Hello, A variant of the software generation process is described as "superbuild".
Example: https://cmake.org/Wiki/ParaView/Superbuild This article mentions the version "2.8.8" as a software dependency for the tool "CMake". It refers also to the article "Building External Projects with CMake 2.8" which mentions the version number "2.6.4". http://www.kitware.com/media/html/BuildingExternalProjectsWithCMake2.8.html How far can the support for this build approach be also achieved by older revisions? I guess that there is some software evolution involved around a command like "ExternalProject_Add". https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.4/module/ExternalProject.html * Does this command need to download anything at the beginning? * Will such a command also work if a needed software component is stored together with files in a repository for the main project? * Would you like to switch between a loadable variant and the bundled revision by a configuration option? Are there any more software development challenges to consider as further clarification requests might indicate? * 2015-04-05: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29460893/using-cmake-with-externalproject-add * 2013-07-03: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17446981/cmake-externalproject-add-and-findpackage Regards, Markus -- 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://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake
