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Modern CMake for C++

You're reading from   Modern CMake for C++ Effortlessly build cutting-edge C++ code and deliver high-quality solutions

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781805121800
Length 502 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Rafał Świdziński Rafał Świdziński
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Table of Contents (20) Chapters Close

Preface 1. First Steps with CMake FREE CHAPTER 2. The CMake Language 3. Using CMake in Popular IDEs 4. Setting Up Your First CMake Project 5. Working with Targets 6. Using Generator Expressions 7. Compiling C++ Sources with CMake 8. Linking Executables and Libraries 9. Managing Dependencies in CMake 10. Using the C++20 Modules 11. Testing Frameworks 12. Program Analysis Tools 13. Generating Documentation 14. Installing and Packaging 15. Creating Your Professional Project 16. Writing CMake Presets 17. Other Books You May Enjoy
18. Index
Appendix

Technical Requirements

You can find the code files that are present in this chapter on GitHub at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Modern-CMake-for-Cpp-2E/tree/main/examples/ch10

The following toolchain utilities are required to try out examples in this chapter:

  • CMake 3.26 or newer (3.28 recommended)
  • Any of the supported generators:
    • Ninja 1.11 and newer (Ninja and Ninja Multi-Config)
    • Visual Studio 17 2022 and newer
  • Any of the supported compilers:
    • MSVC toolset 14.34 and newer
    • Clang 16 and newer
    • GCC 14 (for the in-development branch, after 2023-09-20) and newer

If you’re familiar with Docker, you can use a fully-tooled image introduced in the Installing CMake on different platforms section.

To build examples provided in this chapter use the following command:

cmake -B <build tree> -S <source tree> -G "Ninja" -D CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++-18 && cmake --build <build tree>

Be sure to replace placeholders <build tree> and <source...

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