You can install target and data and then run your program. 2011/1/26, Benjamin Kurz <benjamin.k...@bioskill.com>: > Hello everyone, > > Currently I'm using cmake for building my c++/Qt project. > The source directory structure looks like this: > Project > |_ src > |_ include > |_ data > > > Currently I run cmake from the source directory, having an in-source-build. > Now I want to be able to have a complete seperate build folder. > It compiles fine and it runs ok, unless I need access to a file in the > data folder. > Currently I access files like this: filepath = "./data/file1" > But data is of course not available in the build directory. > So I copied the files during the cmake process, which also works fine. > > But when I run the program I get an exception because the file is not found. > I tried a lot of possibilities: > filepath = "../data/file1" > filepath = "data/file1" > filepath = "file1" > > but nothing seems to work. > > The executable is on the top directory in the build directory. > The filepath is defined and used in a class in ./src directory. > > I am not sure how to fix this or which path to use?! > > Any advice is appreciated. > > Thanks > > Benjamin > _______________________________________________ > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake >
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