[cmake-developers] How to get cmake to install pdb files for targets too?

[Claus Klein]

Hi, I am wondering why pdb file are not installed with a library target in MS VS2017 generated projects when building the Debug config variant?

Is this relay necessary:

install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:${TARGET_NAME}> DESTINATION bin OPTIONAL)
see too https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40860435/how-to-get-cmake-to-install-pdb-files-for-targets <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40860435/how-to-get-cmake-to-install-pdb-files-for-targets>


Why ist that install command not enough:

install(TARGETS example
    EXPORT ExampleTargets
    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
)


With regards
Claus
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