cmake install missing help documentation

[Kornel Benko]

Am Tue, 29 Oct 2019 07:57:51 -0400
schrieb Vincent Lucarelli <vincent.lucarelli at gmail.com>:

> Hi Scott,
> 
> Happy to propose a patch.
> 
> Couple of questions:
> 
> - Are both autotools and cmake build systems fully supported for lyx or is one
> deprecated?

Both are fully supported.

> - Why was LYX_PREFIX_INSTALL introduced instead of using CMAKE_PREFIX_INSTALL?

Because CMAKE_PREFIX_INSTALL is a cmake-variable, and we like to have lyx-variables.

> - What does NLS stand for?

Native Language Support.

> - Is the point of LYX_INSTALL is that for development, you don’t want to spend the time
> building extra things?  If so, why wasn’t LYX_INSTALL the default and have a flag for
> developers?

Yes. Sometimes (while bisecting for example) it is faster to test.

> These are questions that cmake users might have and having answers to these in
> INSTALL.cmake will help orient them with the lyx viewpoint of how cmake is being used.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Vince


	Kornel

> > On Oct 25, 2019, at 10:27 AM, Scott Kostyshak <skostysh at lyx.org> wrote:
> > 
> > That great it works for you now, Vincent. Do you have any specific
> > suggestions for how to improve the information in INSTALL.cmake? Would
> > you be interested in proposing a patch that clarifies things? It would
> > be great to make that file as accessible as possible.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Scott
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 10:54:11PM -0400, Vincent Lucarelli wrote:  
> >> Thanks!  That did it.
> >> 
> >> I didn’t understand from INSTALL.cmake what the purpose of these variables were.
> >> 
> >> Best,
> >> 
> >> Vince
> >> 
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>   
> >>> On Oct 23, 2019, at 4:02 AM, Kornel Benko <kornel at lyx.org> wrote:
> >>> 
> >>> Am Tue, 22 Oct 2019 11:17:28 -0400
> >>> schrieb Vincent Lucarelli <vincent.lucarelli at gmail.com>:
> >>>   
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>> 
> >>>> I tried:
> >>>> 
> >>>> git checkout 2.3.3
> >>>> mkdir build
> >>>> cd build
> >>>> cmake -GNinga -DLYX_EXTERNAL_HUNSPELL=ON
> >>>> -DLYX_INSTALL_PREFIX=/tmp/install ..  
> >>> 
> >>> I propose to use also -DLYX_NLS=ON -DLYX_INSTALL=ON
> >>> LYX_NLS=ON should create translations,
> >>> LYX_INSTALL=ON should create everything needed for installation.
> >>>   
> >>>> ninja-build
> >>>> ninja-build install
> >>>> 
> >>>> This fails with
> >>>> CMake Error at po/cmake_install.cmake:45 (file):
> >>>> file INSTALL cannot find "/tmp/lyx/build/po/ar.gmo"
> >>>> 
> >>>> So I tried
> >>>> 
> >>>> ninja-build translations
> >>>> ninja-build install
> >>>> 
> >>>> This seems to work and lyx2.3 runs, but /tmp/install does not contain
> >>>> UserGuide or any of the other help documentation.
> >>>> 
> >>>> What am I missing?
> >>>> 
> >>>> Thanks -  Vince
> >>>>   
> >>> 
> >>>   Kornel
> >>> 
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