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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

Generating Documentation

High-quality code is not only well written, working, and tested—it is also thoroughly documented. Documentation allows us to share information that might otherwise get lost, draw a bigger picture, give context, reveal intent, and—finally—educate both external users and maintainers.

Do you remember the last time you joined a new project and got lost for hours in a maze of directories and files? This can be avoided. Truly excellent documentation leads a complete newcomer to the exact line of code they’re looking for in seconds. Sadly, the issue of missing documentation is often overlooked. No wonder—it takes considerable skill, and many of us aren’t very good at it. Furthermore, documentation and code can quickly become outdated. Unless a strict update and review process is implemented, it’s easy to forget that documentation needs attention too.

Some teams (in the interest of time or because they are encouraged...

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