[CMake] Re: cmake 2.4.8 RC 4

[Mike Jackson]

So because a bunch of others are installing in /usr/bin you are going  
to do the same thing? What puzzles me is that the default  
CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX is set to /usr/local which seems kinda  
hypocritical to me. Either Kitware eats their own dog food or they  
believe they are different than every other developer out there that  
uses cmake.

   What I really do NOT understand is that I have made a reasonably  
compelling argument, got buy-in from the linux and BSD camps and you  
still shoot it down with out giving any other type of argument other  
than "look at these other people, They are doing it also so it must  
be all right".

C'mon, that is a pretty poor argument.

http://developer.apple.com/qa/qa2001/qa1067.html   may or may not  
help. I don't think that helps terminal based apps.

Intel Compilers are installed in /opt/intel/.... and they have a  
Readme file that states you need to source their special environment  
file so your paths are adjusted properly.

MacPorts and Fink install everything in /opt/* and then append PATH= 
$PATH:/opt/bin to your .bash_profile.

Textmate throws their symlink into /usr/local/bin by default.

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Porting/Conceptual/ 
PortingUnix/distributing/chapter_9_section_2.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/ 
TP40002855-BABGECFG

suggests the use of Bundles and installing system wide resources on  
first launch of the application.

Also, Apple provides /Library/* instead of /System/Library for third  
party installed items. Apples provides ~/Library for user installed  
items. Why would it be any different for /usr/bin versus /usr/local/bin

http://www.macos-x-server.com/wiki/index.php? 
title=Installing_Unix_Software_by_Hand  also suggests installing in / 
usr/local.

I would suggest using the latest package maker application on OS X.  
It looks like you can let the user select where to install the  
software. This would eliminate this argument entirely.


--
Mike Jackson
imikejackson & gmail * com



On Dec 21, 2007, at 8:06 PM, Bill Hoffman wrote:

> Looks like mono installs into /usr/bin:
>
> http://www.mono-project.com/Mono:OSX
>
> -Bill
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