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cmake-gui(1)
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cmake-gui - CMake GUI.
::
cmake-gui [options]
cmake-gui [options] <path-to-source>
cmake-gui [options] <path-to-existing-build>
The "cmake-gui" executable is the CMake GUI. Project configuration
settings may be specified interactively. Brief instructions are
provided at the bottom of the window when the program is running.
CMake is a cross-platform build system generator. Projects specify
their build process with platform-independent CMake listfiles included
in each directory of a source tree with the name CMakeLists.txt.
Users build a project by using CMake to generate a build system for a
native tool on their platform.
* ``--copyright [file]``: Print the CMake copyright and exit.
If a file is specified, the copyright is written into it.
* ``--help,-help,-usage,-h,-H,/?``: Print usage information and exit.
Usage describes the basic command line interface and its options.
* ``--help-full [file]``: Print full help and exit.
Full help displays most of the documentation provided by the UNIX
man page. It is provided for use on non-UNIX platforms, but is also
convenient if the man page is not installed. If a file is
specified, the help is written into it.
* ``--help-html [file]``: Print full help in HTML format.
This option is used by CMake authors to help produce web pages. If
a file is specified, the help is written into it.
* ``--help-man [file]``: Print full help as a UNIX man page and exit.
This option is used by the cmake build to generate the UNIX man
page. If a file is specified, the help is written into it.
* ``--version,-version,/V [file]``: Show program name/version banner and exit.
If a file is specified, the version is written into it.
The following generators are available on this platform:
::
CMake Properties - Properties supported by CMake, the Cross-Platform Makefile Generator.
This is the documentation for the properties supported by CMake.
Properties can have different scopes. They can either be assigned to
a source file, a directory, a target or globally to CMake. By
modifying the values of properties the behaviour of the build system
can be customized.
::
CMake Compatibility Listfile Commands - Obsolete commands supported by CMake for compatibility.
This is the documentation for now obsolete listfile commands from
previous CMake versions, which are still supported for compatibility
reasons. You should instead use the newer, faster and shinier new
commands. ;-)
The following modules are provided with CMake. They can be used with
INCLUDE(ModuleName).
::
CMake Modules - Modules coming with CMake, the Cross-Platform Makefile Generator.
This is the documentation for the modules and scripts coming with
CMake. Using these modules you can check the computer system for
installed software packages, features of the compiler and the
existence of headers to name just a few.
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