ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORYΒΆ

Output directory in which to build ARCHIVE target files.

This property specifies the directory into which archive target files should be built. The property value may use generator expressions. Multi-configuration generators (Visual Studio, Xcode, Ninja Multi-Config) append a per-configuration subdirectory to the specified directory unless a generator expression is used.

This property is initialized by the value of the CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY variable if it is set when a target is created.

Note

On macOS, this property will be ignored for the linker import files (e.g. .tbd files, see ENABLE_EXPORTS property for details) when:

  • The FRAMEWORK is set, because the framework layout cannot be changed.

  • The Xcode generator is used, due to the limitations and constraints of the Xcode tool.

In both cases, the linker import files will be generated in the same directory as the shared library.

See also the ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_<CONFIG> target property.