[CMake] Redistributed files

[Philippe Poilbarbe]

Patrick Noffke a écrit :
> On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 02:39:29 +0930, Philippe Poilbarbe 
> <Philippe.Poilbarbe at cls.fr> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Within CMakeList.txt files, is there a way to know which compiler 
>> dependant files have to be distributed along with the application.
>> It may be different depending on the compiler used (and the build type).
>>...
>>
> Your best bet is to create a windows installer package.  The 
> redistribution of the CRT on windows has gotten ugly lately (have a 
> look in C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS on an XP box).  I'm sure there's some sense 
> behind it, but it's not just a simple matter of throwing the dlls in 
> your apps install directory.  Visual Studio provides merge modules for 
> the CRT, and it is straightforward to include these in your installer 
> using something like WiX (http://wix.sourceforge.net).
>
> In cmake, use an IF (WIN32) statement to see if you're on windows.  If 
> so, then build your windows installer package.  WiX can be run from 
> the command line, and if you like I can give you further pointers on 
> how I am using it from within cmake.
>
> Pat
Thanks.

I'll do a mix from your answer and the one from Jan Woetzel. In fact I
did not see the
InstallRequiredSystemLibraries module.
For our application we don't use WiX but InstallBuilder which generates
installation
packages for every target platform (and not only windows).

Philippe.