Changes between Version 38 and Version 39 of BuildingOnUnixWithCMake

Timestamp:

Oct 20, 2020, 11:47:44 AM (4 years ago)

Author:

mdavis

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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.
+There is collection of [http://cmake.org/cmake/help/cmake-2-8-docs.html#section_Variables CMake variables] available to control aspects of compilation and installation. They are specified on the `cmake` cmdline as `-DVAR=VALUE`.
 
-=== List of CMake options specific to GEOS ===
+=== Useful CMake options ===
+
+ * `CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX` - by default is set to ''/usr/local'' directory
+ * `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` - Values are `Release` or `Debug` (which is useful for debugging) 
+
+=== CMake options specific to GEOS ===
 
  * GEOS_ENABLE_TESTS  - Set to OFF|ON (default) to control build of GEOS tests package