Automatic recording of required packages...

[Raphael Kubo da Costa]

On Sunday 31 October 2010 10:40:39 Alexander Neundorf wrote:
> I think I'd like to propose that macro_log_feature() ignores the REQUIRED 
> keyword (we can't simply remove it due to compatibility reasons) and that
> we  use REQUIRED in the find_package() calls instead.
> 
> Pros: 
> - correct listing of all found and not-found packages by
> FeatureSummary.cmake - cmake stops processing when something is REQUIRED
> has not been found
> 
> Cons: no summary of multiple missing required packages at the end of the
> cmake  run, only the last missing REQUIRED dependency will be printed.
> 
> Opinions ?

IMO, the least we try outsmarting upstream, the better :)

I just didn't understand the cons very well: if the last missing REQUIRED 
dependency will be printed out, does it mean that it will try to find all the 
required dependencies but only print the last one?