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diff --git a/Tests/InstallMode/README.txt b/Tests/InstallMode/README.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a4316eb --- /dev/null +++ b/Tests/InstallMode/README.txt @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +This is an example superbuild project to demonstrate the use of the +CMAKE_INSTALL_MODE environment variable on. + +The project hierarchy is like (B = Builds / D = Link Dependency): + ++---------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| Superbuild (Top) | ++---------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | | | | + | | | | + (B) (B) (B) (B) + | | | | + v v v v ++---------------+ +---------------+ +---------------+ +---------------+ +| A: Static Lib | | B: Shared Lib | | C: Nested | | D: Executable | +| Project | | Project | | Superbuild | | Project | ++---------------+ +---------------+ +---------------+ +---------------+ + ^ ^ | | | | | + | | (B) (B) | | | + | | | | | | | + | | v | | | | + | | +----------------+ | | | | + | | | C1: Static Lib | | | | | + | | | Project | | (D) (D) (D) + | | +----------------+ | | | | + | | ^ | | | | + | | | v | | | + | | (D) +----------------+ | | | + | | | | C2: Static Lib |<---+ | | + | | +--| Project | | | + | | +----------------+ | | + | | | | + | +------------------------------------+ | + | | + +--------------------------------------------------------+ + +The superbuild system is built on top of ExternalProject_Add(). + +NOTE that the subprojects will configure, build and install +during the build phase ('make') of the top-level project. +There is no install target in the top-level project! +The CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX is therefore populated during the build +phase already. |