[misc] Output "taichi_cpp_tests.exe" to the "bin" folder on Windows (#…

…2515) * [misc] Place "taichi_cpp_tests" in "bin" folder * restrict to windows and add docs * minor fix * Update docs/lang/articles/contribution/writing_cpp_tests.md Co-authored-by: Ye Kuang <[email protected]> * Apply review Co-authored-by: Ye Kuang <[email protected]>
taichi-dev · Jul 13, 2021 · d2a139a · d2a139a
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diff --git a/cmake/TaichiTests.cmake b/cmake/TaichiTests.cmake
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ include_directories(
 )
 
 add_executable(${TESTS_NAME} ${TAICHI_TESTS_SOURCE})
+if (WIN32)
+    # Output the executable to bin/ instead of build/Debug/...
+    set(TESTS_OUTPUT_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/bin")
+    set_target_properties(${TESTS_NAME} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${TESTS_OUTPUT_DIR})
+    set_target_properties(${TESTS_NAME} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG ${TESTS_OUTPUT_DIR})
+    set_target_properties(${TESTS_NAME} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${TESTS_OUTPUT_DIR})
+    set_target_properties(${TESTS_NAME} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_MINSIZEREL ${TESTS_OUTPUT_DIR})
+    set_target_properties(${TESTS_NAME} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELWITHDEBINFO ${TESTS_OUTPUT_DIR})
+endif()
 target_link_libraries(${TESTS_NAME} taichi_isolated_core)
 target_link_libraries(${TESTS_NAME} gtest_main)
 

diff --git a/docs/lang/articles/contribution/writing_cpp_tests.md b/docs/lang/articles/contribution/writing_cpp_tests.md
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ make
 ./taichi_cpp_tests
 ```
 
+:::note
+On Windows, `taichi_cpp_tests.exe` will be placed inside the `%TAICHI_REPO_DIR%\bin` directory,
+so you can directly run it after adding the directory to `PATH` in [Setting up Taichi for development](dev_install.md#setting-up-taichi-for-development-3).
+:::
+
 :::note
 Consider polishing the CPP test infrastructure: