Is it not feasible to just let the build system do whatever it is going to and use "chrpath" or "patchelf" to change the rpath after-the-fact?
On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 11:48 AM DIXON, MARK C. <mark.c.di...@durham.ac.uk> wrote: > On Wed, 9 Oct 2019, Craig Scott wrote: > ... > >>> Is there a way to reliably add to, or at least override, the > developer's > >>> rpath in any cmake-built software? > >> > >> Short of editing the build system scripts? I doubt... > > > > The CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH variable is used to initialise the INSTALL_RPATH > > property of a target when that target is created. If you are pulling in > > these other projects via add_subdirectory() rather than building them > > standalone, you could modify the INSTALL_RPATH property of the targets > you > > want to change from within your own top level project after > > add_subdirectory() returns. > ... > > Thanks for this. My knowledge of cmake is pretty poor - I assume it uses > the same definition of target as make. So you're saying I'd need to know > the project's interesting targets first. > > My choices are: maintain a patch to the software's build system files or > maintain a patch to encaspulate the software's build system files and > drive with a config file. Right? > > Thanks, > > Mark > -- > > 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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