[Development] [cmake-developers] Installing Qt5Config.cmake from the Qt repo?

[Alexander Neundorf]

On Wednesday 02 November 2011, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:
> On 11/02/11 14:56, ext Alexander Neundorf wrote:
> > On Wednesday 02 November 2011, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:
> >> that idea is a non-starter.
> >> it starts with dependencies.
> > 
> > What problems do you see there ?
> 
> the way you express them. -Lfoo/bar -lbaz definitely doesn't cut it, 

Yes.

> and neither does foo/bar/libbaz.so. 

Why ?

> you need abstract dependencies, but that
> depends on the build/packaging system again.
> 
> >> then, how do you define "build
> >> configuration" in a build system agnostic way? zero chance.
> > 
> > At least for Windows it should be clear. There are debug and non-debug
> > builds, which are AFAIK relatively clear separated.
> 
> yes, and release_with_debuginfo, and custom and whatever.

I don't see a problem there.

Alex