Modern CMake

Useful commands

• cmake -B <build tree> -S <source tree>
• cmake --build <build tree>

Makefile generator

• -G <generator name>
• make
• ninja

Force re-config and re-gen

• --fresh

Useful options

• --system-information
• --log-level=...
• --log-context
• --trace

Debug build system

• --verbose, -v
• CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON

Build targets:

• cmake --build <build dir> --target exe_name --target lib_name

Clean target:

• cmake --build <build dir> -t clean
• cmake --build <build dir> --clean-first

Install project

• cmake --install <build tree>
• cmake --install <build tree> --install-prefix <prefix>

References

• San Diego C++ Meetup #66 - Modern CMake and C++!
• Integrating C++ Code Generation Into a Large CMake Build - CB Bailey - ACCU 2024
• cmake
• CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE
• cmake-configure-log
• https://github.com/onqtam/awesome-cmake
• https://github.com/ema-mil/cpp-modern-template
• https://github.com/stfufane/aoc-cpp-template