Unix Makefiles

CMake Basics: Configuration and Best Practices

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CMake Basics: Configuration and Best Practices

1. File Structure mkdir buildcmake .. -G "Unix Makefiles"make 2. Code Explanation # CMake recommends using "out-of-source builds" to avoid polluting the source code directory. # Create a build directory (name can be arbitrary, e.g., build/) mkdir build # Enter that directory cd build # Specify the parent directory of CMakeLists.txt (i.e., the source code … Read more

CMake Tutorial: Building C/C++ Projects with Different Generators

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CMake Tutorial: Building C/C++ Projects with Different Generators

For CMake, I had always understood it to be a project build tool, until I encountered –build and realized that CMake also unifies the compilation phase across different platforms. To understand CMake‘s build and compile process, one must first understand generators. 1. Generators The CMake generator is responsible for writing input files for the underlying … Read more