Add custom target on linux to make build-dir symlinks.

kicad/CMakeLists.txt

-add_definitions(-DKICAD)
+add_definitions( -DKICAD )
 
-include_directories(BEFORE ${INC_BEFORE})
+include_directories( BEFORE ${INC_BEFORE} )
 include_directories(
     ${INC_AFTER}
     )
 
 
-set(KICAD_SRCS
+set( KICAD_SRCS
     class_treeprojectfiles.cpp
     class_treeproject_item.cpp
     commandframe.cpp
@@ -19,48 +19,66 @@ set(KICAD_SRCS
     preferences.cpp
     prjconfig.cpp
     project_template.cpp
-    tree_project_frame.cpp)
+    tree_project_frame.cpp
+    )
 
-if(MINGW)
+if( MINGW )
     # KICAD_RESOURCES variable is set by the macro.
-    mingw_resource_compiler(kicad)
+    mingw_resource_compiler( kicad )
 endif()
 
-if(APPLE)
-    set(KICAD_RESOURCES kicad.icns kicad_doc.icns)
-    set_source_files_properties("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/kicad.icns"
-                                PROPERTIES MACOSX_PACKAGE_LOCATION Resources)
-    set_source_files_properties("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/kicad_doc.icns"
-                                PROPERTIES MACOSX_PACKAGE_LOCATION Resources)
-    set(MACOSX_BUNDLE_ICON_FILE kicad.icns)
-    set(MACOSX_BUNDLE_GUI_IDENTIFIER org.kicad-eda.kicad)
-    set(MACOSX_BUNDLE_NAME kicad)
-endif(APPLE)
+if( APPLE )
+    set( KICAD_RESOURCES kicad.icns kicad_doc.icns )
+    set_source_files_properties( "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/kicad.icns" PROPERTIES
+        MACOSX_PACKAGE_LOCATION Resources
+        )
+    set_source_files_properties( "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/kicad_doc.icns"  PROPERTIES
+        MACOSX_PACKAGE_LOCATION Resources
+        )
+    set( MACOSX_BUNDLE_ICON_FILE kicad.icns )
+    set( MACOSX_BUNDLE_GUI_IDENTIFIER org.kicad-eda.kicad )
+    set( MACOSX_BUNDLE_NAME kicad )
+endif()
 
-add_executable(kicad WIN32 MACOSX_BUNDLE
+add_executable( kicad WIN32 MACOSX_BUNDLE
     ${KICAD_SRCS}
     ${KICAD_EXTRA_SRCS}
     ${KICAD_RESOURCES}
     )
 
-if(APPLE)
-    set_target_properties(kicad PROPERTIES MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Info.plist)
-    target_link_libraries(kicad
+if( UNIX )
+    # for build directory: create kiface symlinks so kicad (exe) can be run in-situ
+    add_custom_target( kiface_sym_links
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/eeschema/_eeschema.kiface" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/kicad/_eeschema.kiface"
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/pcbnew/_pcbnew.kiface" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/kicad/_pcbnew.kiface"
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cvpcb/_cvpcb.kiface" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/kicad/_cvpcb.kiface"
+        COMMENT "Making <build-dir>/kicad/<kiface.symlinks>"
+        )
+endif()
+
+
+if( APPLE )
+    set_target_properties( kicad PROPERTIES
+        MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Info.plist
+        )
+    target_link_libraries( kicad
         common
         bitmaps
         polygon
         ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES}
         )
-else(APPLE)
-    target_link_libraries(kicad
+else()
+    target_link_libraries( kicad
         common
         bitmaps
         polygon
         ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES}
         ${GDI_PLUS_LIBRARIES}
         )
-endif(APPLE)
+endif()
+
+install( TARGETS kicad
+    DESTINATION ${KICAD_BIN}
+    COMPONENT binary
+    )
 
-install(TARGETS kicad
-        DESTINATION ${KICAD_BIN}
-        COMPONENT binary)