[cmake-developers] [CMake 0015665]: CPack and absolute paths

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The following issue has been SUBMITTED. 
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http://www.cmake.org/Bug/view.php?id=15665 
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Reported By:                Lectem
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    CMake
Issue ID:                   15665
Category:                   CPack
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     new
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Date Submitted:             2015-07-27 08:34 EDT
Last Modified:              2015-07-27 08:34 EDT
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Summary:                    CPack and absolute paths
Description: 
When running make package (or cpack), with a target having an absolute path as
its destination, it will try to install it there instead of using the temporary
folder.

When using this script : 

   add_library(mylib foo.cpp)
   install(TARGETS mylib DESTINATION /some/custom/dir)
   include(CPack)

cpack will install mylib to /some/custom/dir which is obviously not what we
want.

Plus, generators such as TGZ will not include those files, while they actually
support absolute paths.

What I suggest is 

1. Do not make the install, or redirect it in a temp directory
2. Trigger a Warning/Error


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Issue History 
Date Modified    Username       Field                    Change               
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2015-07-27 08:34 Lectem         New Issue                                    
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