Using libwebrtc as part of the project without having to 'make install'

[qknight]

I would like to include this library like this:

add_subdirectory(third-party/libwebrtc)
include_directories(third-party/libwebrtc)
target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} libwebrtc)

But the project concept is to use an intermediate step as in 'make; make install'. Is this hard to support?

[agouaillard]

3 ways:

• use a (target) export file if is a build for
• use a config file if it s an install dit
• use Conan

The 2nd way is the most usual and works with precompiled packages as well.

What you are trying to do is the 1st way but I don t think this code support this. https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.12/command/export.html

Conan Is more advanced, and this project does not use it.

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On 2 Apr 2020, at 21:33, Joachim Schiele notifications@github.com wrote:

 I would like to include this library like this:

add_subdirectory(third-party/libwebrtc) include_directories(third-party/libwebrtc) target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} libwebrtc) But the project concept is to use an intermediate step as in 'make; make install'. Is this hard to support?

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[qknight]

Since libwebrtc has such a huge build-time it makes sense to have it as a separate project. ATM I reference it as:

include_directories(
  /sources/third-party/libwebrtc/build/include/webrtc
  /sources/third-party/libwebrtc/build/include/webrtc/third_party/libyuv/include/
  /sources/third-party/libwebrtc/build/webrtc/src/third_party/abseil-cpp
)
add_library(libwebrtc STATIC IMPORTED)
set_property(TARGET libwebrtc PROPERTY IMPORTED_LOCATION "/sources/third-party/libwebrtc/build/lib/libwebrtc.a")
target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} libwebrtc)

And later I plan to create a runner which will trigger the libwebrtc build from my project each time I do a 'make'.

Thanks!