[CMake] Odd variable substitution problem with 2.4.7 on HP-UX 11.23/PA

[Bill Hoffman]

Albert Chin wrote:
> $ gtar zxf cmake-2.4.7.tar.gz
> $ cmake-2.4.7
> $ ./bootstrap --verbose --prefix=/tmp/cmake24 && gmake VERBOSE=1
> $ gmake install
> 
> $ mkdir c
> $ cd c
> $ echo Hello >Hello.h
> $ cat >CMakeLists.txt <<_EOT_
> SET(LIBDIR "lib/" CACHE
>   STRING "installed library subdirectory")
> SET(PLUGINDIR "${LIBDIR}/plugins" CACHE
>   STRING "installed application plugin files subdirectory")
> 
> INSTALL_FILES(Hello.h
>   DESTINATION ${LIBDIR})
> _EOT_
> 
> $ /tmp/cmake24/bin/cmake --debug-output --debug-trycompile \
> -DLIBDIR=/tmp/hello/lib -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/tmp/hello
> $ grep PLUGINDIR CMakeCache.txt
> PLUGINDIR:STRING=/plugins
> 
> $ rm -rf CMakeFiles CMakeCache.txt cmake_install.cmake
> $ /tmp/cmake24/bin/cmake --debug-output --debug-trycompile \
> -DLIBDIR=/opt/TWWfsw/scribus13/lib \
> -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/TWWfsw/scribus13
> $ grep PLUGINDIR CMakeCache.txt                       
> PLUGINDIR:STRING=installed library subdirectory/plugins
> 
> I then tried the binary on the cmake web site for HP-UX:
>   $ rm -rf CMakeFiles CMakeCache.txt cmake_install.cmake
>   $ cmake-2.4.7-HP-UX-9000_785/bin/cmake --debug-output \
>   --debug-trycompile -DLIBDIR=/tmp/hello/lib \
>   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/tmp/hello
>   $ grep PLUGINDIR CMakeCache.txt                       
>   PLUGINDIR:STRING=LIBDIR/plugins
> 
> How was the HP-UX binary on the cmake web site compiled? And on what
> version of HP-UX was it compiled?
> 
I think that is the same as this issue:
http://www.cmake.org/Bug/view.php?id=5638

It should be fixed on the 2.4 branch in CVS, and will be fixed in 2.4.8.

-Bill