CMake doesn't support any make uninstall commands by default. This may be embarrassing for users, switching from building with autotools. This PR adds a special uninstall target to do the deinstallation process.
During cmake --install step, an install_manifest.txt file is created, which contains a list of installed files -- binaries, libraries, headers and so on. The uninstall target calls cmake -E rm for every file listed in this manifest. Simple and handy.
To launch the deinstallation process, one can run:
cmake --build .builddir --target uninstall
The information in README.md is updated. An additional workflow is added, which smoke-tests the installation/deinstallation process.
CMake doesn't support any
make uninstallcommands by default. This may be embarrassing for users, switching from building withautotools. This PR adds a specialuninstalltarget to do the deinstallation process.During
cmake --installstep, aninstall_manifest.txtfile is created, which contains a list of installed files -- binaries, libraries, headers and so on. Theuninstalltarget callscmake -E rmfor every file listed in this manifest. Simple and handy.To launch the deinstallation process, one can run:
The information in README.md is updated. An additional workflow is added, which smoke-tests the installation/deinstallation process.