Click the blue text to follow us CMake From Beginner to Expert: A Modern C++ Build System Guide Hello everyone, I am an old coder! Today we will discuss the complex issue of building C++ projects. Are you still troubled by tedious compilation and linking? Still manually managing dependencies? Come on, let me introduce you … Read more
Introduction: Through previous studies, we have mastered the basic knowledge of CMake and C++. Although CMake is cross-platform, sometimes the source code is not entirely portable. To ensure that our source code can be cross-platform, configuring and/or building the code according to different platforms is an essential part of the project build process. ✦ Detecting … Read more
Introduction: Documentation is essential for all software projects: For users, it is important to understand how to obtain and build the code, and how to effectively use the source code or library; For developers, documentation can describe the details of your source code and help other programmers contribute to the project. <span>Doxygen</span> is a very … Read more
1. What is CMake? CMake is a cross-platform project build tool. Other project build tools we are familiar with include Makefile (which builds projects using the make command). Most IDE software integrates make, such as nmake in VS, GNU make in Linux, and qmake in Qt. These Make tools follow different specifications and standards, and … Read more
CMake Series: 1. CMake: Compile a Single Source File into an Executable 2. CMake: Detailed Explanation of Static and Dynamic Libraries (Linux/Windows) 3. CMake: Supplement on Static Libraries and Dynamics 4. CMake: Conditional Statements, Option Commands, and Specifying Compilers 5. CMake: Build Types (Debug, Release, and Others) 6. CMake: Set Compilation Options 7. CMake: Set … Read more
Introduction: Every project needs to handle dependencies, and using CMake makes it easy to check whether these dependencies exist in the configured project. In previous notes, we demonstrated how to find dependencies installed on the system, and so far we have been using this pattern. However, when dependencies are not met, we can only fail … Read more
Introduction: In fact, the relevant content of this article has been detailed in the CMake: Detailed Explanation of Static and Dynamic Libraries (Linux/Windows) notes, where it shows that CMake provides a platform-independent way to achieve its functionality. However, the issue of symbol visibility has not been addressed. The best approach regarding symbol visibility is to … Read more
Source | Network For C/C++ developers, managing projects with complex third-party dependencies can become very tricky, especially when cross-platform support is needed. CMake, as a cross-platform build management tool, provides a mature solution for finding and including third-party dependencies, creating build systems, testing programs, and installation. By writing a single CMakeLists.txt file and executing the … Read more
CMake is an open-source, cross-platform build tool that is very well-known in the development community and is used in various projects. This article aims to explore why CMake is powerful. Content Source: https://aosabook.org/en/cmake.html Original Title: CMake Authors: Bill Hoffman && Kenneth Martin Translator: Liu Zuosha Note: The translation may have some simplifications, rearrangements, and additions … Read more
In C++ project development, the build process can often be cumbersome, especially in cross-platform development. Today, I would like to introduce a powerful build tool—CMake. 1. What is CMake CMake is a cross-platform automated build tool widely used in C++ projects. It is primarily used to manage the software compilation process by controlling the compilation … Read more