[CMake] Use of CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY

[Ryan Pavlik]

  On 9/13/10 12:29 PM, David Aldrich wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have tried to set the output directory for my library as follows:
>
> # set destination directory for LIBRARY target (i.e. libKernel.a)
> set( CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ./_gnuRelease )
>
> # build the Kernel static library
> add_library(Kernel STATIC ${SRCS})
>
> however, the library is being created in the source directory, not in the directory I have specified.
>
> Why is this please?
>
> Best regards
>
> David
I believe for static libraries, the variable
CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
is actually used.  In any case, you might rather consider using 
"install(TARGETS" instead of setting the output directories, and then 
just (on the user-side) setting the CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX and doing a 
make install.

Hope this helps!

Ryan

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