2007/11/30, Stephen Collyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Eric Noulard wrote: > > > If you use VisualStudio on Win32 and you want to use the > > INSTALL target to install your software from VisualStudio > > you may add to your top level CMakeLists.txt > > > > IF (WIN32) > > SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})/install/win32") > > ENDIF(WIN32) > > I don't understand this part. Doesn't this make the win32 > installation dependent upon an absolute path again ?
Yes and No it depends on the CPack generator used I think NSIS Generator does not use CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX at all since NSIS offers you the choice when you run the installer. Howevere, I am a poor and relunctant (sometimes forced) Windows user so my advice concerning windows related usage may well be stupid :=) > > Using this scheme you should be able to create a package with CPack > > which does not contains your absolute path. > > On Win32 if you use NSIS CPack generator you will be prompt > > by the NSIS installer to chose the prefix before the installation. > > > > On Linux you'll depending on the generator used (tgz, RPM, DEB) > > you'll get a binary package containing: > > > > For RPM and DEB > > ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin > > ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib > > > > For TGZ > > <some-prefix-using-system-name>/bin > > <some-prefix-using-system-name>/lib > > > > the default value of CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX on linux is "/usr/local" > > but you may change this with a SET if you need that. > > I'm not sure what you mean by "change this with a SET" - once I've > build the packages, I can't change anything at all, can I ? No you can't that's right (unless the CPack generator authorize it like NSIS) You may change it at CMake time either using cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=... or SET(MAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "...") in the CMakeLists.txt What I meant was may be the default value "/usr/local" is not the good choice for you and you'll have to change it. > > The short advice is DOT NOT USE absolute path in INSTALL commands > > unless you __REALLY__ want to have absolute path INSTALL. > > Right. Thanks for the help. Which CPack generator will you use? NSIS, TGZ, ZIP, RPM, DEB ? Are you using CMake CVS or CMake 2.4.x ? -- Erk _______________________________________________ CMake mailing list CMake@cmake.org http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake