No, it is perfectly valid and I understand you, but the problem is that I'm rewriting a broken CMake script from the eAthena project (a ragnarök online emulator), and it has a very old basis that would cause a lot of trouble to change.
The executables _have_ to be on the ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} when built, because of a lot of files and dependencies... The original Visual Studio project from eAthena already generates the executables _at_ the ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} folder, I only want to make this happen. If wasn't this I would do exactly what you said, but I can't. Maybe I will have to create a separate build system for Visual Studio, but I prefer to try fixing these problems with CMake than doing this. Oh, and incredibly I have to force CMake to make an in-source build, because of that I mixed ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} and ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} when explaining my situation here :P That stackoverflow page seems promising. I will look at it, thanks! Renato 2012/1/8 Michael Jackson <mike.jack...@bluequartz.net>: > This is going to sound either harsh or "flame bait" but is written in all > seriousness and with a lot of practical experience. > > When coming from a "makefile" based system like Unix and going to Visual > Studio there are a few things you need to "give up on" (In my opinion). > Visual Studio (And Xcode) both like to separate build types into > Debug/Release/Others and put those items compiled into those subfolders. If > you try to have your output files put anywhere else you are endlessly > "fighting the system" and in the you will waste more time trying to fight the > system rather then working on your code. Unless you have a very valid reason > why your built items MUST be in the binary folder then I wouldn't really > worry where they land. Let Visual Studio or Xcode put them where they want. > You only need to realize that there _are_ Debug and Release subfolders and it > is in there that you will find your executables and libraries. This is said > with about 3 or 4 years of working with Linux, OS X, Windows, Visual Studio, > Xcode, Makefiles. Don't fight the system, just adapt to it and move on. > > I guess that was harsh. Sorry. Having said that I am very interested in > knowing the specific reasons why you need your executables in the > CMAKE_BINARY_DIRECTORY and can not have them in a subfolder. > -- > Mike Jackson <www.bluequartz.net> > > On Jan 8, 2012, at 1:28 PM, Renato Utsch wrote: > >> Ok, I will look at that so. >> >> But and the second problem? How can I redirect from the debug/release >> folder to the / folder of the project? >> >> >> Renato >> >> 2012/1/8 Mateusz Loskot <mate...@loskot.net>: >>> On 8 January 2012 16:04, Eric Noulard <eric.noul...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> 2012/1/8 Renato Utsch <renatout...@gmail.com>: >>>>> So I can do this by adding a command line parameter to do that. But >>>>> can't I simply set an option that behaves exactly as --config Debug ? >>>> >>>> May be you could try to find out how Visual Studio >>>> is choosing the default built type? >>> >>> Eric, spot on! >>> >>> Renato, if you create new project from within Visual Studio, >>> what build configuration is used as default? Debug. >>> Your problem has nothing to do with CMake. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> -- >>> Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net >> -- >> >> 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 > > -- > > 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 -- 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