FindMyLib.cmake

# The places to look for the MyLib folders
set(FIND_MyLib_PATHS   "/home/pat/Desktop/projects/Mylibraries")

# The location of the include folder (and thus the header files)
# find_path uses the paths we defined above as places to look
# Saves the location of the header files in a variable called MyLib_INCLUDE_DIR
find_path(MyLib_INCLUDE_DIR list.h,list.c   # The variable to store the path in and the name of the header files
        PATH_SUFFIXES include               # The folder name containing the header files
        PATHS ${FIND_MyLib_PATHS})       # Where to look (defined above)

# The location of the lib folder (and thus the .a file)
# find_library uses the paths we defined above as places to look
# Saves the location of the .a file in a variable called MyLib_LIBRARY
find_library(MyLib_LIBRARY               # The variable to store where it found the .a files
        NAMES MyLib                      # The name of the .a file (without the extension and without the 'lib')
        PATH_SUFFIXES lib                   # The folder the .a file is in
PATHS ${FIND_MyLib_PATHS})               # Where to look (defined above)