Looking at CMake source for this, CMakeGenericSystem.cmake;
# Choose a default install prefix for this platform.
if(CMAKE_HOST_UNIX)
set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "/usr/local"
CACHE PATH "Install path prefix, prepended onto install directories.")
else()
GetDefaultWindowsPrefixBase(CMAKE_GENERIC_PROGRAM_FILES)
set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX
"${CMAKE_GENERIC_PROGRAM_FILES}/${PROJECT_NAME}"
CACHE PATH "Install path prefix, prepended onto install directories.")
set(CMAKE_GENERIC_PROGRAM_FILES)
endif()
So maybe I need to fix HDF CMakeLists to just append the HDF folder:
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Set Install folder value
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
if (CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT)
if (CMAKE_HOST_UNIX)
set (CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX
"${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/HDF_Group/${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}/${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}"
CACHE PATH "Install path prefix, prepended onto install directories."
FORCE)
else (CMAKE_HOST_UNIX)
GetDefaultWindowsPrefixBase(CMAKE_GENERIC_PROGRAM_FILES)
set (CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX
"${CMAKE_GENERIC_PROGRAM_FILES}/HDF_Group/${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}/${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}"
CACHE PATH "Install path prefix, prepended onto install directories."
FORCE)
set (CMAKE_GENERIC_PROGRAM_FILES)
endif (CMAKE_HOST_UNIX)
endif (CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT)
Therefore unless the user sets CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX, the HDF default on unix
would be:
/usr/local/HDF_Group/HDF5/1.8.13.
Comments?
Allen
On Tuesday, April 22, 2014 09:45:27 AM Michael Jackson wrote:
> I agree that we can not please everyone but some defaults are just "better"
> than others. For UNIX systems I think it is pretty "rare" or at least
> non-standard to place installed products at the "/" level so having
> /HDFGroup goes against this "norm" that most developers are expecting.
>
> I don't see a problem with setting the CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX on the first run
> (or any subsequent run) of CMake to the users default.
>
> cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/Some/Path/To/HDF5 ../
>
> isn't really any different than a ./configure --install …. line so lets
> just leave it as the CMake default value of /usr/local/ for Unix systems.
>
> Thanks for the help
> Mike Jackson
>
> On Apr 22, 2014, at 9:24 AM, Allen Byrne <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Mike,
> >
> > I hope to get Frameworks support working some time soon, but I can
> >
> > understand your point.
> >
> > The trouble with this is that no one is happy. I had the default and
> > someone complained so I tried a HDF default.
> >
> > I will just go with the default CMake one and leave CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX
> > alone.
> >
> > Allen
> >
> > On Tuesday, April 22, 2014 08:47:37 AM Michael Jackson wrote:
> >> I just tried the pre1 and the CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX is by default set to
> >> /HDF_Group/HDF5/1.8.13 which is pretty non standard for OS X. I am not
> >> sure
> >> what the intent was but maybe leaving the default of /usr/local/ is the
> >> better choice. /Frameworks _might_ be appropriate if frameworks were
> >> actually being built but my vote would be to just leave it as the CMake
> >> default value.
> >>
> >> Thoughts?
> >> ---
> >> Mike Jackson www.bluequartz.net
> >>
> >>
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