Having CMake put generated binaries in a specific directory structure with assets

Question

My project\'s directory structure is basically as follows:

root/src

root/assets

root/library

I currently have CMake set up to compile the source,

Answer 1

Here's a simple example with a structure like yours:

• root/src/main.cpp (only source file)
• root/assets (where I want the executable to go)

Here's the cmake file:

PROJECT(HelloCMake)
SET(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${HelloCMake_SOURCE_DIR}/assets)
add_executable (HelloCMake src/main.cpp) 

When I build against this using Visual Studio I get the output placed in root/assets/debug. I'd have to dig to figure out how to get rid of the extra configuration folder (debug). Not perfect, but hopefully that gets you on the right track.

Edit...Even better:

INSTALL(TARGETS HelloCMake DESTINATION ${HelloCMake_SOURCE_DIR}/assets)