targetname

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targetname

The targetname function specifies the base file name for the compiled binary target.

#!lua
targetname ("name")

By default, the project name will be used as the file name of the compiled binary target. A Windows executable project named "MyProject" will produce a binary named MyProject.exe. The targetname function allows you to change this default.

Applies To

Solutions, projects, and configurations.

Parameters

name is the new base file name.

See Also

• targetdir
• targetextension
• targetprefix
• targetsuffix

Examples

#!lua
targetname "mytarget"