[CMake] Query about FindXXX files

[Christian Ehrlicher]

Leo Breebaart schrieb:
> In CMake 2.6.1, the header for FindTIFF.cmake says:
> 
> # This module defines
> #  TIFF_INCLUDE_DIR, where to find tiff.h, etc.
> #  TIFF_LIBRARIES, libraries to link against to use TIFF.
> #  TIFF_FOUND, If false, do not try to use TIFF.
> # also defined, but not for general use are
> #  TIFF_LIBRARY, where to find the TIFF library.
> 
> However, after executing:
> 
>   FIND_PACKAGE(TIFF)
> 
> my CMakeCache.txt now has the following entries:
> 
>     TIFF_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=/usr/include
>     TIFF_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=/usr/lib/libtiff.so
> 
> So, in other words, the "not for general use" TIFF_LIBRARY
> variable is placed in my cache, while the promised TIFF_LIBRARIES
> variable is not.
> 
Is there a reason why you want to have the other vars in CMakeCache.txt? 
Isn't it enough to have them available?


Christian