Optional changes to configuration step (old options are still accepted):
Use -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=... instead of -DINSTALL_PREFIX=....
Use -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=... instead of -DINSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=...
Use -DCMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR=... instead of -DINSTALL_BINDIR=.... You can either use =bin or =/path/bin format.
Use -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=... instead of -DINSTALL_LIBDIR=.... You can either use =lib or =/path/lib format.
Use -DCMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR=... instead of -DINSTALL_DATADIR=.... You can either use =share or =/path/share format.
Use -DCMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR=... instead of -DMAN_INSTALLDIR=.... You can either use =share/man or =/path/man format.
If you specify none of these options, the installation paths should be the exact same except for CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR which defaults to lib64 on 64-bit systems.
Tons of projects already use GNUInstallDirs. It's what packagers like myself expect.
LocutusOfBorg
commented
1 year ago
(Almost) no guessing installation paths based on OS.
Lets the user override the sane defaults from
GNUInstallDirs.More information on
GNUInstallDirs: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/GNUInstallDirs.htmlOptional changes to configuration step (old options are still accepted):
-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=...instead of-DINSTALL_PREFIX=....-DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=...instead of-DINSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=...-DCMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR=...instead of-DINSTALL_BINDIR=.... You can either use=binor=/path/binformat.-DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=...instead of-DINSTALL_LIBDIR=.... You can either use=libor=/path/libformat.-DCMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR=...instead of-DINSTALL_DATADIR=.... You can either use=shareor=/path/shareformat.-DCMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR=...instead of-DMAN_INSTALLDIR=.... You can either use=share/manor=/path/manformat.If you specify none of these options, the installation paths should be the exact same except for
CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIRwhich defaults tolib64on 64-bit systems.Tons of projects already use GNUInstallDirs. It's what packagers like myself expect.