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Bug 121308

Summary:	avoid absolute paths in C++ auto-generated makefiles
Product:	cnd	Reporter:	iluetkeb <iluetkeb>
Component:	Project	Assignee:	issues@cnd <issues>
Status:	NEW ---
Severity:	blocker
Priority:	P3
Version:	6.x
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:

Description iluetkeb 2007-11-06 16:20:29 UTC

Currently, Makefiles generated by the C++ project support contain absolute paths in many cases. One such case is when a
library created in another project is referenced.  Even when I specify the location of the other project in a relative
way, this is still the case.  Naturally, this creates problems when developing in teams -- hardcoding the path to my
home-directory is not going to make my co-worker happy ;-)

I recognize that the linker requires absolute paths in many cases (e.g. for rpaths) but would suggest a method to look
up the required path at runtime, e.g. per NetBeans instance, similar to the way Java libraries are managed. For Java
projects, the generated build file simply contains a variable that is then overridden in my local NetBeans configuration.

In this regard, one cool way of approaching the problem might be through pkg-config support -- this would also enhance
the value of the current project configuration by supporting external pkg-config files.