[CMake] Loop expansion in find_library() seems backwards

2010-09-08 Thread Philip Lowman
Let's say I have many different potential names for a library and the following filesystem /usr/lib/libnspr4.so ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/libnspr4a.so find_library(TEST_LIBRARY NAMES nspr4 nspr4a HINTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ) I'm somewhat surprised that the following code finds

Re: [CMake] Loop expansion in find_library() seems backwards

2010-09-08 Thread Michael Wild
On 8. Sep, 2010, at 8:25 , Philip Lowman wrote: Let's say I have many different potential names for a library and the following filesystem /usr/lib/libnspr4.so ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/libnspr4a.so find_library(TEST_LIBRARY NAMES nspr4 nspr4a HINTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}

Re: [CMake] Loop expansion in find_library() seems backwards

2010-09-08 Thread Philip Lowman
Wow, that's pretty bad. I even replied to one of those threads. Sorry for the noise. The official bug post for this issue is here: http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=10718 I agree with Alan Irwin that it will continue to haunt users well into the future. On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 2:38 AM,

Re: [CMake] Loop expansion in find_library() seems backwards

2010-09-08 Thread Michael Hertling
On 09/08/2010 08:38 AM, Michael Wild wrote: On 8. Sep, 2010, at 8:25 , Philip Lowman wrote: Let's say I have many different potential names for a library and the following filesystem /usr/lib/libnspr4.so ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/libnspr4a.so find_library(TEST_LIBRARY NAMES nspr4

Re: [CMake] Loop expansion in find_library() seems backwards

2010-09-08 Thread Philip Lowman
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Michael Hertling mhertl...@online.dewrote: ...which shows that 10718 is still alive. ;-) Hi Philip, what's your opinion on this topic, in particular - swapping loops and the required effort, the related risks and the expected results, I'd like to know if