for such things I often include the sources in my tree and just 'add_subdirectory( "extra/restbed" )' it's cleaner to do a external project rule... which can download/checkout sources and then build those and the output is findable by other projects just by referencing the targets. https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/ExternalProject.html
On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 11:21 AM, Christofer Jennings <boz...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > How do you use a 3rd party dependency like restbed in a cmake build? > > Total nube here. First dive into CMake and haven't done C++ for a long > long time. So forgive my ignorance :) This could just as easily be an "I > forgot C++" as an "I don't know CMake"... > > I'm trying to use restbed. I've got it to compile and self test with > `cmake, `make install`, and `make test` as directed on the site: > https://github.com/Corvusoft/restbed#build > It makes a `distribution` folder with `include` and `library` sub-folders. > The `library` has .a and .so or .dylib files. The `include` folder just has > headers, and a `restbed` file with #includes in it. > > I'm using the example on the same page as starting point: > https://github.com/Corvusoft/restbed#example > > ... I could list out my failed attempts but I don't think it'd help. > Basically find_package doesn't find it, and other things I've tried don't > work. I'm digging around online but so far nothing seems to fit--which > makes me think it's something really really simple that I just don't > understand. > > Thanks! > -Chris > > > > > -- > > 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 > >
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