# This macro can be used to install symlinks, which turns out to be # non-trivial due to CMake version differences and limitations on how # files can be installed when building binary packages. # # The rule for binary packaging is that files (including symlinks) must # be installed with the standard CMake install() macro. # # The rule for non-binary packaging is that CMake 2.6 cannot install() # symlinks, but can create the symlink at install-time via scripting. # Though, we assume that CMake 2.6 isn't going to be used to generate # packages because versions later than 2.8.3 are superior for that purpose. # # _filepath: the absolute path to the file to symlink # _sympath: absolute path of the installed symlink macro(InstallSymlink _filepath _sympath) get_filename_component(_symname ${_sympath} NAME) get_filename_component(_installdir ${_sympath} PATH) if (BINARY_PACKAGING_MODE) execute_process(COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E create_symlink ${_filepath} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/symlinks/${_symname}) file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/symlinks) install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/symlinks/${_symname} DESTINATION ${_installdir}) else () # scripting the symlink installation at install time should work # for CMake 2.6.x and 2.8.x install(CODE " if (\"\$ENV{DESTDIR}\" STREQUAL \"\") execute_process(COMMAND \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E create_symlink ${_filepath} ${_installdir}/${_symname}) else () execute_process(COMMAND \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E create_symlink ${_filepath} \$ENV{DESTDIR}/${_installdir}/${_symname}) endif () ") endif () endmacro(InstallSymlink)