[Getdata-commits] SF.net SVN: getdata:[539] branches/getdata-0.7/README.win

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Revision: 539
          http://getdata.svn.sourceforge.net/getdata/?rev=539&view=rev
Author:   syntheticpp
Date:     2011-03-22 10:32:10 +0000 (Tue, 22 Mar 2011)

Log Message:
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update cmake instructions

Modified Paths:
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    branches/getdata-0.7/README.win

Modified: branches/getdata-0.7/README.win
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--- branches/getdata-0.7/README.win	2011-03-22 10:09:57 UTC (rev 538)
+++ branches/getdata-0.7/README.win	2011-03-22 10:32:10 UTC (rev 539)
@@ -103,18 +103,27 @@
 This package supports building GetData using either Microsoft's Visual C++ compiler
 or else the free MinGW compiler, both which produce native Win32 binaries.
 
-To create a project file for Microsoft Visual Studio 10 execute:
+Best practice is to build out of source. Call CMake in the build folder and
+point it to the 'cmake' folder within the GetData source. For instance,
+to create a project file for Microsoft Visual Studio 10 execute:
 
-  cmake -G"Visual Studio 10" .
+  cmake -G"Visual Studio 10" ..\getdata-0.7\cmake
 
-from the "cmake" subdirectory of this package.  Then build the project as usual.
-The GetData test suite may be run by executing
+Then build the project as usual.
 
+The GetData test suit could be ebabled by setting the GD_TEST variable:
+
   cmake . -DGD_TEST=1
 
-which will run a series of self-tests.
+In Visual Studio run the test by building the 'RUN_TESTS'. Using mingw
+or nmake run the tests by calling ctest.
 
+The install path could be set via the variable CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX.
+By default it installs to <build-dir>/INSTALLED.
 
+
+
+
 PREREQUISITES
 =============
 


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