How do I move my folders created by CMake?

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CMake uses absolute paths when it generates project files for Visual C++.

Sometimes, I need to move my project folder to some other drive.

But when I move the folder (and try to replace all the paths in the project files), this triggers a long, arduous recompilation process that wastes a lot of my time for absolutely no reason.

How do I move CMake project folder(s) to an arbitrary location without triggering a recompilation?

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 01 '12 at 07:48

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From the documentation of CMAKE_USE_RELATIVE_PATHS var:

In general, it is not possible to move CMake generated makefiles to a different location regardless of the value of this variable.

answered Sep 01 '12 at 07:48

arrowd

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Actually this variable works great for Visual Studio generators (at least VS 2008 and 2010) – szx Sep 01 '12 at 23:42
Official documentation `Use relative paths (May not work!)`. C++ is brilliant! – Firanolfind Jun 13 '20 at 23:08
C++ has nothing to do with this, it is more CMake related (or even generator used). Anyways, starting from CMake 3.5 this variable has no effect at all. – arrowd Jun 14 '20 at 07:09

How do I move my folders created by CMake?

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