Hi Steve,
I apologize, this thread is getting further and further away from Mach4, its getting to be just a general computing problem.
I have in recent times used CodeBlocks IDE and written C code for TexasInstruments micros and so broadly familiar with compiling and linking,
although it took a lot of learning and experimenting.
I now perceive that Cmake is a method of bringing all those elements and settings together to build executable code. I like the idea...but like any program you have
to learn to use it properly.
At this stage I believe that I have presented Cmake with an outline of what and how I want it built....this is its default as I downloaded it, but I in fact want something
different and have yet to work out how to apply my choices to it. Such documentation there is, is very terse and I've not had much success yet.
When the cache is reloaded all items are red. Then hit <configure> and all items are no longer highlighted. I presume therefore that they all configured successfully.
When I look in the build directory I find in the Lua binding folder for instance three files of the type Cmake..., CTest.... and Makefile in addition to a CmakeFiles
folder. I presume therefore that the necessary make instructions have been configured and generated but they are ignored when 'making'.
I had a look in the source files and in the Lua bindings folder there is a 46KB file plplotluac.i and it apprears to contain C code which I guess must be the bindings itself.
I believe therefore that the source code is available to the compiler, as to whether it knows where to find it is another question.
Anyway, Rome wasn't built in a day....
In this particular case there is no need for my to include a graph plotting module to Mach other than interest. I do perceive however that users will have application for such modules,
if not this one, then something like it and I would like to be familiar with the procedure when it arises.
Craig