[CMake] find_library setting search path order

[Andreas Pakulat]

Hi,

On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 5:40 PM, vivek goel <goelvivek2011 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am using following command to find pcre library
>
> SET(CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/linux/gcc/${BIT}/lib")
> All compiled library are located in
> ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/linux/gcc/${BIT}/lib
>
> find_library(PCRE_LIBRARY
> pcre
> PATH
> ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/linux/gcc/${BIT}/lib}
>
> But every-time it is searching at    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre.so.
> How can I change order for library search path ?
>

See the documentation for the function:
http://cmake.org/cmake/help/v2.8.8/cmake.html#command:find_library

As you can see 'PATH' is an unknown parameter for the function anyway. You
probably want to provide HINTS. The exact logic of finding the libraries is
explained there too.

Andreas


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