[cmake-developers] Generating imported library targets without the cmake executable

[Stephen Kelly]

Brad King wrote:

> On 11/30/2011 9:09 AM, Stephen Kelly wrote:
>> Brad King wrote:
>>> Alex was proposing simply to provide the singular name as a variable but
>>> not
>>> to cache it.  The only reason to cache a variable is when we're
>>> searching and
>>> need to let the user help out or override.  In a Config.cmake file we
>>> know the answer.
>>
>> Ok, so you're saying the user should definitely not be able to override
>> the value, so it shouldn't be cached. The remaining question is whether
>> it should be provided anyway uncached for the reasons Alex described. If
>> that should be done, then I can do that.
> 
> I don't mind providing it for convenience.  However more variables means
> more variables.  Users may not know which one to use when.  I don't have
> a strong opinion either way.

Ok, my opinion is to provide one variable in plural form for now. If there 
is a reason to provide a singular form, we can add that later. Let's just 
see what Alex and CLinton say before I do that.

Thanks,

Steve.