CMake build tool

CMake

• cross platform build environment¹
• software build process using compiler independent methods
• It is used in conjunction with native build environments such as
  • Make, Qt Creator, Ninja, Apple's Xcode, and Microsoft Visual Studio
• Depends on C++ compiler
• The ability to build a directory tree outside the source tree is a key feature
• can handle in-place and out-of-place builds
• The build process with CMake takes place in two stages
  • First, standard build files are created from configuration files.
  • Then the platform’s native build tools are used for the actual building
• CMakeLists.txt²

CMake Language

• Variables - decleraing, initialization, printing values
• Conditionals
• Loops
• fucntions and macros
• Include other scripts
• Properties to *

CPack

• PAckaging sysyem for system distribution
• package to rpm, deb, gzip for both binary and source code

Debugging CMake

Footnotes