Copy file from source directory to binary directory using CMake

Question

I\'m trying to create a simple project on CLion. It uses CMake (I\'m new here) to generate Makefiles to build project (or some sort of it)

All I need to is transfer

Answer 1

I would suggest TARGET_FILE_DIR if you want the file to be copied to the same folder as your .exe file.

$ Directory of main file (.exe, .so.1.2, .a).

add_custom_command(
  TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} POST_BUILD
  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy 
    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/input.txt 
    $)

In VS, this cmake script will copy input.txt to the same file as your final exe, no matter it's debug or release.