Review Request 116025: Add documentation about writing find modules

[Stephen Kelly]

> On Feb. 25, 2014, 3:56 p.m., Stephen Kelly wrote:
> > docs/writing-find-modules.md, line 9
> > <https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/116025/diff/2/?file=246011#file246011line9>
> >
> >     You can link to
> >     
> >      http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/git-master/manual/cmake-packages.7.html
> >     
> >     for upstream info on this.
> 
> Alex Merry wrote:
>     I guess http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/git-master/manual/cmake-developer.7.html#find-modules is the one to extend?

Yep.


> On Feb. 25, 2014, 3:56 p.m., Stephen Kelly wrote:
> > docs/writing-find-modules.md, line 50
> > <https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/116025/diff/2/?file=246011#file246011line50>
> >
> >     The imported targets should be the primary way of using the module. I don't think the _INCLUDES and _LIBRARIES etc variables should even be set if imported targets are provided.
> 
> Alex Merry wrote:
>     Fair point, although for modules we've previously provided, I'm inclined to set them for ease of porting.

include_directories(${Foo_INCLUDES})

should be harmless if Foo_INCLUDES is not set.


> On Feb. 25, 2014, 3:56 p.m., Stephen Kelly wrote:
> > docs/writing-find-modules.md, line 98
> > <https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/116025/diff/2/?file=246011#file246011line98>
> >
> >     I don't think AUTHOR_WARNING is appropriate here. Why not WARNING?
> 
> Alex Merry wrote:
>     Because it's a warning for authors (of project build scripts) rather than users (ie: those building the package).  I thought that was exactly what AUTHOR_WARNING was for...

Perhaps. ecm is different because the maintainer/author of the Find modules is not the one using it, which is generally the case for third party find modules.

Anyway, the cmake-shipped Find-modules also use AUTHOR_WARNING. So, there's precedent, whether it's the right or wrong thing to do. 


> On Feb. 25, 2014, 3:56 p.m., Stephen Kelly wrote:
> > docs/writing-find-modules.md, line 153
> > <https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/116025/diff/2/?file=246011#file246011line153>
> >
> >     Don't set Foo_VERSION_STRING, set Foo_VERSION. That is canonical because of config-file packages.
> 
> Alex Merry wrote:
>     OK; I was following a pattern from other CMake scripts.  Also, it is what http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/git-master/manual/cmake-developer.7.html#find-modules suggests.

The behavior of the config-files determines what is canonical. If the documentation doesn't recommend the canonical variable name, then I argue the documentation is incorrect.


> On Feb. 25, 2014, 3:56 p.m., Stephen Kelly wrote:
> > docs/writing-find-modules.md, line 325
> > <https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/116025/diff/2/?file=246011#file246011line325>
> >
> >     Note that only build-properties of the target itself should be here. Not those of dependencies (if the dependency provides imported targets, which it should/must for this stuff to work). CMake will resolve that itself.
> 
> Alex Merry wrote:
>     Are you saying that INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES line is wrong?  Or that I should add a comment?

Perhaps add a comment. The INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES line seems correct.


- Stephen


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On Feb. 25, 2014, 8:11 p.m., Alex Merry wrote:
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> (Updated Feb. 25, 2014, 8:11 p.m.)
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> Review request for Build System, Extra Cmake Modules and KDE Frameworks.
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> Repository: extra-cmake-modules
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> Description
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> Add documentation about writing find modules
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> Diffs
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>   README.md 85b97b7fa003282e1eeb1113c4668a9b73e3f731 
>   docs/writing-find-modules.md PRE-CREATION 
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> Diff: https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/116025/diff/
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> Testing
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> Thanks,
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> Alex Merry
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