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Install locally by default to avoid naively overwriting /usr/local #52

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12 changes: 11 additions & 1 deletion CMakeLists.txt
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cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
project(pystring LANGUAGES CXX VERSION 1.1.4)

option (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build shared libraries (set to OFF to build static libs)" ON)

# If the user hasn't configured cmake with an explicit
# -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=..., then set it to safely install into ./dist, to
# help prevent the user from accidentally writing over /usr/local or whatever.
if (CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT
AND PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL)
set (CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/dist" CACHE PATH
"Installation location" FORCE)
endif()
message (STATUS "Installation path will be ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")

add_library(pystring
pystring.cpp
pystring.h
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