2016-03-09 19:50 GMT+01:00 Winfried <winku...@arcor.de>: > Yes, when using 'bin' instead of '/usr/bin' ( with PROGRAMS and without > RUNTIME) it works. > > But nevertheless it's a bit sad because I used the absolute paths with > consideration for two reasons: > > 1. As I mentioned it's a Qt/KDE program (still version 3 at the moment). > Depending on the target distro the application shall be stored at the usual > place for that distribution (SuSE: /opt/kde3, Debian/Ubuntu: /usr/local, > ...) But those compilers and their shell scripts have nothing to do with > Qt/KDE stuff and should normally be installed at /usr/bin regardless where > the other binaries go to. >
I do not get your point? If you build an installer (using CPack) which has relative path in it (./bin) or is relocatable (.rpm or .deb) then you may perfectly chose the prefix **at install time** be it /opt/kde3 or /usr or /opt .... > 2. I planned to make possible a second LOCAL install for development > purposes parallel to the system installation. For such a local installation > the installer shall be able to flexibly decide where to install the > application data by setting an environment variable. > Precisely, you need a relocatable installer. Building an installer using relative install path makes it easier to build a relocatable installer. E.g. CPack RPM may perfectly handle absolute install path like files put in /etc/ but then the whole package will be relocatable but the absolutely installed file. For RPM see rpm --prefix or --relocate > > Im not sure if this is possible if absolute paths are not usable. > This is possible indeed, you should build relocatable package with CPack. > > Missing documentation: > The variant 'install( PROGRAMS ...)' is not yet documented at > 'https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.4/command/install.html'. > Could someone from Kitware please add it? > The documentation for install(PROGRAMS is documented in the same paragraph as install(FILES... see: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.4/command/install.html#installing-files "The PROGRAMS form is identical to the FILES form except that the default permissions for the installed file also include OWNER ...." > > Btw, please also add a sentence like "Following C-tradition the first > position in a string is '0' " to the documentation of 'FIND'. > > J. Caleb Wherry wrote > > To Eric's point: your destination for these files should probably be > "bin" > > and not "/usr/bin". That way from CPack you can set the " > > CPACK_INSTALL_PREFIX" to point to the actual place you want to install > > your > > project. > > > > But everything still comes down to this: if your above prefix is "/usr" > > then someone needs write access to that directory. Typically on unix with > > makefiles the install step is run with "sudo" so that it can write to > that > > location. If you are doing an actual install to the system, then you have > > to run it with sudo (or give you current user elevated permissions). > > > > -Caleb > > > > On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Winfried < > > > winkus4u@ > > > > wrote: > > > >> Hi J Decker, > >> > >> sorry I've missed your answer, while I wrote mine. > >> > >> Now I used install( PROGRAMS ... instead of FILES > >> but I can't see any difference in the output. The error message is > >> exactly > >> the same as in my last reply. > >> To be sure that it is not a cache problem, I deleted the 'build' dir and > >> made a completely new build by: > >> cmake .. > >> make > >> make package > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> View this message in context: > >> > http://cmake.3232098.n2.nabble.com/Howto-install-executables-that-aren-t-targets-tp7592951p7592957.html > >> Sent from the CMake mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >> -- > >> > >> 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. 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