cmake

Cross-platform build automation system, that generates recipes for native build systems. More information: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake.1.html.

• Generate a build recipe in the current directory with CMakeLists.txt from a project directory:

cmake 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 using generator_name as the underlying build system:

cmake -G generator_name path/to/project_directory

• Use a generated recipe in a given directory to build artifacts:

cmake --build path/to/build_directory

• Install the build artifacts into /usr/local/ and strip debugging symbols:

cmake --install path/to/build_directory --strip

• Install the build artifacts using the custom prefix for paths:

cmake --install path/to/build_directory --strip --prefix path/to/directory

• Run a custom build target:

cmake --build path/to/build_directory --target target_name

• Display help, obtain a list of generators:

cmake --help