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author | Craig Scott <craig.scott@crascit.com> | 2024-04-19 07:20:28 (GMT) |
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committer | Craig Scott <craig.scott@crascit.com> | 2024-04-19 08:17:19 (GMT) |
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Help: Fix CMakePackageConfigHelpers typos, grammar and formatting
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diff --git a/Modules/CMakePackageConfigHelpers.cmake b/Modules/CMakePackageConfigHelpers.cmake index dfe1ec7..ba85689 100644 --- a/Modules/CMakePackageConfigHelpers.cmake +++ b/Modules/CMakePackageConfigHelpers.cmake @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ CMakePackageConfigHelpers ------------------------- -Helpers functions for creating config files that can be included by other +Helper functions for creating config files that can be included by other projects to find and use a package. Generating a Package Configuration File @@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ Generating a Package Configuration File ``configure_package_config_file()`` should be used instead of the plain :command:`configure_file()` command when creating the ``<PackageName>Config.cmake`` or ``<PackageName>-config.cmake`` file for installing a project or library. -It helps making the resulting package relocatable by avoiding hardcoded paths -in the installed ``Config.cmake`` file. +It helps make the resulting package relocatable by avoiding hardcoded paths +in the installed ``<PackageName>Config.cmake`` file. In a ``FooConfig.cmake`` file there may be code like this to make the install -destinations know to the using project: +destinations known to the using project: .. code-block:: cmake @@ -40,27 +40,25 @@ destinations know to the using project: #...logic to determine installedPrefix from the own location... set(FOO_CONFIG_DIR "${installedPrefix}/@CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR@" ) -All 4 options shown above are not sufficient, since the first 3 hardcode the -absolute directory locations, and the 4th case works only if the logic to +All four options shown above are not sufficient The first three hardcode the +absolute directory locations. The fourth case works only if the logic to determine the ``installedPrefix`` is correct, and if ``CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR`` contains a relative path, which in general cannot be guaranteed. This has the effect that the resulting ``FooConfig.cmake`` file would work poorly under -Windows and OSX, where users are used to choose the install location of a +Windows and macOS, where users are used to choosing the install location of a binary package at install time, independent from how :variable:`CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX` was set at build/cmake time. -Using ``configure_package_config_file`` helps. If used correctly, it makes +Using ``configure_package_config_file()`` helps. If used correctly, it makes the resulting ``FooConfig.cmake`` file relocatable. Usage: -1. write a ``FooConfig.cmake.in`` file as you are used to -2. insert a line containing only the string ``@PACKAGE_INIT@`` -3. instead of ``set(FOO_DIR "@SOME_INSTALL_DIR@")``, use +1. Write a ``FooConfig.cmake.in`` file as you are used to. +2. Insert a line at the top containing only the string ``@PACKAGE_INIT@``. +3. Instead of ``set(FOO_DIR "@SOME_INSTALL_DIR@")``, use ``set(FOO_DIR "@PACKAGE_SOME_INSTALL_DIR@")`` (this must be after the - ``@PACKAGE_INIT@`` line) -4. instead of using the normal :command:`configure_file()`, use - ``configure_package_config_file()`` - - + ``@PACKAGE_INIT@`` line). +4. Instead of using the normal :command:`configure_file()` command, use + ``configure_package_config_file()``. The ``<input>`` and ``<output>`` arguments are the input and output file, the same way as in :command:`configure_file()`. @@ -70,48 +68,47 @@ the ``FooConfig.cmake`` file will be installed to. This path can either be absolute, or relative to the ``INSTALL_PREFIX`` path. The variables ``<var1>`` to ``<varN>`` given as ``PATH_VARS`` are the -variables which contain install destinations. For each of them the macro will +variables which contain install destinations. For each of them, the macro will create a helper variable ``PACKAGE_<var...>``. These helper variables must be used in the ``FooConfig.cmake.in`` file for setting the installed location. -They are calculated by ``configure_package_config_file`` so that they are +They are calculated by ``configure_package_config_file()`` so that they are always relative to the installed location of the package. This works both for -relative and also for absolute locations. For absolute locations it works +relative and also for absolute locations. For absolute locations, it works only if the absolute location is a subdirectory of ``INSTALL_PREFIX``. .. versionadded:: 3.1 - If the ``INSTALL_PREFIX`` argument is passed, this is used as base path to + If the ``INSTALL_PREFIX`` argument is passed, this is used as the base path to calculate all the relative paths. The ``<path>`` argument must be an absolute path. If this argument is not passed, the :variable:`CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX` variable will be used instead. The default value is good when generating a - FooConfig.cmake file to use your package from the install tree. When - generating a FooConfig.cmake file to use your package from the build tree this - option should be used. + ``FooConfig.cmake`` file to use your package from the install tree. When + generating a ``FooConfig.cmake`` file to use your package from the build tree, + this option should be used. -By default ``configure_package_config_file`` also generates two helper macros, -``set_and_check()`` and ``check_required_components()`` into the +By default, ``configure_package_config_file()`` also generates two helper +macros, ``set_and_check()`` and ``check_required_components()``, into the ``FooConfig.cmake`` file. -``set_and_check()`` should be used instead of the normal ``set()`` command for -setting directories and file locations. Additionally to setting the variable -it also checks that the referenced file or directory actually exists and fails -with a ``FATAL_ERROR`` otherwise. This makes sure that the created +``set_and_check()`` should be used instead of the normal :command:`set` command +for setting directories and file locations. In addition to setting the +variable, it also checks that the referenced file or directory actually exists +and fails with a fatal error if it doesn't. This ensures that the generated ``FooConfig.cmake`` file does not contain wrong references. -When using the ``NO_SET_AND_CHECK_MACRO``, this macro is not generated -into the ``FooConfig.cmake`` file. +Add the ``NO_SET_AND_CHECK_MACRO`` option to prevent the generation of the +``set_and_check()`` macro in the ``FooConfig.cmake`` file. ``check_required_components(<PackageName>)`` should be called at the end of the ``FooConfig.cmake`` file. This macro checks whether all requested, -non-optional components have been found, and if this is not the case, sets -the ``Foo_FOUND`` variable to ``FALSE``, so that the package is considered to +non-optional components have been found, and if this is not the case, it sets +the ``Foo_FOUND`` variable to ``FALSE`` so that the package is considered to be not found. It does that by testing the ``Foo_<Component>_FOUND`` variables for all requested required components. This macro should be called even if the package doesn't provide any components to make sure -users are not specifying components erroneously. When using the -``NO_CHECK_REQUIRED_COMPONENTS_MACRO`` option, this macro is not generated -into the ``FooConfig.cmake`` file. +users are not specifying components erroneously. Add the +``NO_CHECK_REQUIRED_COMPONENTS_MACRO`` option to prevent the generation of the +``check_required_components()`` macro in the ``FooConfig.cmake`` file. -For an example see below the documentation for -:command:`write_basic_package_version_file()`. +See also :ref:`CMakePackageConfigHelpers Examples`. Generating a Package Version File ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -126,11 +123,11 @@ Generating a Package Version File [ARCH_INDEPENDENT] ) -Writes a file for use as ``<PackageName>ConfigVersion.cmake`` file to +Writes a file for use as a ``<PackageName>ConfigVersion.cmake`` file to ``<filename>``. See the documentation of :command:`find_package()` for -details on this. +details on such files. -``<filename>`` is the output filename, it should be in the build tree. +``<filename>`` is the output filename, which should be in the build tree. ``<major.minor.patch>`` is the version number of the project to be installed. If no ``VERSION`` is given, the :variable:`PROJECT_VERSION` variable is used. @@ -153,9 +150,9 @@ the requested version matches exactly its own version number (not considering the tweak version). For example, version 1.2.3 of a package is only considered compatible to requested version 1.2.3. This mode is for packages without compatibility guarantees. -If your project has more elaborated version matching rules, you will need to -write your own custom ``ConfigVersion.cmake`` file instead of using this -macro. +If your project has more elaborate version matching rules, you will need to +write your own custom ``<PackageName>ConfigVersion.cmake`` file instead of +using this macro. .. versionadded:: 3.11 The ``SameMinorVersion`` compatibility mode. @@ -170,13 +167,13 @@ macro. unless ``ARCH_INDEPENDENT`` is given, in which case the package is considered compatible on any architecture. -.. note:: ``ARCH_INDEPENDENT`` is intended for header-only libraries or similar - packages with no binaries. + .. note:: ``ARCH_INDEPENDENT`` is intended for header-only libraries or + similar packages with no binaries. .. versionadded:: 3.19 The version file generated by ``AnyNewerVersion``, ``SameMajorVersion`` and - ``SameMinorVersion`` arguments of ``COMPATIBILITY`` handle the version range - if any is specified (see :command:`find_package` command for the details). + ``SameMinorVersion`` arguments of ``COMPATIBILITY`` handle the version range, + if one is specified (see :command:`find_package` command for the details). ``ExactVersion`` mode is incompatible with version ranges and will display an author warning if one is specified. @@ -184,8 +181,9 @@ Internally, this macro executes :command:`configure_file()` to create the resulting version file. Depending on the ``COMPATIBILITY``, the corresponding ``BasicConfigVersion-<COMPATIBILITY>.cmake.in`` file is used. Please note that these files are internal to CMake and you should not call -:command:`configure_file()` on them yourself, but they can be used as starting -point to create more sophisticated custom ``ConfigVersion.cmake`` files. +:command:`configure_file()` on them yourself, but they can be used as a starting +point to create more sophisticated custom ``<PackageName>ConfigVersion.cmake`` +files. Generating an Apple Platform Selection File ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -328,15 +326,16 @@ Generating an Apple Platform Selection File information to pretend the package was not found. If this option is not given, the default behavior is to issue a fatal error. +.. _`CMakePackageConfigHelpers Examples`: + Example Generating Package Files ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -Example using both :command:`configure_package_config_file` and -``write_basic_package_version_file()``: - -``CMakeLists.txt``: +Example using both the :command:`configure_package_config_file` and +:command:`write_basic_package_version_file()` commands: .. code-block:: cmake + :caption: ``CMakeLists.txt`` include(GNUInstallDirs) set(INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/Foo @@ -357,9 +356,9 @@ Example using both :command:`configure_package_config_file` and ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/FooConfigVersion.cmake DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/Foo ) -``FooConfig.cmake.in``: - -:: +.. code-block:: cmake + :caption: ``FooConfig.cmake.in`` + :force: set(FOO_VERSION x.y.z) ... |