From 7d3f4e12d28be5938068de4cad0a152d753aaa75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "betsy.mcphail" Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:31:04 -0400 Subject: Tutorial: Clarify instructions for multi-config generators in Step 1 --- Help/guide/tutorial/A Basic Starting Point.rst | 14 +++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Help/guide/tutorial/A Basic Starting Point.rst b/Help/guide/tutorial/A Basic Starting Point.rst index 37b0668..2325e9e 100644 --- a/Help/guide/tutorial/A Basic Starting Point.rst +++ b/Help/guide/tutorial/A Basic Starting Point.rst @@ -102,7 +102,14 @@ Then call that build system to actually compile/link the project: cmake --build . -Finally, try to use the newly built ``Tutorial`` with these commands: +For multi-config generators (e.g. Visual Studio), first navigate to the +appropriate subdirectory, for example: + +.. code-block:: console + + cd Debug + +Finally, try to use the newly built ``Tutorial``: .. code-block:: console @@ -110,6 +117,11 @@ Finally, try to use the newly built ``Tutorial`` with these commands: Tutorial 10 Tutorial + +**Note:** Depending on the shell, the correct syntax may be ``Tutorial``, +``./Tutorial`` or ``.\Tutorial``. For simplicity, the exercises will use +``Tutorial`` throughout. + Solution -------- -- cgit v0.12