Add modern CMake package configuration with target exports#199
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Add modern CMake package configuration with target exports#199
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[WIP] Modernize CMake setup for scitokens-cpp
Add modern CMake package configuration with target exports
Jan 31, 2026
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Modernize CMake setup to support
find_package(SciTokens)for downstream projects. Addresses request from xrootd integration discussion.Changes
CMake Package Configuration
SciTokensConfig.cmake.intemplate with automatic dependency resolutionSciTokensConfigVersion.cmakewith SameMajorVersion compatibilitySciTokens::SciTokensnamespaced target viaSciTokensTargets.cmake${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/SciTokens/CMakeLists.txt Updates
SciTokens::SciTokensALIAS target for in-tree usageCMakePackageConfigHelpersfor config file generationRPM Packaging
%{_libdir}/cmake/SciTokens/to -devel packageUsage
Downstream projects can now use modern CMake patterns:
The namespaced target automatically handles include directories, C++11 requirements, and transitive dependencies (OpenSSL, CURL, SQLite3, UUID).
Version Management
Version is defined once in
project(scitokens-cpp VERSION 1.3.0)and automatically exported to version file viawrite_basic_package_version_file(). No manual version file maintenance required.Backward Compatibility
All existing installation paths, headers, and library names unchanged. Legacy variables (
SCITOKENS_LIBRARIES,SCITOKENS_INCLUDE_DIRS) still defined for compatibility. No breaking changes.Original prompt
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