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0008780CMakeCMakepublic2009-03-23 13:522016-06-10 14:30
ReporterJames Bigler 
Assigned ToBill Hoffman 
PrioritynormalSeverityfeatureReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionmoved 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product VersionCMake-2-6 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0008780: No RENAME capability for executable targets
DescriptionWhen installing a target (install(TARGETS)), it would be useful to be able to be able to rename the target like we can with files.

Setting a target property wouldn't work, because then you wouldn't be able to install the same file more than once with different names.
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2009-03-23 13:52James BiglerNew Issue
2009-04-06 22:12Philip LowmanNote Added: 0015942
2009-04-06 22:14Philip LowmanNote Added: 0015943
2009-09-14 14:19Bill HoffmanStatusnew => assigned
2009-09-14 14:19Bill HoffmanAssigned To => Bill Hoffman
2016-06-10 14:27Kitware RobotNote Added: 0041526
2016-06-10 14:27Kitware RobotStatusassigned => resolved
2016-06-10 14:27Kitware RobotResolutionopen => moved
2016-06-10 14:30Kitware RobotStatusresolved => closed

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(0015942)
Philip Lowman   
2009-04-06 22:12   
Have you considered using a POST_BUILD rule to copy the executable target to a different name? You could then use install(PROGRAMS...) on the copied executable or install(TARGET...) on the original.
(0015943)
Philip Lowman   
2009-04-06 22:14   
Sorry, forgot to post an example. You can probably adapt something like this:

http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ#How_do_I_rename_a_library_after_it_has_already_been_built.3F [^]
(0041526)
Kitware Robot   
2016-06-10 14:27   
Resolving issue as `moved`.

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