>/<dir>` where `<dir>` > is based on the kind of command doing the searching. > > -Brad > -- > > 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: > http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers >
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