KDEInstallDirs variables

[Alexander Neundorf]

On Tuesday, December 09, 2014 21:40:28 Alex Merry wrote:
> On Tuesday 09 December 2014 21:32:28 Stephen Kelly wrote:
> > Alex Merry wrote:
> > > On Monday 08 December 2014 23:58:25 Alex Merry wrote:
> > >> I think the right plan is to:
> > >> * port KF5 to use CMAKE_INSTALL_* variables
> > >> * warn about using the old variables on the command line
> > >> * when KF6 and/or e-c-m 2.0 happens (whether or not those happen in
> > >> sync), ** ditch the old variable names
> > >> ** use a KDE_INSTALL_* prefix for all variables
> > >> ** keep the CMAKE_INSTALL_* versions of the variables, but deprecate
> > >> their use in CMakeLists files, and deprecate the use of any that aren't
> > >> in GNUInstallDirs on the command line
> > > 
> > > Actually, having thought about it a bit more (that's what my commute to
> > 
> > > work's for, right?):
> > Yes, this is better.
> > 
> > > * add KDE_INSTALL_* variables, and document them as the recommended
> > 
> > Not KF5_? I didn't think long about it so I don't know which is better.
> 
> Nope, KDE_. The variables that are KF5-specific already have a 5 in the
> name.
> 
> As a bonus, having KDE_INSTALL_* variables come from KDEInstallDirs.cmake
> should make it easier for people reading CMakeLists.txt files of KDE
> projects.

Another option would be to upstream KDEInstallDirs.cmake into cmake, then the 
CMAKE_ prefix would be Ok, and the two files (GNU|KDEInstallDirs.cmake) should 
actually follow the same guidelines.

Alex