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ConanLord
ConanLord

Reputation: 83

CMake : execute target Debug or Release at install time

In my CMake project I generate a target "MyProgram" with

ADD_EXECUTABLE(MyProgram ...)

Then, at install time, I would like to execute this program (with some arguments) so I use

INSTALL(SCRIPT MyScript.cmake)

But with Windows + MSVC, I can't find a way to call the right executable :

I know a little about cmake-generator-expressions, but I couldn't make it work with install(SCRIPT).

Any help would be greatly appreciated !

Upvotes: 0

Views: 256

Answers (1)

fabian
fabian

Reputation: 82491

Either generate different script files knowing about the respective locations of the executables and use e.g. install(SCRIPT "MyScript$<CONFIG>.cmake") to use MyScriptDebug.cmake or MyScriptRelease.cmake for Debug or Release configurations respectively or alternatively use install(CODE) allowing you to pass parameters to the script:

CMakeLists.txt

install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -D \"MY_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:MyProgram>\" -P MyScript.cmake)")

MyScript.cmake

execute_process(COMMAND ${MY_PROGRAM} ...)
...

For calling a single program you may not need a script file though; you may simply be able to call the program directly using

install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND \"$<TARGET_FILE:MyProgram>\" ...)")

Upvotes: 1

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