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0014817

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2014-03-19 17:25

2016-06-10 14:31

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ovz

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Kitware Robot

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normal

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minor

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moved

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0014817: Suggestion for library path generation

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At present for each entry like

link_directories("${c_lib}/lib/boost/boost_1_55_0/lib/Win32")

the following sub-string is generated for <AdditionaLibraryDirectories> in Visual Studio project files

<AdditionaLibraryDirectories>c:/lib/boost/boost_1_55_0/lib/Win32;c:/lib/boost/boost_1_55_0/lib/Win32/$(Configuration);

I suggest we add $(PlatformName) to the sub-path, making it

<AdditionaLibraryDirectories>c:/lib/boost/boost_1_55_0/lib/Win32;c:/lib/boost/boost_1_55_0/lib/Win32/$(PlatformName)/$(ConfigurationName)

64 bit Windows seamlessly runs both 32 and 64 bit executable so it is quite common to maintain configurations for both platforms on the same machine.

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(0035449) Brad King (manager) 2014-03-20 08:36	The "<dir>" and "<dir>/$(Configuration)" are added for link_directories(<dir>) historically for use in referencing directories in the build tree or in other build trees where the VS IDE project files lay out the files that way. These days CMake knows how to link library files by full path so link_directories is needed only for external packages for which imported targets or full paths to the library files are not known. A <dir>/$(PlatformName)/$(ConfigurationName) layout is a specific choice for some projects it is not standard. If you want $(PlatformName) then specify it in the link_directories call when CMAKE_GENERATOR names a Visual Studio generator.

(0042510) Kitware Robot (administrator) 2016-06-10 14:29	Resolving issue as `moved`. This issue tracker is no longer used. Further discussion of this issue may take place in the current CMake Issues page linked in the banner at the top of this page.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2014-03-19 17:25	ovz	New Issue
2014-03-20 08:36	Brad King	Note Added: 0035449
2016-06-10 14:29	Kitware Robot	Note Added: 0042510
2016-06-10 14:29	Kitware Robot	Status	new => resolved
2016-06-10 14:29	Kitware Robot	Resolution	open => moved
2016-06-10 14:29	Kitware Robot	Assigned To	=> Kitware Robot
2016-06-10 14:31	Kitware Robot	Status	resolved => closed