PointCloudLibrary / PointCloudLibrary/pcl

[cmake] Add a comprehensive build summary

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Description

Ideally, I'd like to have a comprehensive OpenCV-style build summary.

Originally posted by @taketwo in https://github.com/PointCloudLibrary/pcl/issues/3603#issuecomment-579141188

https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.17/module/FeatureSummary.html

Originally posted by @Neumann-A in https://github.com/PointCloudLibrary/pcl/pull/4096

This is available since at least CMake 3.5 (Ubuntu 16.04).

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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

Review CMake's FeatureSummary module and the OpenCV-style summary referenced in the issue, then trace the project's existing CMake configuration to determine where a comprehensive summary belongs. Done means the build presents the requested summary consistently; the issue does not name specific files or tests to run.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cmake
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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