Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master'

# Conflicts:
#	.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -9,22 +9,22 @@ project(
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 
-if(WIN32) # Install dlls in the same directory as the executable on Windows
+if (WIN32) # Install dlls in the same directory as the executable on Windows
     set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
     set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
     set(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
     set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
     set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
     set(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
-endif()
+endif ()
 
 if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "/MDd")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "/O2")
 else ()
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "-g")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O3")
-endif()
+endif ()
 
 add_subdirectory(lib)
 add_subdirectory(bin)

README.md

@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 # C++ project template with Google Tests and CI/CD
 
 This is a project template. Feel free to use & fork it. It contains all pre-configured 
-CMakeLists.txt, so to use it, just replace project name with your in 
+CMakeLists.txt, so to use it, replace project name with your one in 
 [main CmakeLists.txt](CMakeLists.txt), and all target and executable names in 
 [CI/CD script](./.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml). Sample program prints a greeting for the first argument.
 
 ## How to build and run
 
-Run following commands from project directory.
+Run the following commands from the project directory.
 
 1. Create CMake cache
 
 ```shell
 cmake -S . -B cmake-build
 ```
 
-2. Build main target
+2. Build executable target
 
 ```shell
 cmake --build cmake-build --target cpp_tests
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ cmake --build cmake-build --target cpp_tests
 cmake --build cmake-build --target cpp_tests_tests
 ```
 
-4. Run main target
+4. Run executable target
 
 * On Windows:
 

bin/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} main.cpp)
 
-if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
     set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release) # Main executable should be built with Release
-endif()
+endif ()
 
 message(STATUS "Main executable build type: ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
 

install.sh

@@ -66,9 +66,19 @@ if (cmake -S . -B "$CMAKE_PROJECT_DIR" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -G "Unix Makef
 
     exit 0
   elif (cd "$CMAKE_PROJECT_DIR" && "./$PROJECT_NAME$EXEC_EXTENSION" -h >/dev/null 2>/dev/null); then
-    echo "Congratulations! $PROJECT_NAME was compiled successfully. But it is impossible to create a link to it - run it from $CMAKE_BUILD_DIR as .\\$PROJECT_NAME$EXEC_EXTENSION"
+    rm -f "$EXEC_LINK_PATH"
+    rm -rf "$HOME/${PROJECT_NAME:?}"
+    echo "Congratulations! $PROJECT_NAME was compiled successfully."
+    echo "Because of Windows-specific limitations, it is not possible to create a link to it."
+    echo "You can run it from $HOME/$PROJECT_NAME as .\\$PROJECT_NAME$EXEC_EXTENSION"
+    echo "Or you can run CMD.EXE with administrative privileges and type: "
+    echo 'mklink "%userprofile%\weather-forecast.exe" "%userprofile%\weather-forecast\weather-forecast.exe"'
     echo ''
-    cd "$CMAKE_PROJECT_DIR" && "./$PROJECT_NAME$EXEC_EXTENSION" -h
+    mkdir "$HOME/$PROJECT_NAME"
+    cp "$CMAKE_PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT_NAME$EXEC_EXTENSION" "$HOME/$PROJECT_NAME/$PROJECT_NAME$EXEC_EXTENSION"
+    # ALso copy all *dll files like following:
+    # cp -r "$CMAKE_PROJECT_DIR/liblib.dll" "$HOME/$PROJECT_NAME/liblib.dll"
+    cd "$HOME/$PROJECT_NAME" && "./$PROJECT_NAME$EXEC_EXTENSION" -h
     exit 0
   else
     echo 'Oops! Could not execute the program.'

lib/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 
-if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
     set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Debug) # Change this to Release when you're ready to release
-endif()
+endif ()
 
 message(STATUS "Libraries build type: ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
 

tests/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ include(FetchContent)
 FetchContent_Declare(
         googletest
         GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/googletest.git
-        GIT_TAG release-1.12.1
+        GIT_TAG v1.15.2
 )
 
 # For Windows: Prevent overriding the parent project's compiler/linker settings
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ target_link_libraries(
         GTest::gtest_main
 )
 
-if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
     set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Debug) # Tests should be built with Debug
-endif()
+endif ()
 
 message(STATUS "Tests build type: ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")