/cmake-study

Primary LanguageCMake

TERMINOLOGY

cmake struct

source tree

where your source you put... (aka: project root)

build tree

cmake configured to...

listfile

aka CMakeLists.txt

CMakeCache.txt

cmake cache

cmake config-file

  • contain information regarding how to use the library binaries, headers, and helper tools. Sometimes, they expose CMake macros to use in your project.
  • find_package()
  • <PackageName>-config.cmake and <PackageName>Config.cmake
    • <Config>Version.cmake

CMakePresets

override cmake's default behavior include cache, build, install, test, and package presets

script

a .cmake can be included/add_subdirectory/executed by cmake

modules

a cmake util package

include (TestBigEndian)

Find-modules

a module can find a cpp lib in your os

FindCURL

toolchain:

a toolchain consists of all of the tools used in building and running the application CXX_STANDARD

project

property propagate

propagate properties from source target to dest target

set_property(TARGET ${dest} PROPERTY ${prop} ${val})

target:

a compiler's target or some cmake logical target

ALL target

clean target

  • project:

  • property:

  • config:

  • cmake var: var: cache: env:

  • generator:

  • build system: