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cmake: Specify relative RPATH for install-time prefixes #280

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12 changes: 10 additions & 2 deletions CMakeLists.txt
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Expand Up @@ -130,11 +130,19 @@ else()
endif()

#
# Use full RPATH
# Specify a relative RPATH to support both configure-time and install-time prefixes.
#
set (CMAKE_SKIP_BUILD_RPATH FALSE)
set (CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH FALSE)
set (CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib)
if(APPLE)
set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "@loader_path/../lib")
elseif(UNIX)
# [[ ]] keeps $ORIGIN literal for the linker instead of letting CMake expand it.
set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH [[$ORIGIN/../lib]])
else()
# RPATH is not supported for non-ELF platforms. Keep the configure-time default.
set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib")
endif()
set (CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE)

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