Review Request 113406: Add a macro to automatically generate forward headers

[Aleix Pol Gonzalez]

> On Oct. 24, 2013, 1:54 p.m., Stephen Kelly wrote:
> > modules/ECMGenerateHeaders.cmake, line 29
> > <http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/113406/diff/2/?file=205462#file205462line29>
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> >     This variable shouldn't be needed at all.

Variable? Or argument? Why?


> On Oct. 24, 2013, 1:54 p.m., Stephen Kelly wrote:
> > modules/ECMGenerateHeaders.cmake, line 32
> > <http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/113406/diff/2/?file=205462#file205462line32>
> >
> >     I recommend not putting this in the API of the function, and instead users should use 
> >     
> >      install(DIRECTORY) to install the generated files.

Why?


> On Oct. 24, 2013, 1:54 p.m., Stephen Kelly wrote:
> > modules/ECMGenerateHeaders.cmake, line 11
> > <http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/113406/diff/2/?file=205462#file205462line11>
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> >     I really think the answers to my questions here need to be found first:
> >     
> >      http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.kde.cvs/1272841
> >     
> >     It should be more-simple than it currently is.

I think that this patch answers most of these questions, leaving up to discussion if we expect people to include "module/something.h" or just "something.h".

I'd say that if Qt5 transition teaches something is that it's not very flexible to namespace the include files, but that's up to the developer anyway...


- Aleix


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On Oct. 24, 2013, 1:40 p.m., Aleix Pol Gonzalez wrote:
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> (Updated Oct. 24, 2013, 1:40 p.m.)
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> Review request for Build System, KDE Frameworks and Stephen Kelly.
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> Repository: extra-cmake-modules
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> Description
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> Create a macro that will generate the forward headers like we used to, in cmake configure time.
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> Here's an example of how we'd port KParts to that macro: http://paste.opensuse.org/9880051
> After the change, these are the installed headers: http://paste.opensuse.org/90980400
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> Diffs
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>   modules/ECMGenerateHeaders.cmake PRE-CREATION 
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> Diff: http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/113406/diff/
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> Testing
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> Ported KParts and still everything works.
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> Thanks,
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> Aleix Pol Gonzalez
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