Adding command line arguments to project

Question

My question is somewhat similar to this SO but not the same.

I created a HelloWorld program with the following:

add_executable( HelloWorld ${SRC} )

When I generate a project file (for example a Visual Studio .sln file, or an XCode .xcodeproj file). I want to hit the run button and pass in some command line arguments to HelloWorld when it executes the program, like the following:

./HelloWorld --gtest_filter=Test_Cases1*

Also see this SO for how this is done in Visual Studio.

Is it possible to do this in CMakeList file? If not, why?

Answer 1

CMake 3.13.0 looks like it will add support for this in the form of the following target properties:

• VS_DEBUGGER_COMMAND_ARGUMENTS - Sets the local debugger command line arguments for Visual Studio C++ targets.
• VS_DEBUGGER_ENVIRONMENT - Sets the local debugger environment for Visual Studio C++ targets.

It extends use with these commands, available since CMake 3.12:

• VS_DEBUGGER_COMMAND - Sets the local debugger command for Visual Studio C++ targets.
• VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY - Sets the local debugger working directory for Visual Studio C++ targets.