#Cmake set list how to#

#Cmake set list how to#

Introduction to Cmake BuildsystemsĪ buildsystem describes how to build a project's executables and libraries from its source code using a build tool to automate the process. For command-line interfaces to the CMake testing and packaging facilities, see ctest and cpack.įor more information on CMake at large, see also the links at the end of this manual. The other actions are meant for use by software developers writing scripts in the CMake language to support their builds.įor graphical user interfaces that may be used in place of cmake, see ccmake and cmake-gui. Optionally use cmake to Build a Project, Install a Project or just run the corresponding build tool (e.g. To build a software project with CMake, Generate a Project Buildsystem. The above Synopsis lists various actions the tool can perform as described in sections below. The cmake executable is the command-line interface of the cross-platform buildsystem generator CMake. Tldr.sh Synopsis Generate a Project Buildsystem

Display help, obtain a list of generators: cmake -help.Run a custom build target: cmake -build path/to/build_directory -target target_name.Install the build artifacts using the custom prefix for paths: cmake -install path/to/build_directory -strip -prefix path/to/directory.Install the build artifacts into /usr/local/ and strip debugging symbols: cmake -install path/to/build_directory -strip.Use a generated recipe in a given directory to build artifacts: cmake -build path/to/build_directory.Generate a build recipe using generator_name as the underlying build system: cmake -G generator_name path/to/project_directory.

Generate a build recipe, with build type set to Release with CMake variable: cmake path/to/project_directory -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release.Generate a build recipe in the current directory with CMakeLists.txt from a project directory: cmake path/to/project_directory.CMake Command-Line Reference Examples (TL DR)