CMake Notes

Base CMake commands

• cmake_minimum_required
• project
• find_package
• add_subdirectory
• FetchContent
• add_library
• add_executable
• target_sources
• target_include_directories
• target_link_libraries
• set_property
• target_compile_definitions
• CTest

CMake Best Practices

• Use modern CMake
• Target and properties oriented approach
• Avoid variables
• Export interfaces, encapsulate the rest
• Use find_package to handle dependencies

References

• CGold: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the CMake
• An Introduction to Modern CMake
• Professional CMake
• Minimal CMake example
• It’s Time To Do CMake Right
• Clang-tidy target
• Awesome CMake
• https://github.com/adishavit/cmake_snippets
• https://github.com/dev-cafe/cmake-cookbook