cmake-generators(7) — CMake 3.4.3 Documentation (original) (raw)

Contents

• cmake-generators(7)
  • Introduction
  • CMake Generators
    * Command-Line Build Tool Generators
    * Makefile Generators
    * Ninja Generator
    * IDE Build Tool Generators
    * Visual Studio Generators
    * Other Generators
  • Extra Generators

Introduction¶

A CMake Generator is responsible for writing the input files for a native build system. Exactly one of the CMake Generators must be selected for a build tree to determine what native build system is to be used. Optionally one of the Extra Generators may be selected as a variant of some of the Command-Line Build Tool Generators to produce project files for an auxiliary IDE.

CMake Generators are platform-specific so each may be available only on certain platforms. The cmake(1) command-line tool --helpoutput lists available generators on the current platform. Use its -Goption to specify the generator for a new build tree. The cmake-gui(1) offers interactive selection of a generator when creating a new build tree.