[CMake] Copying DLLs to output directory

[J Decker]

how does that work with say openwatcom?

On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 7:51 PM, Michael Jackson <
mike.jackson at bluequartz.net> wrote:

> I use a copy rule for the DLLs during the build which finds the DLL and
> then copies it to the Debug or Release directory. You are welcome to the
> macro that we use for our project. If there is an easier way with Cmake
> 3.0.x I would love to hear about it.
>
> Thanks
> Mike Jackson
>
>
> On Oct 27, 2014, at 9:55 PM, Robert Dailey <rcdailey.lists at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > This actually used to be a very difficult problem to solve. However,
> > to debug in visual studio it's essential.
> >
> > If I have DLLs located in third party directories OR from targets that
> > I depend on, those must all be copied to the directory of the
> > executable I'm debugging in order for those DLLs to be found and
> > loaded.
> >
> > Using CMake 3.0.2, I hope this task is simpler, especially with the
> > introduction of a nice suite of generator expressions. Can anyone
> > recommend a good way to do this?
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