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Rodrigo Hernandez
Rodrigo Hernandez

Reputation: 522

Setting Visual C++ Executable Directories (PATH env variable) for a project in CMake

On the project property pages there is a VC++ Directories tab, on that tab there is an "Executable Directories" option which is basically there to set the PATH variable when building the project.

I need to add the path to a Python interpreter there, which I know about and can infer beforehand by means of the ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} variable.

Is there currently way to set it in CMakeLists.txt?

Thanks.

Upvotes: 4

Views: 2592

Answers (1)

ds-bos-msk
ds-bos-msk

Reputation: 772

Now 4 years later with CMake 3.12 you can finally do this by overriding variables:

CMAKE_VS_SDK_EXECUTABLE_DIRECTORIES

As a matter of fact, you can modify all of those entries you see in the VC++ Directories tab: CMAKE_VS_SDK_EXCLUDE_DIRECTORIES CMAKE_VS_SDK_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES CMAKE_VS_SDK_LIBRARY_DIRECTORIES CMAKE_VS_SDK_LIBRARY_WINRT_DIRECTORIES CMAKE_VS_SDK_REFERENCE_DIRECTORIES CMAKE_VS_SDK_SOURCE_DIRECTORIES

However, be careful: this a write-only variable. The best thing you can do right now not to lose the directories that are there by default is this: set( CMAKE_VS_SDK_EXECUTABLE_DIRECTORIES $(VC_ExecutablePath_x64);$(WindowsSDK_ExecutablePath);$(VS_ExecutablePath);$(MSBuild_ExecutablePath);$(FxCopDir);$(PATH);WhateverElseYouNeed )

Upvotes: 5

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