PointCloudLibrary / PointCloudLibrary/pcl

[cmake] include PCL_VERSION in`find_package(PCL)` output

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kind: todo module: cmake skill: cmake
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Description

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Context

Looking at CMake output doesn't provide information about the details of PCL used by a reporter.

Expected Behavior

Some information regarding the version would not be too verbose. Maybe also add the compile options used since those can cause compilation errors (hint: SSE). Boost has a nice output:

-- Boost version: 1.58.0
-- Found the following Boost libraries:
--   system
--   filesystem
--   date_time
--   iostreams
--   serialization
--   regex

Current Behavior

Only the packages searched are visible.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the CMake configuration that handles find_package(PCL) and inspect how its current package-search output is produced. Done means the configuration output includes PCL_VERSION without becoming unnecessarily verbose; consider the suggested compile-option information separately because the issue presents it as optional.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cmake, cpp
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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