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WELCOME TO CROSS-PLATFORM MAKE (CMake)
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CMake is a cross-platform, extensible build environment. It currently generates
Unix makefiles and Microsoft Visual C++ projects/workspaces.
To use CMake, create CMakeLists.txt in each directory that makes up your
source repository. The CMakeLists.txt file contains rules. Each rule does
something different, like defining a list of source code, include directories,
etc. Once CMake has processed all the rules in all the CMakeLists.txt files,
it generates the appropriate "makefile(s)" for the system/compiler that you
are on.
THE BOOK OF RULES
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The key to using CMake is to learn the rules. Each rule has the same format:
NAME_OF_RULE(args....)
where args is a white-space separated listed of arguments. (Arguments
containing spaces should be quoted). For example:
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(./ d:/include "c:/Program Files/include")
note that Unix-style slashes are used. The rules may reference CMake
variables, either built-in or defined variables. Two important variables
are built-in to CMake:
CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR - The root directory of the source code
directory tree.
CMAKE_BINARY_DIR - The root directory of the build tree
where binaries are placed. This includes
object files, libraries, and executables.
A rule might reference these as follows:
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
using the ${} delimiters.
Here is a list of current rules. You may also wish to view
the Doxygen documentation (if available) or generate it with
the doxygen.config file in this directory.
Rules: (Generated with cmDumpDocumentation)
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ABSTRACT_FILES - A list of abstract classes, useful for wrappers.
Usage: ABSTRACT_FILES(file1 file2 ..)
ADD_TARGET - Add an extra target to the build system.
Usage: ADD_TARGET(Name "command to run")
AUX_SOURCE_DIRECTORY - Add all the source files found in the specified directory to
the build.
Usage: AUX_SOURCE_DIRECTORY(dir)
EXECUTABLES - Add a list of executables files.
Usage: EXECUTABLES(file1 file2 ...)
FIND_INCLUDE - Find an include path.
Usage: FIND_INCLUDE(DEFINE try1 try2 ...)
FIND_LIBRARY - Find a library.
Usage: FIND_LIBRARY(DEFINE try1 try2)
FIND_PROGRARM - Find an executable program.
Usage: FIND_PROGRAM(NAME executable1 executable2 ...)
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES - Add include directories to the build.
Usage: INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(dir1 dir2 ...).
LIBRARY - Set a name for a library.
Usage: LIBRARY(libraryname)
LINK_DIRECTORIES - Specify link directories.
Usage: Specify the paths to the libraries that will be linked in.
LINK_DIRECTORIES(directory1 directory2 ...)
The directories can use built in definitions like
CMAKE_BINARY_DIR and CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR.
LINK_LIBRARIES - Specify a list of libraries to be linked into executables or
shared objects.
Usage: Specify a list of libraries to be linked into executables or
shared objects. This rule is passed down to all other rules.LINK_LIBRARIES(library1 library2).
The library name should be the same as the name used in the
LIBRARY(library) rule.
PROJECT - Set a name for the entire project. One argument.
Usage: Set the name for the entire project. This takes one argument.
PROJECT(projectname)
SOURCE_FILES - Add a list of source files.
Usage: SOURCE_FILES(file1 file2 ...)
SOURCE_FILES_REQUIRE - Add a list of source files if the required variables are set.
Usage: SOURCE_FILES_REQUIRE(var1 var2 ... SOURCES_BEGIN file1 file2 ...)
SUBDIRS - Add a list of subdirectories to the build.
Usage: Add a list of subdirectories to the build.
SUBDIRS(dir1 dir2 ...)
This will cause any CMakeLists.txt files in the sub directories
to be processed by CMake.
TESTS - Add a list of executables files that are run as tests.
Usage: TESTS(file1 file2 ...)
UNIX_DEFINES - Add -D flags to the command line for Unix only.
Usage: Add -D flags to the command line for Unix only.
UNIX_DEFINES(-DFOO -DBAR)
UNIX_LIBRARIES - Add libraries that are only used for Unix programs.
Usage: UNIX_LIBRARIES(library -lm ...)
WIN32_DEFINES - Add -D define flags to command line for Win32 environments.
Usage: Add -D define flags to command line for Win32 environments.
WIN32_DEFINES(-DFOO -DBAR ...)
WIN32_LIBRARIES - Add libraries that are only used for Win32 programs.
Usage: WIN32_LIBRARIES(library -lm ...)
USING / BUILDING WITH CMAKE
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Windows:
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These programs are used to drive CMake on Windows:
CMakeSetup.exe -> window MFC based GUI for configure on windows
CMakeSetupCMD.exe -> windows command line version of CMakeConfigure
To build a project on Windows:
load CMake/Source/CMakeSetup.dsw
Build it
Run it
Specify paths
Load ITK.dsw
Build Common, Numerics, then any of the many executables,
or do a Batch build with debug only.
Unix:
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These programs/files are used to drive CMake on Unix:
configure -> run on unix to configure for build
CMakeBuildTargets -> Unix program to read CMakeLists.txt and
generate CMakeTargets.make
makefile fragments:
CMakeMaster.make -> main file to be included by makefiles
CMakeVariables.make -> all make varibles are set in this file
CMakeRules.make -> All build rules are here (except Simple Rules)
CMakeSimpleRules.make -> simple build rules for .o to .cxx, this is separate
to be able to build CMakeBuildTargets itself.
CMakeLocal.make -> Place for hand configuration
CMakeTargets.make -> generated rules for make style build in each directory
MakefileTemplate.make -> master makefile template used by configure to
generate Makefiles
Unix install:
In place (object files end up in source code directory):
./configure
make
Other directory (object files are in another directory):
mkdir Insight-build
cd Insight-build
../Insight/configure
make
FOR MORE INFORMATION
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Contact Bill Hoffman bill.hoffman@kitware.com who is the
principal developer.