Thanks I'm getting close now. However, for the two sub projects, there doesn’t seem to be a way to run the make stage with -j 6 or any make options.
Am I missing something? I see how to set CMAKE_ARGS but no MAKE_ARGS Scott -----Original Message----- From: Nicholas Braden [mailto:nicholas11bra...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 6:14 PM To: Scott Aron Bloom Cc: cmake@cmake.org Subject: Re: [CMake] Two phase install? Sure, here are a couple of my own projects: https://github.com/LB--/events/blob/e3215d84644c67848b6d716d308e66c6f186b84e/CMakeLists.txt#L26-L29 https://github.com/LB--/simple-platformer/blob/5b8541354109137798d648bc9d8fe164137de9ab/CMakeLists.txt#L63-L67 On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 8:11 PM, Scott Aron Bloom <sc...@towel42.com> wrote: > Ok.. Do you have an example somewhere ? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nicholas Braden [mailto:nicholas11bra...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 6:11 PM > To: Scott Aron Bloom > Cc: Alan W. Irwin; cmake@cmake.org > Subject: Re: [CMake] Two phase install? > > Both projects should be built via ExternalProject within a superproject, this > way you can use the DEPENDS arguments to guarantee build order. > > On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 8:08 PM, Scott Aron Bloom <sc...@towel42.com> wrote: >> Do you have apointer to an example of using the external_project. >> >> I have split the projects up, and install the first one.. But I cant >> seem to get the external project on the downstream cmake run to >> properly depend that the previous one was run >> >> Scott >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: CMake [mailto:cmake-boun...@cmake.org] On Behalf Of Scott Aron >> Bloom >> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 2:50 PM >> To: Alan W. Irwin >> Cc: cmake@cmake.org >> Subject: Re: [CMake] Two phase install? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Alan W. Irwin [mailto:ir...@beluga.phys.uvic.ca] >> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 2:48 PM >> To: Scott Aron Bloom >> Cc: cmake@cmake.org >> Subject: Re: [CMake] Two phase install? >> >> On 2016-03-23 20:25-0000 Scott Aron Bloom wrote: >> >>> Here is my problem. >>> >>> The project I have creates an application, that is needed to build the rest >>> of the project. >>> >>> To imagine it, imagine the application is a custom yacc/lex based parser >>> that reads in a file and generates an output file. >>> >>> In order for the application to run correctly, it needs an install step. >>> However, the results of the application, are part of the final install. >>> >>> Is there anyway to say "build this, and create its install area" and >>> afterwards run the rest of the requirements for install? >> >> Yes. I suggest you build and install your application and the rest of your >> project as two separate CMake projects with a common install-tree prefix. >> >> Of course, you could stop there with two completely independent projects >> that you (and your users) learn to build and install in the correct order. >> However, CMake allows you to organize such multiple builds and installs with >> ExternalProject_Add. I like and use that a lot for large numbers of >> different projects that depend on each other, and you might also find it >> useful for your case of just two independent projects. >> >> Alan >> ============ >> >> Thanks, the ExternalProject_Add is exactly what I needed a hint towards!!! >> >> >> >> -- >> >> 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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