refactor: simplify CI configuration and enhance CMake installation rules

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ jobs:
           submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Cache and install APT packages
-        uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@v1
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y cmake build-essential
-        with:
-          packages: cmake build-essential
 
       - name: Configure project
         run: make configure
@@ -34,8 +32,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Verify installation
         run: |
-          ls -la ${{ runner.temp }}/install/lib/
           ls -la ${{ runner.temp }}/install/include/
-
-
-

src/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
-# Library Configuration
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
+
+# Library Configuration
 add_library(dynamic_array INTERFACE)
-target_include_directories(dynamic_array INTERFACE
+target_include_directories(dynamic_array INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
-        $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}>
+set_target_properties(dynamic_array PROPERTIES PUBLIC_HEADER dynamic_array.h)
-        $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}>
+
+
+# Install the library to a specific directory (e.g., 'lib') relative to the install prefix
+install(TARGETS dynamic_array
+        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} # Installs shared libs to <prefix>/lib
+        ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} # Installs static libs to <prefix>/lib
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR} # Installs associated executables to <prefix>/bin
+        PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR} # Installs headers to <prefix>/include
 )
 
 
-# Install the exported target and public header
-install(TARGETS dynamic_array)
-install(FILES dynamic_array.h DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})
-
-
 # Testing
 
 add_executable(test_dynamic_array test_dynamic_array.c)
 target_link_libraries(test_dynamic_array PRIVATE dynamic_array unity::framework)
 
-
 add_test(NAME test_dynamic_array COMMAND test_dynamic_array)