[CMake] ExternalProject in 2.6

[Michael Wild]

I don't see why it shouldn't be possible. 2.6 already had the function()
command, and I can't think of anything else that might miss. Have you
actually tried it?

Michael

On 06/20/2011 11:46 AM, Ilja Golshtein wrote:
> Michael,
> 
> the problem is I cannot make my project dependent on CMake 2.8 
> since 2.8 does not exist in major server distros.
> 
> That is why I am asking if it is impossible/possible/already_done to
> backport ExternalProject to 2.6.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 20.06.2011, 13:39, "Michael Wild" <themiwi at gmail.com>:
>> On 06/20/2011 11:28 AM, Ilja Golshtein wrote:
>>
>>>  Hello,
>>>
>>>  is it possible to backport ExternalProject to 2.6?
>>>  Did anyone try successfully or unsuccessfully?
>>>
>>>  Unfortunately 2.8 is not an option since it is not included even in recent RHEL 6.0.
>>>
>>>  Thanks.
>>
>> You can also download the 2.8 binaries from http://cmake.org, unpack
>> them somewhere convenient and then include the bin/ directory in your
>> PATH. Very simple, works on virtually all Linux systems and there's no
>> need to compile anything (except for your own code, that is ;-))
>>
>> Michael