CMake set CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY for a specific target only

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My whole project uses

set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin")

to place all runtime binaries in the bin directory.

However i need to place some dll's in a subdirectory named "scripts", i tried following code to set the variable for the specific target:

set_target_properties(my_script_dll PROPERTIES
    CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/scripts"
)

But it doesn't work, the dll's are still placed under bin.

Is there a way to set the output directory only for a specific target?

Naios · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-27 18:59:14Z

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I solved it through using:

set_target_properties(my_script_dll PROPERTIES
    RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/Debug/scripts"
    RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/Release/scripts"
    RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/RelWithDebInfo/scripts"
    RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/MinSizeRel/scripts"
)

edited Dec 27, 2015 at 18:59

answered Dec 1, 2015 at 3:11

Naios

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pmakal · Accepted Answer · 2023-03-12 11:46:42Z

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To add to previous answer, from my testing it seems this can be done in a shorter way:

set_target_properties(my_script_dll PROPERTIES
    RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/$<CONFIG>/scripts"
)

edited Mar 12, 2023 at 11:46

answered Feb 12, 2023 at 16:31

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