Re: [Boost-users] CMake thoughts

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] CMake thoughts
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-07 10:20:14

Andrew Sutton wrote:

>>
>> Ok, its not *the* way, but when working in x-platform development
>>> (win/mac/linux) and you just want to checkout the
>>> source tree and have everything "work" directly (and not worry about what
>>> packages to install to make the project compile), its the best way imho.
>>>
>>
>> I still don't agree, because you are intermingling separate modules, with
>> the consequence that you impose certain requirements on those modules (i.e.
>> you need them to build in a certain way, which is probably the reason for
>> your orgiginal post).
>>
>> Using find_package doesn't preclude you from doing a single checkout, and
>> have everything work. All you need to do is set the correct search path (
>> set (CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH <your_path>) ) before using find_package.
>> Additionally you have a script (you can use CMake for this, too) which
>> builds all your (external) modules in the right order.
>>
> 
> I think, but am not 100% on this, that the FindBoost.cmake included with
> CMake 2.6 will preempt the default search paths if you have BOOST_ROOT
> defined in your environment variable. I have no idea how it resolves
> binaries since bjam doesn't build them in an installation-like layout.

It looks in $BOOST_ROOT/stage/lib, where the libraries are placed by
no-option invocation of bjam, since 1.39.

BTW, it seems like this thread is becoming a general discussion of how
cmake is better integrated with external projects, and *really* should
be moved either to boost-cmake or even main cmake mailing list.

- Volodya