CMake configuration - best way to select build target

[descartes]

Summary: I can see the use of TARGET_APP and I can see the validation of correct target and I can set TARGET_APP to the target I want but it is not clear what the most approprate way of selecting the target.

Steps to Reproduce: Once you've got the basic target running, figure out how to choose a different target

What do you want to see instead? Something in the README.md that says what the most appropriate way of doing this is.

How do you propose to implement this? I don't, I want to know how you do it

Environment: Using latest VS Code 1.53.2 on macOS 10.14.6

What can you do yourself and what do you need help with? Carry on smoke testing

[elsalahy]

Thanks @descartes

We mention this briefly in the documentation towards the end.

You can also configure the following build fields in the cmake command:

TARGET_APP to build a different application (try -DTARGET_APP=basic_lorawan)
DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE to Release instead of Debug to build a smaller application for release purposes

Do you feel this is not sufficient information to build other applications?

[descartes]

It's under a heading of Windows - so deeply unlikely I'd ever be going there - in fact having followed that link I'm off for a shower. Perhaps a CMake settings / config section?

[HeadBoffin]

qf #129, close and I'll see what I can achieve

[elsalahy]

I agree this can be improved I opened an issue for tracking https://github.com/TheThingsIndustries/generic-node-docs/issues/16

[elsalahy]

@descartes or @HeadBoffin Very similar to LMN vscode setting, you can set the following configurations.

"CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE":"Debug",
"CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE"="../../cross.cmake", (or absolute path to cross.cmake)
"TARGET_APP"="basic"