Question

I have made a call to qt4_wrap_cpp(moc_outfiles ${moc_header}) and I want the results of that call (moc_outfiles) to be placed in a folder called GeneratedFiles/Debug.

So far what I tried to make my own custom method that failed due to parsing error Parse error. Expected "(", got quoted argument with text "${it}".

FOREACH (it ${moc_headers})
    QT_MOC_EXECUTABLE ${it} -o ./GeneratedFiles/Debug/moc_"${it}"
ENDFOREACH(it)

Answer 1

It looks like you need the execute_process command. Also, you probably don’t want the quotes round ${it} in your output filename:

FOREACH(it ${moc_headers})
    EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${QT_MOC_EXECUTABLE} ${it} -o ./GeneratedFiles/Debug/moc_${it})
ENDFOREACH(it)

You may need to add the WORKING_DIRECTORY argument too – I’m unfamiliar with Qt’s moc exe.