cmake: do not install the test binary
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Description
The test binary is only needed at build time, so it should not be installed anywhere other than the build directory. These lines should be removed from the Test/CMakeLists.txt file:
install(TARGETS test
RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
LIBRARY DESTINATION lib)
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Research direction
Open Test/CMakeLists.txt and inspect the install(TARGETS test ...) block named in the issue. Remove the test-binary installation rule, then verify that the test binary remains available in the build directory without being installed.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cmake, cpp
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100