Thanks for your quick answer Andreas! 2009/1/6 Andreas Pakulat <ap...@gmx.de>: > On 06.01.09 10:55:19, Clement SOMMELET wrote: >> Hi, I try the following to install an imported dll: >> >> ADD_LIBRARY(Foo SHARED IMPORTED) >> SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(Foo PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION >> "C:/FooLocation/Foo.dll") >> INSTALL(TARGETS Foo RUNTIME DESTINATION bin) >> >> and I get the following error: >> >> install TARGETS given target "Foo" which does not exist in this directory >> >> When looking into the cmake source code, it seems that INSTALL(TARGETS >> ...) does not look for imported targets (it uses >> cmMakefile::FindTarget and not cmMakefile::FindTargetToUse). >> >> Is it the expected behaviour? > > IMHO yes, the exporting and importing is geared towards using an already > installed target. So there's no need to install it again.
Indeed, it sounds logical. >> If yes what is the prefered way to >> include an imported DLL in an install? A typical use case is when >> importing a library built using cmake and the INSTALL(EXPORT ...) >> command (generated cmakes contain ADD_LIBRARY(xxx SHARED IMPORTED) >> commands) > > If somebody builds your project he'll need to install that external target > before. In that case installing it again is useless and just wastes > diskspace. I agree too. > So this would only be useful when using cpack to generate an installer for > your project (or zip package) and as such it should IMHO be handled somehow > by cpack. Maybe kitware didn't think of that yet, so you might want to file > a wishlist report in their bugtracker. I indeed mixed up installation and packaging. > Andreas > > -- > Don't relax! It's only your tension that's holding you together. > _______________________________________________ > CMake mailing list > CMake@cmake.org > http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake > _______________________________________________ CMake mailing list CMake@cmake.org http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
