Changes between Version 32 and Version 33 of BuildingOnUnixWithCMake

Timestamp:

Oct 6, 2020, 1:29:31 PM (4 years ago)

Author:

mdavis

Comment:

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BuildingOnUnixWithCMake

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 == Configure ==
 
-It is highly recommended to build GEOS outside of the source code tree. For this purpose, prepare a build directory (from now on referred to as ''BUILDDIR''):
+It is recommended to build GEOS outside of the source code tree. To do this, use a `build` directory beside the source directory `geos` (from now on referred to as ''BUILDDIR''):
 
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 There is collection of [http://cmake.org/cmake/help/cmake-2-8-docs.html#section_Variables CMake variables] available to set by user to control various aspects of compilation and installation. For instance ''CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX'' variable which by default is set to ''/usr/local'' directory.
 
-List of CMake options specific to GEOS:
+=== List of CMake options specific to GEOS ===
 
  * GEOS_ENABLE_TESTS  - Set to OFF|ON (default) to control build of GEOS tests package
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 == Build == 
 
-In order to build GEOS C++ and C libraries, issue the command in ''BUILDDIR'':
+To build, run `make` in ''BUILDDIR'':
 
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+This creates:
+* GEOS C++ and C libraries in `lib`
+* Testing executables in `bin`
+
 == Test == 
 
-In the CMake build system, testing capabilities are provided by [http://www.itk.org/Wiki/CTest:FAQ CTest], which is distributed together with CMake.
+Under CMake testing is performed by [http://www.itk.org/Wiki/CTest:FAQ CTest], which is distributed together with CMake.
 
-After the build is ready, tests can be executed from inside ''BUILDDIR''. Natively, CMake uses a target named ''test'':
+After the build is ready, tests can be executed in ''BUILDDIR''. Natively, CMake uses a target named ''test'':
 
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-For convenience, Autotools-like alias is also available:
+For convenience, an Autotools-like target is available:
 
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-It is also possible to run the ''ctest'' program directly, without using a ''make'' target. This option gives access to a number of ''ctest'' command line options (see ''ctest --help'' for a listing).
+It is possible to run the ''ctest'' program directly, without using a ''make'' target. This gives access to ''ctest'' command line options (see ''ctest --help'' for a listing).
 
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