[sldev] Re: CMake 2.4.8 vs 2.6 (Re: Missing cares, apr in Mac build)

[Aimee Walton]

On Jul 18, 2008, at 20:21, Bill Hoffman wrote:

> Aimee Walton wrote:
>> On Jul 18, 2008, at 18:51, Rob Lanphier wrote:
>>>
>>> Does anyone know if there a fundamental incompatibility between  
>>> CMake 2.4.8 and 2.6, or is CMake 2.6 support something that can  
>>> be made to work without too much hassle?  This seems like a FAQ  
>>> in the making.
>> This is the problem ...
>> aimee$ ./cmake --help-policy CMP0003
>> cmake version 2.6-patch 0
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>> ---------   CMP0003
>>        Libraries linked via full path no longer produce linker search
>
>
> Sure, that is a warning, does the build still work?

Sorry, not my most useful reply ever, I'll blame lack of sleep.

We have
      target_link_libraries(myexe /path/to/foo)

Which is working on 2.4 as it splits to give -lfoo

However on 2.6 it breaks the build, as it uses /path/to/foo when it  
really needs /path/to/libfoo.a

AImee.