Introduction to CMake 1. Overview of CMake CMake is a project build tool that is cross-platform. Other popular project build tools include Makefile (which builds projects using the Make command). Most IDEs integrate make, such as: nmake for VS, GNU make for Linux, and qmake for Qt. If you write a makefile by hand, you … Read more
^_^ AFSim Development Training: This is the last article translated from the core development training documentation in the official source code training directory. A complete list of all documents can be found in: AFSIM Development Training. There may be intermittent updates to a simplified translation of the official AFSim software usage documentation in the future. … Read more
Installing CMake Tool yum install cmake Installing yaml-cpp Unzipping yaml-cpp [root@vbox ~]# unzip yaml-cpp-master.zip Entering the Source Directory [root@vbox ~]# cd yaml-cpp-master/ Creating Build Directory [root@vbox yaml-cpp-master]# mkdir build && cd build Generating Build Files [root@vbox build]# ls CMakeCache.txt cmake_install.cmake CTestTestfile.cmake Makefile util yaml-cpp-config-version.cmake CMakeFiles cmake_uninstall.cmake DartConfiguration.tcl Testing yaml-cpp-config.cmake yaml-cpp.pc CMake Installation (Generating Shared Library) … Read more
Background Introduction In the realm of C++ package management tools, aside from Microsoft’s vcpkg, there doesn’t seem to be a particularly famous package manager. CMake actually provides basic package management functionality. By using the <span>FetchContent</span> module commands, you can download the source code or other files that your project depends on. Basic Usage <span>FetchContent_Declare</span> command … Read more
The default startup project generated by <span>cmake</span> is <span>ALL_BUILD</span>. We want to specify the default startup project so that we don’t have to set it every time we open the <span>.sln</span> file. This was not possible before <span>cmake 3.6</span>. After <span>cmake 3.6</span>, it can be accomplished by setting the <span>VS_STARTUP_PROJECT</span> property. 1. Core Setting Statement … Read more
Click the blue text to follow the author 1. Introduction CMake is a cross-platform open-source build system generator. It does not directly build software but generates a build system for a specific platform based on the descriptions in the <span>CMakeLists.txt</span> file. The role of CMake is to decouple the build process from the compiler, operating … Read more
The Visual Studio project generated by CMake defaults to the Debug build type, as shown in the image below: Sometimes, you may want to specify the build type in CMake without having to manually adjust it every time you open the project. 1. General Settings 1.1 Specifying in CMakeLists.txt This can be achieved by setting … Read more
1. What is CMake CMake is a more advanced build configuration tool than make, supporting different platforms and compilers, generating corresponding Makefiles or vcproj projects (Visual Studio project files). By writing a CMakeLists.txt file, you can control the generated Makefile, thereby controlling the build process. The Makefile generated by CMake not only allows you to … Read more
The eBook “A Beginner’s Guide to Modern CMake” http://t.cn/A6r1ls4q “People love to complain about build systems. Just look at the talks from CppCon17, where developers used the current state of build systems as a punchline. This raises a question: why? Of course, there are countless issues during the build process. But I believe we have … Read more
Building C++ Projects: Makefile and CMake In the software development process, build management is a crucial aspect. For C++ projects, the two commonly used build tools are Makefile and CMake. This article will provide a detailed introduction to these two tools, including basic concepts, usage methods, and code examples to help you better understand how … Read more