How do I make CMake output into a bin dir

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I m currently constructing a project with a plugin structure  I m using CMake to compile the project  The plugins are compiled in separate directories  My problem is that CMake compiles and saves the binaries and plugins  dynamic libraries  in the directory structure of the source  How do I make CMake save the files in something like a   bin directory

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cat CMakeLists txt project  hello  set EXECUTABLE OUTPUT PATH  bin   add executable  hello hello c

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cat CMakeLists txt project  hello  set CMAKE BINARY DIR   bin   set EXECUTABLE OUTPUT PATH   CMAKE BINARY DIR   add executable  hello hello c

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As to me I am using cmake 3 5  the below set variable  does not work   set        ARCHIVE OUTPUT DIRECTORY   home xy cmake practice lib         LIBRARY OUTPUT DIRECTORY   home xy cmake practice lib         RUNTIME OUTPUT DIRECTORY   home xy cmake practice bin       but this works set set target properties    set target properties demo5     PROPERTIES     ARCHIVE OUTPUT DIRECTORY   home xy cmake practice lib       LIBRARY OUTPUT DIRECTORY   home xy cmake practice lib       RUNTIME OUTPUT DIRECTORY   home xy cmake practice bin

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Use set CMAKE RUNTIME OUTPUT DIRECTORY   some full path to bin

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Regardless of whether I define this in the main CMakeLists txt or in the individual ones  it still assumes I want all the libs and bins off the main path  which is the least useful assumption of all

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To add on to this   If you re using CMAKE to generate a Visual Studio solution  and you want Visual Studio to output compiled files into  bin  Peter s answer needs to be modified a bit     set output directories for all builds  Debug  Release  etc   foreach  OUTPUTCONFIG   CMAKE CONFIGURATION TYPES        string  TOUPPER   OUTPUTCONFIG  OUTPUTCONFIG       set  CMAKE ARCHIVE OUTPUT DIRECTORY   OUTPUTCONFIG    CMAKE SOURCE DIR  lib       set  CMAKE LIBRARY OUTPUT DIRECTORY   OUTPUTCONFIG    CMAKE SOURCE DIR  lib       set  CMAKE RUNTIME OUTPUT DIRECTORY   OUTPUTCONFIG    CMAKE SOURCE DIR  bin   endforeach  OUTPUTCONFIG CMAKE CONFIGURATION TYPES

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As in Oleg s answer  I believe the correct variable to set is CMAKE RUNTIME OUTPUT DIRECTORY  We use the following in our root CMakeLists txt   set CMAKE ARCHIVE OUTPUT DIRECTORY   CMAKE BINARY DIR  lib  set CMAKE LIBRARY OUTPUT DIRECTORY   CMAKE BINARY DIR  lib  set CMAKE RUNTIME OUTPUT DIRECTORY   CMAKE BINARY DIR  bin    You can also specify the output directories on a per-target basis   set target properties  targets        PROPERTIES     ARCHIVE OUTPUT DIRECTORY    CMAKE BINARY DIR  lib      LIBRARY OUTPUT DIRECTORY    CMAKE BINARY DIR  lib      RUNTIME OUTPUT DIRECTORY    CMAKE BINARY DIR  bin      In both cases you can append   CONFIG  to the variable property name to make the output directory apply to a specific configuration  the standard values for configuration are DEBUG  RELEASE  MINSIZEREL and RELWITHDEBINFO

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English is not my native language  please excuse typing errors    use this line config     set EXECUTABLE OUTPUT PATH    PROJECT SOURCE DIR  build   place your any CMakeLists txt project  this   PROJECT SOURCE DIR  is your current source directory where project place   and if wander why is   EXECUTABLE OUTPUT PATH  check this file CMakeCache txt then search the key word output path  all the variables define here   it would give a full explanation of  the project all    setting

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Use the EXECUTABLE OUTPUT PATH CMake variable to set the needed path  For details  refer to the online CMake documentation   CMake 2 8 8 Documentation

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