Hi Paul! I do not quite understand your comments.
- Are you referring to the SFML distribution model? I am aware that deliberately forcing my end-users to ship a FindModule script sucks and I was not trying to promote that. I just said that it happens. The part where you say „emphasize that is for upstream libraries not downstream users”. How can I create a FindModule script FOR an upstream? Upstream is done. It’s compiled. Who else could the target audience of a FindModule script be, other other than a downstream user? - How can CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH be considered desirable over the package registry? I compile something, install and, register it, done. Fire and forget. I don’t think that either specifying toolchain files or specifying CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH are better than simply specifying… nothing? Sorry if I am lost in translation, I’m just trying to understand. Cheers, Máté Feladó: paul Elküldve: 2017. szeptember 20., szerda 23:46 Címzett: Nagy-Egri Máté Ferenc; Cmake Mailing List Tárgy: Re: [CMake] CMake tutorial on Github This looks good, a couple of comments: - A common misconception for libraries is to generate a Find module for downstream users. You don't suggest that in the tutorial, but in the section "Shipping Find Module scripts" it would be a good idea to emphasize that is for upstream libraries not downstream users. - It should mention `CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH` as a way to tell cmake where dependencies are installed, and really should be preferred over modifying a global "registry". On Wed, 2017-09-20 at 16:36 +0200, Nagy-Egri Máté Ferenc via CMake wrote: > Hi fellow CMakers! > > As part of a university course and an attempt to safeguard my time against > all the one-to-one CMake tutorials I have held thus far, I have created a > free CMake tutorial available here. It is fairly basic, in its current form > is more or less just a jump-start guide. I wanted to maintain a consistent > and modern style of scripting keeping up to date with the latest features. > > If you like it and have collegues that need the first push, feel free to > point them in this direction. If you feel like contributing, or simply have > ideas which directions to take next, I am open to both suggestions and PRs. > I am aware that raw Github is not the best platform for such a writing, but > it was immensely simple to fire up, I need not worry about hosting, and > collaborating on the material is a breeze. > > Do keep in mind it is an unofficial tutorial and reflects MY understanding > of CMake, not those of its day to day developers. (I have looked at the > codebase on one occasion when I wanted to implement a feature, but it > would’ve required a complete overhaul of the makefile generators which I did > not have the capacity to do. If I’ll have the time, I’ll continue working on > it, some lessons are referred to that are currently non-existent. I do > intend on writing them sometime. > > Cheers, > Máté > > -- > > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.o > rg/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/opensourc > e/opensource.html > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake
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