Clion how to deploy project?

Question

I have the following CMakeLists.txt:

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.3)
project(Thesis)

set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")

set(SOURCE_FILES main.cpp Graph.h Graph.cpp)
add_executable(Thesis ${SOURCE_FILES})

I am using Run->Build (as release) on a custom folder ClionProjects\Thesis\exe\Release and I get a single executable Thesis.exe. If I open that, I get the following consecutive errors:

What am I missing exactly ?

dimitris93 · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-01T14:16:57.523

My solution was to link the libraries statically. That was there is no need for an awkward .dll standing next to your .exe.

Adding a single line on the CMakeLists.txt

set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS -static)

Fixed my problem. Here is other 2 options that also work, in case you need it for some reason.

#set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${GCC_COVERAGE_LINK_FLAGS} -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -static")
#set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -static)

My .exe went from 100KB to 1MB

Edit: A couple more cool options

Added -s and -O3 to my original CMakeLists.txt of my question.

set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11 -s -O3")

-s reduced size from 1MB to 650KB. -s

-O3 is supposed to set optimization level to 3 which is the max -O3

You can see all the options from the gcc.gnu.org site. There are too many. Use the "find" option of your browser (Ctrl + f).

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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You are missing 2 of the required DLLs.

The easiest way to resolve this is to tell the compiler to link with every library statically by using the -static option in GCC.

Another way is to copy those DLLs in the folder in which your executable exists.

The third way is to find those DLLs and register them.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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Can you elaborate more on the first option which is clearly the most convenient ? This is the point of the question, how can I do that ? I don't know how. – dimitris93 Feb 28 '16 at 06:10
@Shiro: I don't know how to use Cmake, so I cannot tell you what you need to add to your makefile, but you need to figure out a way to pass the `-static` option to GCC. – nom Feb 28 '16 at 06:15
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I have been trying to do that unsuccessfully – dimitris93 Feb 28 '16 at 06:15
@Shiro: Then you can try the second option. What exactly are you compiling? – nom Feb 28 '16 at 06:17
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The second option is too much of a hassle. C++11 code. – dimitris93 Feb 28 '16 at 06:18
@Shiro: Have you tried the third option? (AFAIK) That is actually the proper way to deploy on Windows. – nom Feb 28 '16 at 06:54
@Shiro: What solution? – nom Feb 28 '16 at 07:01
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I posted it as answer – dimitris93 Feb 28 '16 at 07:17

Clion how to deploy project?

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