Yes, I'm able to do it manually using the custom target I created with add_custom_target, by editing the debug properties to get a runnable object. I was hoping that the VS_DEBUGGER_COMMAND used for add_executable would also work with the add_custom_target, but alas they don't.
On Tue, Dec 4, 2018 at 12:54 AM Eric Noulard <eric.noul...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Le mar. 4 déc. 2018 à 06:11, James Bigler <jamesbig...@gmail.com> a > écrit : > >> Unfortunately I don't think your suggestion will work. >> >> I need to invoke a custom executable to build my project and not a >> msproject. I also need to copy the executable into the build directory. >> > > Sorry I miss the fact that you moved the executable around and was not a > "regular" compile. > I've read your message too fast, obviously, sorry. > > I'm not much a Visual Studio user and it has been a long time since I need > to compile something on windows. > > You basically require that an executable not built by VS appears as a > "runnable/debuggable" target in VS? > Are you able to do that from VS "manually" ? > > Again I'm no VS/Windows specialist so others may have more valuable remark > on that. > > -- > Eric >
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