Hi Sachi! Could you paste a minimal CMakeLists.txt file that demonstrate the problem, along with details about your OS version and how did you install GSL?
Thanks! On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 7:55 PM Raymond Wan <rwan.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Sachi and everyone, > > Sorry, I didn't realise her original message wasn't CC'ed to the list. > Please keep replies to the list, Sachi, unless there's a good reason > you shouldn't. It will also allow someone to jump in if I've said > something incorrectly about your problem. > > Ray > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Raymond Wan <rwan.w...@gmail.com> > Date: Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 12:52 AM > Subject: Re: [CMake] Linking GSL to cmake using command line > To: Sachithra Weerasooriya <sachi...@gmail.com> > > > Hi Sachi, > > Then, to be frank, it's not something that CMake's users can help you > with. It's (most probably) how the developer is using CMake to look > for GSL and you should be contacting him/her. Generally, the end user > of program X shouldn't have to learn about CMake. (Of course, no one > is stopping you from learning.) The developer should be trying to fix > it, unless you happen to already be an expert on CMake. > > If the developer isn't very responsive to your query, then that's a > separate issue, that's also not related to CMake... S/he might be > happy to hear from you since it's a bug report and it can only make > program X better...I think? > > Ray > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 12:38 AM Sachithra Weerasooriya > <sachi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Ray! > > Thank you for your prompt reply! I appreciate it. Actually I am trying > to install a package that uses cmake. Although GSL is installed in my > machine, cmake can’t find the GSL directory. > > > > Best regards, > > Sachi > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Sep 24, 2019, at 11:28 AM, Raymond Wan <rwan.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Sachi, > > > > > > Unfortunately, the short answer is "no". I think you misunderstand > > > what CMake is. One way to summarise it is that it allows developers > > > of programs to describe/explain how to compile and link software. For > > > example, suppose there is a program X and it uses the GSL library. A > > > programmer might use CMake to explain how GSL can link with X on Mac, > > > Linux, etc. -- across various platforms. This will make it easier for > > > the end user. > > > > > > If you are an end user (i.e., you didn't make the program X), then you > > > need CMake isn't for you. I'm afraid you might have to read the GSL > > > documentation for Mac, instead. If you are the developer of X, then > > > you might want to go through the various CMake tutorials and give it a > > > try -- then, if you're still stuck, post what you got so far so that > > > someone can help you. > > > > > > Based on what you've asked, my guess is that CMake isn't what you > > > should be looking into. > > > > > > Ray > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 12:22 AM Sachithra Weerasooriya > > > <sachi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > >> Hi CMake community! > > >> I am having trouble linking GSL to cmake using command line. I am > using a Mac. Can someone please help me? > > >> > > >> Thank you! > > >> Best regards, > > >> Sachi > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> > > >> 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: > > >> https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake > -- > > 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: > https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake >
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