[cmake-developers] [CPackDeb] empty directories in packages

[Raffi Enficiaud]

Le 22/09/15 12:03, Domen Vrankar a écrit :
>> I was looking at this issue
>> http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=13009
>>
>> and apparently it is not possible to install empty directories (I just
>> tested).
>>
>> I believe that it should be possible to do that (even if there are better
>> ways like postinst).
>> What is your opinion?
>
> I agree. This is also an issue on other packaging generators (e.g. tar gz)
>
>> The attached patch addresses this (and adds the corresponding test). It is
>> based on my previous patch
>> "0001-CPackDeb-preventing-md5sum-on-symlinks.patch".
>
> Thanks, applied to next for testing:
> http://www.cmake.org/gitweb?p=cmake.git;a=commit;h=47b060
>
> Your patch only fixed the issue for component packaging so I extended
> it to non component packaging as well. This also fixes the issue for
> other generators:
> http://www.cmake.org/gitweb?p=cmake.git;a=commit;h=b58de9f
>
> Other fixed bug reports:
> http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=8767 and
> http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=14978
>
>
> Thanks,
> Domen
>

Thanks,

I was not sure about the CPack part.
Hopefully now I will be able to build my package on Launchpad :)

Best,
Raffi