Feature request: basis_install_package

[jvegh]

Especially the non-developer (i.e. end-user) type users have difficulties with correctly install all required packages, in the correct order and version numebrs. In addition to basis_find_package it would be great to have basis_install_package. :)

[schuhschuh]

What you are looking for should be related to #514 and #274. Personally I prefer the super-build approach because during CMake configuration there shouldn't be any build or installation steps taking place. While this feature is not readily available in BASIS yet, you could write a single CMakeLists.txt for the superbuild of all dependencies + your software.

See the documentation for two variants of the super-build approach, one that firstly installs BASIS via bootstrapping at configure time and other dependencies using a super-build, and the second where all dependencies incl. BASIS are part of the super-build. For the latter there is an example CMakeLists.txt I have written for another project which uses BASIS as well. Note that this CMakeLists.txt can be located anywhere but is not the top-level or any other CMakeLists.txt of your actual project with the dependencies. In the DRAMMS project, I have put it in a folder named build.

[ahundt]

On mac/linux I use brew/linuxbrew if the dependencies are widely used ones. That makes them much easier to install.