How can I create a lib folder and have lib.so in it? Here is my cmakelists file inside lib folder
project(Library) add_library(Library SHARED lib.cpp) target_include_directories(Library PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}) In the main cmakelists file I write:
target_link_libraries(MyProject Library) set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib) but it doesn't work. The file is created inside the folder where make is running.
LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY is a target property, not a variable you set. Instead of
set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib) you need to use
set_target_properties(Library PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib" ) However, if you want all the libraries built by your project to be put into that folder you can alternatively use
set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib") somewhere at the top of your top-level CMakeLists.txt, as this variable sets the default value of the LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY target property for all targets defined after it has been set.
