Are you trying to run the executable with ADD_TEST? In that case the working
directory is always CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR. If you need to change it, create
a wrapper script (you can do so using the CMake language in order to not depend
on any other interpreter).
no, just add_executable and then starting the target in debug mode inside the
ide. but maybe add_test is the solution to my
problem, i have to look at it. is this for starting an executable with some
command line arguments?
-Jochen
It is for adding a single unit test which can then be run using CTest.
Michael
Perhaps adding unit tests for testing my command line tool is the right
way, but really practical would be to
have a target property to set the default debugging working directory
for a target.
In visual studio this is right click on a target, then properties. Then
on the left side Configuration Properties->Debugging
and on the right side Working Directory. This is used when you launch
the target from inside the IDE. I always have
to set it by hand. Even worse on macos: there I have to set it every
time cmake has run.
Therefore I still would request this feature (e.g.
set_target_properties(MyTarget PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY
${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}) )
-Jochen
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