CMake output lib/exe fixes (#244)

* Fixes #167

* No need to make app/ directory, it's already there

* Put lib/exe only in build dir, update docs and other references accordingly

* Remove gitignore stuff

* Bump CMake version too

* Minor correction to be more exact

* Update regression_vars.tcl

* Requested txt fixes

* Update date

.gitignore

@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ cmake-build-debug
 build
 pvt
 
-app/sta
-app/libOpenSTA.*
-app/sta.exe
-app/sta.dSYM
-
 # iverilog turd
 examples/gcd_tb
 

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.14)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0086 NEW)
 endif()
 
-project(STA VERSION 2.6.2
+project(STA VERSION 2.7.0
   LANGUAGES CXX
 )
 
@@ -471,9 +471,6 @@ target_include_directories(sta_swig
 # Library
 ###########################################################
 
-# compatibility with configure
-set(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${STA_HOME}/app)
-
 add_library(OpenSTA)
 
 target_sources(OpenSTA
@@ -553,13 +550,12 @@ target_compile_options(OpenSTA
 set_target_properties(OpenSTA PROPERTIES CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 target_compile_features(OpenSTA PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
 
+message(STATUS "STA library: ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/libOpenSTA.a")
+
 ###########################################################
 # Executable
 ###########################################################
 
-# compatibility with configure
-set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${STA_HOME}/app)
-
 # Note executable and lib name cannot be the same because
 # on osx something is case insensitive. Using STA for the
 # lib name results in "No rule to make target ../depend.
@@ -570,7 +566,7 @@ target_link_libraries(sta
   OpenSTA
   )
 
-message(STATUS "STA executable: ${STA_HOME}/app/sta")
+message(STATUS "STA executable: ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/sta")
 
 ################################################################
 # Install

Dockerfile.centos7

@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@ RUN source /opt/rh/devtoolset-11/enable && \
     make -j`nproc`
 
 # Run sta on entry
-ENTRYPOINT ["/OpenSTA/app/sta"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/OpenSTA/build/sta"]

Dockerfile.ubuntu22.04

@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ RUN cd OpenSTA && \
     make -j`nproc`
 
 # Run sta on entry
-ENTRYPOINT ["OpenSTA/app/sta"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["OpenSTA/build/sta"]

README.md

@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ cmake -DCUDD_DIR=<CUDD_INSTALL_DIR> ,.
 make
 ```
 The default build type is release to compile optimized code.
-The resulting executable is in `app/sta`.
-The library without a `main()` procedure is `app/libSTA.a`.
+The resulting executable is in `build/sta`.
+The library without a `main()` procedure is `build/libOpenSTA.a`.
 
 Optional CMake variables passed as -D<var>=<value> arguments to CMake are show below.
 

doc/ApiChanges.txt

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 This file summarizes STA API changes for each release.
 
-Release 2.6.2 2024/03/30
+Release 2.6.2 2025/03/30
 ------------------------
 
 The following functions have been renamed to to_string and return std::string

doc/ChangeLog.txt

@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ OpenSTA Timing Analyzer Release Notes
 
 This file summarizes user visible changes for each release.
 
-Realase 2.6.1 2025/03/30
+Release 2.7.0 2025/05/19
+-------------------------
+
+The OpenSTA library `libOpenSTA` and `sta` executable are now built in the
+build directory instead of `app/`.
+
+Release 2.6.1 2025/03/30
 -------------------------
 
 The -list_annotated and -list_not_annotated arguments to the

test/regression_vars.tcl

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 # Application program to run tests on.
 set app "sta"
 set sta_dir [file dirname $test_dir]
-set app_path [file join $sta_dir "app" $app]
+set app_path [file join $sta_dir "build" $app]
 # Application options.
 set app_options "-no_init -no_splash -exit"
 # Log files for each test are placed in result_dir.