CODEWITHSUNDEEP
c++cmake
Carneiro
Carneiro

Reputation: 3509

Getting a cmake executable path to run it on a custom command

I am creating an executable using the add_executable(foo sources.cpp) then I would like to have a target that runs foo, so right now I'm doing this:

add_custom_target(run_foo 
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/test/foo 
   DEPENDS foo 
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
)

it works now, but I feel like I'm doing it wrong by hardcoding the path to the binary in "COMMAND". Isn't there a way to get the path to the binary from foo ?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1339

Answers (2)

zaufi
zaufi

Reputation: 7119

In fact, you don't even need a generator expression :) At least /w modern CMake:

If COMMAND specifies an executable target name (created by the add_executable() command) it will automatically be replaced by the location of the executable created at build time. 

add_executable(foo ...)
add_custom_target(COMMAND foo ...)

Upvotes: 0

steveire
steveire

Reputation: 11074

add_custom_target(COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:foo> ...)

See:

http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.0/manual/cmake-generator-expressions.7.html

Upvotes: 2

Related Questions