Introduction Have you ever encountered a strange situation during Rust development where running <span>cargo check</span> works perfectly in one directory, but fails to compile in another? Or where the CI environment fails to build, but it passes locally? Recently, a user of cargo-semver-checks faced such a peculiar issue: the tool reported that it could not … Read more
Meson is a modern open-source build system designed to replace traditional tools like Make and CMake. It can be used in C++ projects, but it is not a “C++ library” itself. 🛠️ Build Your C++ Project with Meson: Simple, Fast, Modern Have you ever experienced the following pain points? Writing Makefile until your head hurts? … Read more
Boost.Build: An Efficient Build Tool for C++ Projects In C++ development, the build system is an indispensable part of project development. Boost.Build is an advanced build system specifically designed for C++ projects, which greatly simplifies the build process for C++ projects. Introduction Boost.Build is a compiler and platform-independent build system aimed at making it as … Read more
Note: Please indicate the source if reprinted, all rights reserved.Note: This is just based on my own understanding,if it conflicts with your principles and ideas, please forgive me and do not criticize. Environment Description None Introduction Recently, while organizing my files, I found that due to my laziness, I forgot a lot of information that … Read more
👉 Official Tutorial: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/guide/tutorial/index.html Why do we need CMake? Although we already have Make, why should we use CMake? 1. Cross-platform support: It works not only on Linux but also on Windows, macOS, and other platforms. 2. Easy configuration: Describe the build process with simple scripts, avoiding the need to repeatedly write complex Makefiles. 3. … Read more
1. Core Principles of CMake CMake is not a build tool (like <span>make</span> or <span>ninja</span>), but rather a build system generator, such as generating Makefiles. Its core working principle can be summarized in the following three steps: 1. Configuration: • You write a script file named <span>CMakeLists.txt</span> that describes your project structure, source files, dependencies, … Read more
Introduction: Are you still struggling with complex Makefiles? Are you worried about cross-platform compilation? CMake is here to save you! As the standard build tool for modern C/C++ projects, CMake makes project management simple and efficient. This article will guide you from scratch to master the core skills of CMake! 🤔 What is CMake? Why … Read more
CMake: A cross-platform build system generator. It is a build system generator, not a compiler. Main Function: To generate build files suitable for different platforms and toolchains based on your project configuration (<span>CMakeLists.txt</span>). CMakeLists.txt: A configuration file. Ninja: It is a build system executor. Main Function: To read build rule files (such as <span>build.ninja</span>), and … Read more
Clickthe blue text Follow us In a previous article, we discussed how to use CMake to compile “hello world”. This article will cover building static and dynamic libraries. Link to the previous article: “CMake, a Build Tool for Large Projects” For an understanding of static and dynamic libraries, you can refer to the previous articles: … Read more
Introduction: In the previous notes (CMake: Detailed Explanation of Static and Dynamic Libraries (Linux/Windows)), we demonstrated how to output dynamic and static libraries. However, there were some issues, such as only outputting header files, symbol tables, and library files. What we actually want is for others to easily find our library when they compile and … Read more