[CMake] Problem installing symbolic links on Mac OS X

[Cory Quammen]

Oops, I failed to mention that the symbolic links I am talking about
are in /usr/bin, e.g., /usr/bin/cmake, /usr/bin/ctest, etc.

On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Cory Quammen <cquammen at cs.unc.edu> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am running Mac OS X 10.7.5 . When I installed CMake 2.8.10.2 just
> now, it failed to create symbolic links to the cmake executables in
> the default location because I had symbolic links with the same names
> already installed by a previous version of CMake. Removing the
> offending links and re-running the installer fixes the problem.
>
> I just wanted to let folks know about this in case it isn't intended
> behavior. It would be great if I could tell the installer to overwrite
> existing links.
>
> Thanks,
> Cory
>
> --
> Cory Quammen
> Research Associate
> Department of Computer Science
> The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill



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Cory Quammen
Research Associate
Department of Computer Science
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill