Test link to "external" libraries.

projects/project-linkexternalproject/Readme.md

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+## project-externalproject
+
+Test [`externalproject`](https://premake.github.io/docs/externalproject)

projects/project-linkexternalproject/pre-premake5.lua

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+local Root = path.getabsolute(".")
+
+if (_ACTION == nil) then
+	return
+end
+
+local LocationDir = path.join(Root, "external_solution", _ACTION)
+
+workspace "Project"
+	location(LocationDir)
+	configurations {"Debug", "Release"}
+
+	objdir(path.join(LocationDir, "obj")) -- premake adds $(configName)/$(AppName)
+	startproject "externalStaticLib"
+
+project "externalStaticLib"
+	filename "StaticLib"
+	kind "StaticLib"
+	language "C++"
+	targetdir(path.join(LocationDir, "bin/%{cfg.buildcfg}"))
+	targetname("externalStaticLib")
+
+	files { path.join(Root, "src/staticLib/**") }
+
+project "externalSharedLib"
+	filename "SharedLib"
+	kind "SharedLib"
+	language "C++"
+	targetdir(path.join("solution", _ACTION, "bin/%{cfg.buildcfg}"))
+	targetname("externalSharedLib")
+
+	files { "src/sharedLib/**" }

projects/project-linkexternalproject/premake5.lua

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+local Root = path.getabsolute(".")
+
+if (_ACTION == nil) then
+	return
+end
+
+local LocationDir = path.join(Root, "solution", _ACTION)
+
+workspace "Project"
+	location(LocationDir)
+	configurations {"Debug", "Release"}
+
+	objdir(path.join(LocationDir, "obj")) -- premake adds $(configName)/$(AppName)
+	targetdir(path.join(LocationDir, "bin/%{cfg.buildcfg}"))
+	startproject "app"
+
+project "app"
+	kind "ConsoleApp"
+	targetname "app"
+
+	files { "src/app/main.cpp" }
+
+	libdirs{path.join("external_solution", _ACTION, "bin", "%{cfg.buildcfg}")}
+	libdirs{path.join(LocationDir, "bin", "%{cfg.buildcfg}")}
+	links {"externalStaticLib", "externalSharedLib"}

projects/project-linkexternalproject/src/app/main.cpp

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+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+# define DLL_IMPORT __declspec(dllimport) // used when called internally
+#else
+# define DLL_IMPORT
+#endif
+
+void staticLibFunction();
+DLL_IMPORT void sharedLibFunction();
+
+int main()
+{
+	staticLibFunction();
+	sharedLibFunction();
+}

projects/project-linkexternalproject/src/sharedlib/lib.cpp

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+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#define DLL_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport) // used when called from DLL
+#else
+#define DLL_EXPORT
+#endif
+
+DLL_EXPORT void sharedLibFunction() {}

projects/project-linkexternalproject/src/staticlib/lib.cpp

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+void staticLibFunction() {}

test_projects.py

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 				print(project, 'KO (prephase)', flush=True)
 				ko_projects.append(project + ' (prephase)')
 				continue
+			oldcwd = os.getcwd()
+			os.chdir(os.path.join(project_dir, 'external_solution', action))
+			ret = run_action()
+			if ret != 0:
+				print(project, 'KO', ret, flush=True)
+				ko_projects.append(project + ' Generation (prephase)')
+			os.chdir(oldcwd)
 
 		print('run:', [premake, '--file=' + premake_lua, action] + options, flush=True)
 		ret = subprocess.run([premake, '--file=' + premake_lua, action] + options)