[CMake] LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY or CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY

[Michael Jackson]

Ahh.. I didn't see the new "property" documentation options. I use my  
QtAssistant Script to generate easy to read/search documentation and I  
needed to update the script. I'll update the wiki also in case anyone  
else wants to use it.

Thanks for the heads up.

Mike

On Nov 12, 2008, at 9:58 AM, David Cole wrote:

> From the cmake 2.6 docs online:
>
> http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/ 
> cmake2.6docs.html#variable:CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
> http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/ 
> cmake2.6docs.html#prop_tgt:LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
>
> CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY is a global variable.
> LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY is a target property that gets its default  
> value, if any, from the global variable.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Michael Jackson <mike.jackson at bluequartz.net 
> > wrote:
> The below is from the CMake 2.6.2 documentation:
> =======================================================
>
>        • LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH: Old library location variable.
> This variable should no longer be used as of CMake 2.6. Use the  
> ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY, LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY, and  
> RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY target properties instead. They will  
> override this variable if they are set.
>
> If set, this is the directory where all the libraries built during  
> the build process will be placed.
>
> =======================================================
>
> When I go looking for documentation on LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY I  
> don't seem to find anything but I do find  
> CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY. Which one is correct and which one  
> should I be using?
>
> I currently use something like:
>
> # ---------- Setup output Directories -------------------------
> SET (LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH
>  ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib
>  CACHE PATH
>  "Directory for all Libraries"
>  )
>
> # --------- Setup the Executable output Directory -------------
> SET (EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH
>  ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/bin
>  CACHE PATH
>  "Directory for all Executables."
>  )
>
> Which evidently is being deprecated in favor of  
> LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY or CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY.
>
> Comments?
>
> _________________________________________________________
>
> Mike Jackson                  mike.jackson at bluequartz.net