1. Starting with Hello World: How Does a Program Become an Executable File? Let’s start with the simplest C program: On Linux, to run this code, we need to use GCC to turn it into a program that the machine can execute. This process consists of 4 steps: Preprocessing (<span>hello.c</span> → <span>hello.i</span>): Handling preprocessing directives … Read more
C++ Cross-Platform Development Techniques Introduction With the rapid development of software, more and more developers are seeking solutions that can support multiple operating systems simultaneously. C++ is a powerful programming language that offers high performance and good portability. This article will share some techniques for C++ cross-platform development to help beginners reduce the challenges faced … Read more
Build Tools: Writing and Using Makefile in C Language In software development, build tools are an indispensable part. For C language developers, Makefile is a widely used build tool that simplifies the process of compilation and linking. This article will provide a detailed introduction for basic users on how to write and use Makefile. What … Read more
Introduction to CMake: Essential for Building Modern C++ Projects Hello everyone! As a C++ programmer, I understand the importance of build tools. Today, I want to share with you CMake – a powerful cross-platform build tool. Don’t be intimidated by the term “build tool”; follow me step by step, and you’ll find that CMake is … Read more
CMake is an open-source, cross-platform suite of tools for building, testing, and packaging software. CMake controls the software compilation process using simple platform and compiler-independent configuration files (CMakeLists.txt) and generates native build files and workspaces that can be used in your chosen build environment. The CMake suite was created by Kitware in response to the … Read more
1. Introduction to CMake CMake is a cross-platform build tool, which can generate: Makefile for Linux/Unix Project files for <span>Visual Studio</span> on Windows Project files for <span>Xcode</span> on macOS without manually writing build scripts for different platforms. 2. Installing CMake Windows: Download the installer from cmake.org/download Linux: <span>sudo apt install cmake</span> (Debian/Ubuntu) macOS: <span>brew install … Read more
Syntax Comparison Empty Project XMake target("test") set_kind("binary") add_files("src/main.c") CMake add_executable(test "") target_sources(test PRIVATE src/main.c) Adding Source Files XMake XMake supports wildcard matching to add a batch of source files. *.c matches all files in the current directory, while **.c matches all files in recursive directories. This method saves time as there’s no need to modify … Read more
Click on “Computer Vision Life” above, and select “Star” Quickly get the latest valuable content CMake is a very useful cross-platform automation build tool that programmers have encountered to some extent. Here are some comments about CMake: CMake no longer makes you feel close to collapse when building projects Write once, run everywhere An automation … Read more
Click the blue text above to follow us Introduction Previously, we introduced the use of Autotools; today we will look at how to use CMake. CMake is a project build tool, similar to Autotools. It can be simply understood as a tool that helps us generate Makefiles for easier compilation. Usage Example (1) Create main.c, … Read more
Getting Started with CMake Build Tool Hello everyone, today I want to share with you a very practical tool – CMake. As a programmer, I understand the importance of managing and building code when developing large projects. CMake is like a project management assistant that helps us handle complex issues such as code compilation and … Read more