Hi Rob, Do address the use case you described, I usually explicitly set the path the library when built as an external project and rely only on the find_* command for the use_system case.
See https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/blob/c5a39acf7af28ba82cc0097c84d1ebda89cce3b4/SuperBuild/External_teem.cmake#L13-16 Hth Jc On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 12:51 PM, Rob McDonald <[email protected]>wrote: > 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. > > -- > > 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. For more > information on each offering, please visit: > > CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html > CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html > CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake > -- +1 919 869 8849
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