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Anonymous
Anonymous

Reputation: 4757

Set cmake target name for debug and release configuration

I am trying to differentiate between a debug and release build.

If a debug build is in progress I want to install myLibd in /usr/local/lib. If a release build is in progress I want to install myLib in /usr/local/lib.

Here is my approach

IF(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES RELEASE)
    SET(LIB_NAME myLib) 
ELSE()
    SET(LIB_NAME myLibd) 
ENDIF(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES RELEASE)

ADD_LIBRARY(${LIB_NAME} ${Source_files} ${Header_files})
INSTALL(TARGETS ${LIB_NAME} DESTINATION /usr/local/lib)

However, the target name is in both cases (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug or Release) always myLibd. What is the problem here?

Upvotes: 10

Views: 12017

Answers (2)

user2288008
user2288008

Reputation:

Solution

Set CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX variable:

if(NOT CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX)
  set(CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX d)
endif()

Details

What is the problem here?

  • You need to use if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Release) instead of if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES RELEASE)
  • Probably you need to clean build directory
  • Note that if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE...) approach will not work for multi-configuration generators

Upvotes: 13

maxint
maxint

Reputation: 1055

set_property(TARGET ${LIB_NAME} PROPERTY DBG_POSTFIX d)

Reference

Upvotes: 2

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