targetdir

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targetdir

The targetdir function sets the destination directory for the compiled binary target.

#!lua
targetdir ("path")

By default, the generated project files will place their compiled output in the same directory as the script. The targetdir function allows you to change this location.

Applies To

Solutions, projects, and configurations.

Parameters

path is the file system path to the directory where the compiled target file should be stored. It is specified relative to the currently executing script file.

See Also

• targetname
• targetextension
• targetprefix
• targetsuffix

Examples

This project separates its compiled output by configuration type.

#!lua
project "MyProject"
 
  configuration "Debug"
    targetdir "bin/debug"
 
  configuration "Release"
    targetdir "bin/release"