[CMake] QT_INCLUDE_DIR not in the cache when using framework

[Clinton Stimpson]

Nicolas Desprès wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Clinton Stimpson <clinton at elemtech.com> wrote:
>   
>> I'm curious what do you need it for?
>>     
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> I'm using a git and I have several project sharing the same submodule
> as a shared library. All these projects use Qt and a set of others
> libraries. I factor all the CMake code searching for them in the root
> CMakeLists.txt of this shared library. This way I can also compile it
> like any other project. Since the variable is not stored in the cache
> I cannot use it in parent/sibling directory.
>   
I meant to ask, how do you use it?  Other Qt projects I work on don't 
use it.
QT_INCLUDE_DIR doesn't have much meaning with Mac frameworks, and there 
are other more useful variables for building Qt projects that work 
better across platforms.

Clint
> A working workaround could be to put this code in .cmake file and
> include it where needed but I would like to understand why
> QT_INCLUDE_DIR is not stored in the cache in this special case.
>
> NOTE: When not using framework it is stored in the cache.
>
> Nico
>
>   
>> Nicolas Desprès wrote:
>>     
>>> In other word, I would like to know if someone is against requesting
>>> QT_INCLUDE_DIR in the cache when framework are used? If no one, I'll
>>> add a feature request.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Nico
>>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Nicolas Desprès
>>> <nicolas.despres at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm using cmake 2.6.2 on macosx and I'm wondering what is the rational
>>>> behind the fact QT_INCLUDE_DIR is not stored into the cache when using
>>>> framework. Here a quote of FindQt4.cmake:
>>>>
>>>>  IF( QT_QTCORE_INCLUDE_DIR AND NOT QT_INCLUDE_DIR)
>>>>   IF (QT_USE_FRAMEWORKS)
>>>>     SET(QT_INCLUDE_DIR ${QT_HEADERS_DIR})
>>>>   ELSE (QT_USE_FRAMEWORKS)
>>>>     STRING( REGEX REPLACE "/QtCore$" "" qt4_include_dir
>>>> ${QT_QTCORE_INCLUDE_DIR})
>>>>     SET( QT_INCLUDE_DIR ${qt4_include_dir} CACHE PATH "")
>>>>   ENDIF (QT_USE_FRAMEWORKS)
>>>>  ENDIF( QT_QTCORE_INCLUDE_DIR AND NOT QT_INCLUDE_DIR)
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Nicolas Desprès
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
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