Why am I not able to use relative path to open a file in CLion?

Question

I seem to get errors when trying to open an std::ifstream if I use a relative path. Though it works fine if using an absolute path.

Is there something I need to add to the CMakeLists.txt? (I'm pretty new to using cmake) Or is it just a problem in CLion?

Have you checked your working directory? It might be started in a different directory than you expect. — Zharf, Mar 24 '15 at 14:38

score 25 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 22 '17 at 14:49

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It's CLion. You have to set the Working Directory in your compilation options. (under run > edit configurations)
For example:

Because CLion works in an other directory on ubuntu under ~/.clion10/system/cmake/generated/[id_of_project]

edited Nov 22 '17 at 14:49

Melebius

answered Mar 25 '15 at 12:58

Waxo

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