2011/6/20 Ilja Golshtein <[email protected]> > Michael, > > the problem is I cannot make my project dependent on CMake 2.8 > since 2.8 does not exist in major server distros. > > That is why I am asking if it is impossible/possible/already_done to > backport ExternalProject to 2.6. > > Thanks. > > 20.06.2011, 13:39, "Michael Wild" <[email protected]>: > > On 06/20/2011 11:28 AM, Ilja Golshtein wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> is it possible to backport ExternalProject to 2.6? > >> Did anyone try successfully or unsuccessfully? > >> > >> Unfortunately 2.8 is not an option since it is not included even in > recent RHEL 6.0. > >> > >> Thanks. > > > > You can also download the 2.8 binaries from http://cmake.org, unpack > > them somewhere convenient and then include the bin/ directory in your > > PATH. Very simple, works on virtually all Linux systems and there's no > > need to compile anything (except for your own code, that is ;-)) > > > > Michael > > _______________________________________________ > > Powered by www.kitware.com > > > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > > > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > > http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake > > -- > Best regards, > Ilja Golshtein. > _______________________________________________ > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake >
It would be prohibitively difficult to use ExternalProject with cmake 2.6. It uses the "cmake --build" feature extensively, which is only in cmake 2.8. I'm sure you could do it, but it would be a fairly significant effort. We have no plans to do so. HTH, David
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