When I search for a given library, specifying multiple possible names and
multiple hints for paths...
FIND_LIBRARY( FINDME_LIB
NAMES name1 name2 name3
HINTS path1 path2 path3
DOC "Library to find")
CMake seems to have a preference for name1, and it first searches all HINTS
for name1. If it doesn't find name1, it moves to name2 and then searches
all HINTS for name2, etc.
I would prefer to have a preference for path1, no matter the name. Try for
all names in path1, then move to path2, etc.
Is there a way to toggle this behavior?
Rob
Background... Basically, I am using ExternalProject_Add to build a
library. However, to make it possible to use the system-library instead,
this is optional. I use a FindThelib.cmake so the main project works
seamlessly either way.
I'm targeting the case where a version of this library is installed on the
system, but I want to use my own copy.
The name of the library depends on build options and platform, so
controlling on the name is a little fragile. However, I have explicitly
built it in a known directory, so having preference for the known directory
is desirable.
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