An example on how to manage dependencies with CMAKE using the SFML library. Also it's an example to shw how to build in DEBUG , RELEASE modes.
- Create the build folder and
cd buildin the root directory of the project - Inside build folder create the build files
cmake .. - Build the project
cmake --build .(it generates a src inside build folder) - Copy the font file from root directory to the generated src folder inside build
cp ../media/Sansation.ttf ./src/media/ - Execute the project with
./example
The executed project does have the instructions between #if !NDEBUG preprocessor directive, so it should display this message in terminal Debug mode is ON and a DEBUG MODE white text in front of the green circle.
By default, the compiled code is in debug, so the compiler doesn't optimize the code and provides Debug symbols.
For a Release it's similar to the instructions in the previous section but with some changes.
- Create the release folder and
cd releasein the root directory of the project - Inside release folder create the build files
cmake -S .. -B . -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release - Build the project
cmake --build . --config Release(it generates a src inside release folder) - Copy the font file from root directory to the generated src folder inside release
cp ../media/Sansation.ttf ./src/release/ - Execute the project with
./example
The executed project doesn't have the instructions between #if !NDEBUG preprocessor directive, so it should display this message in terminal Debug mode is OFF and should not display the DEBUG MODE text in front of the green circle.
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