# CMAKE_AUTOGEN_INTERMEDIATE_DIR_STRATEGY

Added in version 4.2.

`CMAKE_AUTOGEN_INTERMEDIATE_DIR_STRATEGY` is a string cache variable specifying the strategy to use for autogen target intermediate directories and their contents. The supported values are:

- `FULL`: Intermediate directories are named based on a `<TARGET_NAME>_autogen.dir` and `<TARGET_NAME>_autogen` pattern (with some slight deviations and sanitizations applied in various places). Object file names are based on the filename of the source file being compiled.

- `SHORT`: Intermediate directories are named from the hash of the target name and the build directory location and an `/autogen` subdirectory. This may help with projects that generate long paths in the build directory to support building in directories other than those near a root path.

When unset or the named strategy is not supported, the `FULL` strategy is used.

Note

This only works as a cache variable, not a locally-scoped variable.

This is supported by the following generators:

- Ninja Generators

- Makefile Generators

- Visual Studio Generators

Note

Not all generators support all strategies and paths may differ between generators.