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Looking for a 'cmake clean' command to clear up CMake output
Just as make clean deletes all the files that a makefile has produced, I would like to do the same with CMake. All too often I find myself manually going through directories removing files like ...
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Debug vs Release in CMake [closed]
In a GCC compiled project,
How do I run CMake for each build configuration type (debug/release)?
How do I specify debug and release C/C++ flags using CMake?
How do I express that the main executable ...
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What is the difference between using a Makefile and CMake to compile the code?
I code in C/C++ and use a (GNU) Makefile to compile the code. I can do the same with CMake and get a Makefile. However, what is the difference between using a Makefile and CMake to compile the code?
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What is CMake equivalent of 'configure --prefix=DIR && make all install '?
I do cmake . && make all install. This works, but installs to /usr/local.
I need to install to a different prefix (for example, to /usr).
What is the cmake and make command line to install ...
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Define a preprocessor macro through CMake
How do I define a preprocessor variable through CMake?
The equivalent code would be #define foo.
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How to properly add include directories with CMake
About a year ago I asked about header dependencies in CMake.
I realized recently that the issue seemed to be that CMake considered those header files to be external to the project. At least, when ...
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How do I activate C++ 11 in CMake?
When I try to run a CMake generated makefile to compile my program, I get the error that
range based for loops are not supported in C++ 98 mode.
I tried adding add_definitions(-std=c++0x) to my ...
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Using CMake with GNU Make: How can I see the exact commands?
I use CMake with GNU Make and would like to see all commands exactly (for example how the compiler is executed, all the flags etc.).
GNU make has --debug, but it does not seem to be that helpful are ...
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Switching between GCC and Clang/LLVM using CMake
I have a number of projects built using CMake and I'd like to be able to easily switch between using GCC or Clang/LLVM to compile them. I believe (please correct me if I'm mistaken!) that to use Clang ...
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CMake: Print out all accessible variables in a script
I'm wondering if there is a way to print out all accessible variables in CMake. I'm not interested in the CMake variables - as in the --help-variables option. I'm talking about my variables that I ...
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How do I add a linker or compile flag in a CMake file?
I am using the arm-linux-androideabi-g++ compiler. When I try to compile a simple "Hello, World!" program it compiles fine. When I test it by adding a simple exception handling in that code it works ...
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What's the CMake syntax to set and use variables?
I'm asking this as a reminder to myself the next time I use CMake. It never sticks, and Google results aren't great.
What's the syntax to set and use variables in CMake?
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What are the differences between Autotools, Cmake and Scons?
What are the differences between Autotools, Cmake and Scons?
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How do I make CMake output into a 'bin' dir?
I'm currently constructing a project with a plugin structure. I'm using CMake to compile the project. The plugins are compiled in separate directories. My problem is that CMake compiles and saves the ...
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CMake not able to find OpenSSL library
I am trying to install a software that uses cmake to install itself. When I run cmake .. on the command line, it gives me following error in the CMakeLists.txt on the line that says find_package(...
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