My pdal formula for Homebrew (untested)

pdal.rb

require 'formula'

class Pdal < Formula
  homepage 'http://pointcloud.org'
  url 'https://github.com/PDAL/PDAL/zipball/0.6.0'
  md5 'e21c2227a9302f033f8ecf513baedf51'
  version '0.6.0'

  def options
  [
    ['--embed-boost', 'Use embedded Boost?'],
    ['--with-gdal', 'Use GDAL?'],
    ['--with-geotiff', 'Use GeoTIFF?'],
    ['--with-iconv', 'Use ICONV?'],
    ['--with-laszip', 'Use LASZIP?'],
    ['--with-libxml2', 'Use libXML2?'],
    ['--with-mrsid', 'Use MRSID?'],
    ['--with-oracle', 'Use Oracle?'],
    ['--with-p2g', 'Use P2G?'],
    ['--with-pkgconfig', 'Use PkgConfig?'],
    ['--with-python', 'Use Python?'],
    ['--with-swig-csharp', 'Use SWIG C#?'],
    ['--with-swig-python', 'Use SWIG Python?'],
    ['--with-tests', 'Use tests?']
  ]
  end

  depends_on 'cmake' => :build
  depends_on 'boost' unless ARGV.include? '--embed-boost'

  depends_on 'libgeotiff' if ARGV.include? '--with-geotiff'
  depends_on 'libgeotiff' if ARGV.include? '--withgdal'
  depends_on 'gdal' if ARGV.include? '--with-gdal'
  depends_on 'iconv' if ARGV.include? '--with-iconv'
  depends_on 'laszip' if ARGV.include? '--with-laszip'
  depends_on 'libxml2' if ARGV.include? '--with-libxml2'
  depends_on 'mrsid' if ARGV.include? '--with-mrsid'
  depends_on 'oracle' if ARGV.include? '--with-oracle'
  depends_on 'p2k' if ARGV.include? '--with-p2g'
  depends_on 'pkgconfig' if ARGV.include? '--with-pkgconfig'
  depends_on 'python' if ARGV.include? '--with-python'
  depends_on 'swig' if ARGV.include? '--with-swig-csharp'
  depends_on 'swig' if ARGV.include? '--with-swig-python'

  def install
    args = std_cmake_parameters.split

    if ARGV.include? '--with-gdal'
      args << "-DWITH_GDAL:BOOL=ON"
    end

    if ARGV.include? '--with-geotiff'
      args << "-DWITH_GEOTIFF:BOOL=ON"
    end

    if ARGV.include? '--with-iconv'
      args << "-DWITH_ICONV:BOOL=ON"
    end

    if ARGV.include? '--with-laszip'
      args << "-DWITH_LASZIP:BOOL=ON"
    end

    if ARGV.include? '--with-libxml2'
      args << "-DWITH_LIBXML2:BOOL=ON"
    end

    if ARGV.include? '--with-mrsid'
      args << "-DWITH_MRSID:BOOL=ON"
    end

    if ARGV.include? '--with-oracle'
      args << "-DWITH_ORACLE:BOOL=ON"
    end

    if ARGV.include? '--with-p2g'
      args << "-DWITH_P2G:BOOL=ON"
    end

    if ARGV.include? '--with-pkgconfig'
      args << "-DWITH_PKGCONFIG:BOOL=ON"
    end

    if ARGV.include? '--with-python'
      args << "-DWITH_PYTHON:BOOL=ON"
    end

    if ARGV.include? '--with-swig-csharp'
      args << "-DWITH_SWIG_CSHARP:BOOL=ON"
    end

    if ARGV.include? '--with-swig-python'
      args << "-DWITH_SWIG_PYTHON:BOOL=ON"
    end

    if ARGV.include? '--with-tests'
      args << "-DWITH_TESTS:BOOL=ON"
    end

    system "mkdir build"
    args << ".."

    Dir.chdir 'build' do
      ENV['Boost_INCLUDE_DIR'] = "#{HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/include"
      ENV['Boost_LIBRARYS_DIRS'] = "#{HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/lib"
      system "cmake", *args
      system "make install"
    end
  end
end