From 4b273ddb1ff9d1bd21df77a022402f6b5cd1e62d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Denzel <>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:55:35 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] resolve compile commands target lazily

---
 lua/cmake-tools/const.lua |  3 ++-
 lua/cmake-tools/init.lua  | 12 ++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lua/cmake-tools/const.lua b/lua/cmake-tools/const.lua
index c1f94df..71f0253 100644
--- a/lua/cmake-tools/const.lua
+++ b/lua/cmake-tools/const.lua
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ local const = {
     -- copy:      this will automatically copy compile commands file to target
     -- lsp:       this will automatically set compile commands file location using lsp
     -- none:      this will make this option ignored
-    target = vim.loop.cwd(), -- path to directory, this is used only if action == "soft_link" or action == "copy"
+    ---@type string|fun(): string
+    target = vim.loop.cwd, -- path or function returning path to directory, this is used only if action == "soft_link" or action == "copy"
   },
   cmake_kits_path = nil, -- this is used to specify global cmake kits path, see CMakeKits for detailed usage
   cmake_variants_message = {
diff --git a/lua/cmake-tools/init.lua b/lua/cmake-tools/init.lua
index a5397f5..229810a 100644
--- a/lua/cmake-tools/init.lua
+++ b/lua/cmake-tools/init.lua
@@ -1482,7 +1482,11 @@ function cmake.copy_compile_commands()
   end
 
   local source = config:build_directory_path() .. "/compile_commands.json"
-  local destination = const.cmake_compile_commands_options.target .. "/compile_commands.json"
+  local target = const.cmake_compile_commands_options.target
+  if type(target) == "function" then
+    target = target()
+  end
+  local destination = target .. "/compile_commands.json"
   utils.copyfile(source, destination)
 end
 
@@ -1492,7 +1496,11 @@ function cmake.compile_commands_from_soft_link()
   end
 
   local source = config:build_directory_path() .. "/compile_commands.json"
-  local destination = const.cmake_compile_commands_options.target .. "/compile_commands.json"
+  local target = const.cmake_compile_commands_options.target
+  if type(target) == "function" then
+    target = target()
+  end
+  local destination = target .. "/compile_commands.json"
   utils.softlink(source, destination)
 end