[CMake] Current binary directory confusion

[Robert Dailey]

So how do I get the absolute path to this directory in a portable (between
generators) way?

On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 9:03 AM, J Decker <d3ck0r at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Robert Dailey
> <rcdailey.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> > ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} returns a directory that contains generated
> > files, such as vcproj files when generating for visual studio. However,
> > actual compiled binaries are placed:
> >
> > ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${target_name}.dir/Debug (for debug
> > configuration)
> >
> > Is there a variable or target property that will give me the following
> path
> > for any target:
> >
> > ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${target_name}.dir
> >
> > (I don't care about debug/release being part of the path, I just want the
> > "target.dir" part to be included in the path. Right now I'm hard-coding
> the
> > ".dir" directory and appending it to my path, but I don't know if this
> > naming scheme is guaranteed by CMake or if it will change in the future.
> >
> it differs from generator to generator
>
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