Hi Puneet, you are right: the --help option of CMake does not display any PLplot-specific information (that is: it does not read it from the CMakeLists.txt file). Perhaps we ought to add that. (And of course, some more illustrative examples of building PLplot ;)).
Regards, Arjen On 2010-06-30 15:18, P Kishor wrote: > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 7:58 AM, Arjen Markus <arjen.mar...@deltares.nl> > wrote: >> Hello Puneet, >> >> On 2010-06-30 14:43, P Kishor wrote: >>> On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 7:35 AM, Marius Schamschula >>> <mschamsch...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Puneet, >>>> >>>> Here are my cmake arguments under Mac OS X 10.6.4: >>>> >>>> -DPLD_aqt=OFF -DENABLE_java=OFF -DPLD_wxwidgets=OFF -DWITH_FREETYPE=ON >>>> -DPL_FREETYPE_FONT_PATH=/usr/local/share/fonts/default/TrueType >>>> -DFREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR=/usr/local/include/freetype2 >>>> -DFREETYPE_LIBRARY=/usr/local/lib/libfreetype.dylib >>>> -DPKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/bin/pkg-config -DENABLE_octave=OFF >>>> >>> Thanks. This is great. I will try out the above right away. One >>> question -- does the above invocation imply that everything that is >>> *not* off above, will automatically be on? >>> >>>> cmake really needs an equivalent of ./configure --help to show all >>>> options. Nothing beats proper documentation... >>> Well, there is a cmake --help, but it doesn't show any of the options >>> (at least, what I would call relevant options). >>> >>> I wonder why cmake was chosen and not configure. >>> >> We used to use autotools, but that turned out to create quite a few >> maintenance issues, especially on Windows. CMake may not be ideal, >> but it has turned out to be a very good solution for building PLplot >> on all the platforms we support. >> >> What options would you call relevant? > > > In my specific case, since I want to build png, gif and jpeg output > enabled, I would call the options that enabled these devices to be > relevant. > > >> Do w need to fill in gaps >> in the documentation? (I do not mean it ironically, we developers >> are too close to the project to see most of the gaps and we need >> people like you to point them out, so please provide us with some >> more details) >> > > I appreciate that Arjen. My suggestion would be to show all the > options available right there when the user types 'cmake --help' > > RIght now, I get > > % cmake help > cmake version 2.6-patch 2 > Usage > > cmake [options] <path-to-source> > cmake [options] <path-to-existing-build> > > Options > -C <initial-cache> = Pre-load a script to populate the cache. > -D <var>:<type>=<value> = Create a cmake cache entry. > .. > > But, not the options right there. Then, I have to go to > http://www.miscdebris.net/plplot_wiki/index.php?title=CMake_options_for_PLplot > to see the list of the options. Even > http://www.miscdebris.net/plplot_wiki/index.php?title=Building_PLplot > doesn't really show an example. Please remember as a developer, for us > users, nothing speaks better than an example. Any example, but even > one example with a sufficient balance of complexity and ease is worth > way more than copious documentation. > > In any case, my problem is slightly different. I am actually able to > see all the options and turn them on and off via ccmake. However, > those options don't seem to stick. Once I "generate" the configuration > script, even with explicitly having turned PNG ON, the darn thing > reverts to OFF. > > I am going to remove all traces of PLplot from my computer, and then > try fresh once more. Maybe there is something in some cache that is > causing this. Maybe there is some other conflicting option that turns > off PNG. I will try again. Maybe I will hit lucky this time. > > Many thanks for your input. > > > By the way, an unrelated question -- when plplot has a rather lovely > plplot.org domain already registered, why is the plplot wiki under > miscdebris.net? > > > >> Regards, >> >> Arjen >> > > > > DISCLAIMER: This message is intended exclusively for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately and destroy this message. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. The foundation 'Stichting Deltares', which has its seat at Delft, The Netherlands, Commercial Registration Number 41146461, is not liable in any way whatsoever for consequences and/or damages resulting from the improper, incomplete and untimely dispatch, receipt and/or content of this e-mail. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first _______________________________________________ Plplot-general mailing list Plplot-general@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plplot-general
