CMAKE - How to properly copy static library's header file into /usr/include?
c, cmake, static-libraries
Solution
A better way for newest cmake version is to use target's `PUBLIC_HEADER` properties.
project(myproject)
add_library(mylib some.c another.c)
set_target_properties(mylib PROPERTIES PUBLIC_HEADER "some.h;another.h")
INSTALL(TARGETS mylib
LIBRARY DESTINATION some/libpath
PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION some/includepath
)
Some ref:
PUBLIC_HEADER
CMake install command
Problem
I'm getting into CMAKE usage with C and actually I'm creating two very small static libraries. My goal is: - The libraries are compiled and linked into *.a files. [THIS WORKS] - Then I wish to copy that *.a files into /usr/local/lib [THIS ALSO WORKS] - As far as I know about libraries (very little), they are linked using `-lnameoflib`, which is a compiler flag. OK. I have prepared my CMakeLists.txt and it actually copies *.a files into `/usr/local/lib`. However, to be able to use them in a program, I also need to copy their header files into `/usr/local/include`, then I can include them the easy way `#include <mylibheader.h>`. That's how I understand it now. And my question is - how is the proper way of copying header files into /usr/include folder with CMAKE? I would like it to copy them automatically when `make install` is executed, like *.a files are. For both of the libraries I have a smiliar CMakeLists.txt: ``` project(programming-network) add_library(programming-network STATIC send_string.c recv_line.c ) INSTALL(TARGETS programming-network DESTINATION "lib" ) ```