Rethinking executable dependecies

Author: MahBoiDeveloper

CmakeLists.txt

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 if (NOT WIN32)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "This program has been specified to compile on Microsoft Windows OS only.")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "This program has been specified to compile on Microsoft Windows only.")
 endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_DESTINATION_RESOURCES_FOLDER})
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_DESTINATION_BIN_FOLDER})
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_DESTINATION_LOGS_FOLDER})
 
-# TODO: temporary
+# Do not remove this prefix path
 set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "C:/Qt/5.15.2/mingw81_64" "C:/Qt/Tools/mingw_64")
 
 set(CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL 10)

src/CmakeLists.txt

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
     # Editor target name
     set(MAIN_TARGET_NAME "HotkeyEditor")
-    set(ACTUAL_EXE_NAME "LoadEditor")
+    set(ACTUAL_EXE_NAME "GenHotkeys")
 
     # Define editor executable
     add_executable(${MAIN_TARGET_NAME})
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@
 
     # Remove all GUI sources from main sources list
     list(REMOVE_ITEM SOURCES ${EXCLUDED_GRAPHIC_SOURCES})
-    
-    # Remove launch target source file from main sources list
-    list(REMOVE_ITEM SOURCES "MainStarter.cpp")
 
     # Assign source files to the main target
     target_sources(
@@ -55,7 +52,7 @@
     set_target_properties(
         ${MAIN_TARGET_NAME}
         PROPERTIES
-        RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_DESTINATION_BIN_FOLDER}
+        RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_DESTINATION_FOLDER}
         OUTPUT_NAME ${ACTUAL_EXE_NAME}
     )
 
@@ -67,31 +64,6 @@
 
     # Add graphic dependency to the main target
     target_link_libraries(${MAIN_TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE GUI)
-    
-# Starter target configuration
-
-    # Starter target name
-    set(STARTER_TARGET_NAME "HotkeyEditorStarter")
-
-    # Define starter executable with source files
-    add_executable(
-        ${STARTER_TARGET_NAME}
-        "MainStarter.cpp"
-        "GUI/QtSources/StarterDescription.rc"
-    )
-
-    # Define output directory and file name
-    set_target_properties(
-        ${STARTER_TARGET_NAME}
-        PROPERTIES
-        RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_DESTINATION_FOLDER}
-        OUTPUT_NAME ${MAIN_TARGET_NAME}
-    )
-
-    # Create a preprocessor variable with the path to the main program relative to the starter
-    target_compile_definitions(${STARTER_TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE
-        -DPROJECT_EXE_RELATIVE_PATH="$<PATH:RELATIVE_PATH,$<TARGET_FILE:${MAIN_TARGET_NAME}>,${PROJECT_DESTINATION_FOLDER}>"
-    )
 
 # Managing additional source files
 
@@ -138,7 +110,6 @@
     find_program(QTENV_BAT qtenv2.bat)
 
     if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
-
         # Deploy Qt and other dlls to the Editor/Resource folder
         add_custom_command(
             TARGET ${MAIN_TARGET_NAME}
@@ -149,8 +120,7 @@
             COMMAND ${WINDEPLOYQT_PROGRAM}
                 --compiler-runtime
                 --force
-                --dir $<TARGET_PROPERTY:${MAIN_TARGET_NAME},RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY>
+                --dir ${PROJECT_DESTINATION_BIN_FOLDER} # Actually redirects qt's libraries to the different folder
                 $<TARGET_FILE:${MAIN_TARGET_NAME}>
         )
-
-    endif()
+    endif()

src/GUI/QtSources/StarterDescription.rc

@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ using namespace std;
         // Disable console if it is really opened.
         ShowWindow(GetConsoleWindow(), SW_HIDE);
 
-        int i = 0;
-
         vector<filesystem::directory_entry> files;
-        for (const auto& entry : filesystem::directory_iterator("..\\..\\Logs"))
+        for (const auto& entry : filesystem::directory_iterator("Logs"))
             if (entry.is_regular_file())
                 files.push_back(entry);
 
@@ -48,8 +46,8 @@ using namespace std;
         // Due to Logger is a singleton, we must create check if folder Logs exists.
         if (!LogFile.is_open())
         {
-            filesystem::create_directory("..\\..\\Logs");
-            LogFile.open(string("..\\..\\") + GetLogFileName());
+            filesystem::create_directory("Logs");
+            LogFile.open(string("Logs") + GetLogFileName());
         }
 
         if (!LogFile.is_open())