Hi, I want to install (on UNIX-like systems) a collection of open source packages which use cmake as the build tool, but I need the installation to be performed in a local directory (inside my home directory), and I wish convenient updating to new versions of the packages.
I didn't arrive to a convincing solution, so any advice will be welcome. Here are my thoughts: The trivial solution is of course to directly install to a non-root prefix when invoking cmake, but, however, this isn't well suited for updating a previous installation of the packages (building and installing a new version will only overwrite files that have the same name, but it will keep old files that no longer exist in the new version, cluttering the local installation directory with no longer needed and mismatched files). A possibility would be to keep a copy of install_manifest.txt whenever I install a package, and remembering to always run 'xargs rm < install_manifest.txt' before installing a different version of a previously installed package. But keeping the install_manifest.txt of each installed package (and using it before updating a package) looks like a too-manual task, candidate to some kind of automation. Another (perhaps wiser) possibility would be to use cpack for creating either a RPM or DEB, and then use the corresponding package manager to install the package. But this has problems too: most package managers assume a / root installation directory. Also, I use several OSs: OSX, Linux, and some BSDs, and I'm not sure that either the RPM nor the DEB pkg managers will work flawlessly across all the OSs I use. What would you recommend here? Thanks a lot! -- 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
