Cmake: use add_custom_command to copy binary to specific location failed when location doesn't exist

Question

I\'m trying to copy all the binaries generated by cmake to a specific directory. I don\'t want to use EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH, keeping them in the building tree make developm

Answer 1

Just make sure that the target location "bin" exists before invoking the copy command, i.e.:

ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(TARGET example
          POST_BUILD
          COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}
          COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${EXAMPLE_BIN_NAME} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/.
)