[CMake] several questions about cmake

[Hickel, Kelly]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cmake-bounces at cmake.org [mailto:cmake-bounces at cmake.org] On
> Behalf Of Mike McQuaid
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 1:12 AM
> To: Mark Roden
> Cc: cmake at cmake.org
> Subject: Re: [CMake] several questions about cmake
> 
> On 26 August 2010 01:34, Mark Roden <mmroden at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm starting to get deep into CMake, and I have a few questions as I
> > try to convert the socket++ library such that it can be compiled by
> > CMake on Windows.
> >
> > 1) The default install directory on Windows is C:\Program Files, or
> > C:\Program Files (x86) on 64 bit.  This default will not work on
> > Windows 7 (and perhaps Vista), because the user isn't running as
> > administrator anymore, and only administrators can modify that
> > directory.  There should probably be a warning to that effect on
> > windows systems; otherwise, there are painful ways to run install,
> but
> > they are painful.
> 
> Most developers run as administrator so I don't think there should be a
> warning.
> 

In Windows 7 and Windows 2008 server, being logged in as a user in the Administrators 
group is not sufficient, you have to elevate the privs of your process to write in those directories.
Another possibility is turning off UAC all together.

So the warning might still be a good idea.

-Kelly