Copying binaries

I'm hosting a project on svn (it's a game). it has two main folders, source (include source code) and game (includes binaries/models/etc). The msvc++ project is in the src dirctory. How can I make it so that when it builds a binary it copies it's binary to /game/bin as well?


I know I can do it under properties->build events->post build events-> command line
But I don't know what to put in.

With the project in (basepath)/src/project/
I want the binary copied to (basepath)/game/bin

Thank you for your time and effort,

cs_student

BTW if your wondering why I want a binary in the svn, it's so the artists/non-programmers don't have to worry about compiling.

I haven't tried to do this, so why doesn't "copy whatever.exe ..\..\game\bin" work?

I don't know why, but it doesn't seem to work. I just get "error during post build event" it doesn't say anything else.

edit: and yes I changed it to the correct name, etc.

I'm not familiar with this, but perhaps your current directory isn't what you think it is, and your copy command can't find what it's looking for?

You could stick a:

Code:

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cd >C:\some\absolute\location\thecwd.txt

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in there to see what directory it's actually in, and whether that is different from what you think you're in.

MSVC++ might have some make-like variables to help you get an absolute reference to the directories you need...

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BTW if your wondering why I want a binary in the svn, it's so the artists/non-programmers don't have to worry about compiling.

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Ah. I was wondering, actually... silly artists ;).

In VC++, you have to ctrl-click on the log file to get it to open (or go looking). But it will say exactly what Cactus knew it would: could not find file to copy. It appears, from my test, to run the command from the directory where your .vcproj is, so I would suggest you use the $(directories) as appropriate.