How do I write CMake install for a library?

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Here is my try: ``` IF (NOT WIN32) #INSTALL_TARGETS(${LIB_INSTALL_DIR} ${tinyscheme-nix_BINARY_DIR}/libtinyscheme.so) #INSTALL(TARGETS ${tinyscheme-nix_BINARY_DIR}/libtinyscheme.so DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}) ENDIF() ``` Both variants are wrong. I want to move `libtinyscheme.so` from `${tinyscheme-nix_BINARY_DIR}` to `/lib` or `/lib64`. Basically, I think `${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}` handles it. How can I make it? Where is my mistake?

Accepted Answer

You probably want the `FILES` version of `install` here instead of the `TARGETS` version.

The `TARGETS` version of `install` is used for actual CMake targets which have been added using e.g. `add_library`. In this case, you would refer to the target by its name assigned during the `add_library` command, rather than its full path.

So replacing `TARGETS` with `FILES` in your second command would be the way to go here I think.

For full details on the `install` command, run:

```
cmake --help-command install
```

How do I write CMake install for a library?

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