[CMake] FindwxWidgets.cmake, suggestion add option to pass to wx-config

[Jorgen Bodde]

I ofcourse meant:

configure --enable-debug --disable-shared
--prefix=/home/jorg/src/wxGTK-ansi-debug-static

Sorry about that

- Jorgen

On 11/30/06, Jorgen Bodde <jorgen.maillist at gmail.com> wrote:
> The wx-config being taken should be the wxWidgets version installed on
> your system. If you tweak it by passing options you are forcing
> another version which might not work.
>
> Your solution can be handy if there are multiple wxWidgets versions on
> your system, but a better way is:
>
> - Compile wxWidgets and use wx-config to specify your options, and add
> --prefix=... like
>
>    wx-config --enable-debug --disable-shared
> --prefix=/home/jorg/src/wxGTK-ansi-debug-static
>
> - Then build wxWidgets
> - Install without root privileges
> - Make a shortcut in /usr/local/bin to the config you are currently using
>
> Advantages are:
> 1) No system pollution because it is installed in your home dir
> 2) Multiple configs can be easily switched
> 3) Easy to clean up (simply remove the
> /home/jorg/src/wxGTK-ansi-debug-static dir when done
>
> It might not be what you want, but it works well.
>
> Regards,
> - Jorgen
>
> On 11/29/06, Peter Visser <pervulgo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm using FindwxWidgets, currently it seems that it is not possible to
> > specify options like version, debug static and so on. At least not for
> > non-WIN32 (The documentation describes to specify arguments to nmake at
> > build time.).
> >
> > Perhaps it is an idea  to pass options to wx-config. This could be done by
> > making a small change to FindwxWidgets.cmake, for every call to wx-config
> > add e.g. ${wxWidgets_WXCONFIG_OPTS}.
> >
> > --> ARGS "${wxWidgets_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE} ${wxWidgets_WXCONFIG_OPTS} --libs
> > ${wxWidgets_USE_LIBS}"
> >
> > Then in the CMakelists.txt:
> > ******************
> > # wxWidgets_WXCONFIG_OPTS
> > # Set options to pass to wx-config.
> > # --debug=[yes/no]
> > # --static=[yes/no]
> > # --version=[2.6/2.8]
> > # and so on
> > #
> >
> > SET (wxWidgets_WXCONFIG_OPTS "--debug=no --static=no --version=2.6")
> > *******************
> >
> > If options are not satisfied wxWidgets is not found.
> > If the variable is not set, the behavior will not change.
> >
> > It is a very basic approach but it gives control over the wxWidgets options.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Peter.
> >
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