Custom build folder

[preetham05]

I am using cmake extension in vscode for building my embedded applications. My application needs to be build for multiple embedded targets. Is it possible to place all my build outputs in a separate folder specific to each board I build.. For example when I specify my board name using -DBOARD during compile time, could cmake extension create a folder under build for the board and place all the build files there?

[bobbrow]

This should be possible regardless of whether you use CMake Presets or Kits + Variants.

With presets, you would set the "buildDirectory" property to something like: "${sourceDir}/build/${presetName}"
With Kits + Variants, you would set the "cmake.buildDirectory" setting to something like: "${workspaceFolder}/build/${variant:Board}" if you created a variants called "Board" that provides the options to switch between.