[SOLVED] How is the cmake install path constructed?

Issue

If I have a line install( TARGETS prog DESTINATION foo ) in my CMakeLists.txt, the target gets installed in CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX/foo/prog, so I figured having install( TARGETS prog ) would put it in CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX/prog. But no, it goes in CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/prog.

How can I install a target directly in the prefix location?

Solution

You can use . as the destination:

install(TARGETS prog DESTINATION .)

If you don't specify the destination, the default path for executables is used, which is bin.

Answered By - fabian

Answer Checked By - Clifford M. (WPSolving Volunteer)