Ninja

Generates a build.ninja file into the build tree.

Builtin Targets ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

all

Depends on all targets required by the project, except those with :prop_tgt:EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL set to true.

install

Runs the install step.

install/strip

.. versionadded:: 3.7

Runs the install followed by a ``CMAKE_STRIP`` command, if any.

The ``CMAKE_STRIP`` variable will contain the platform's ``strip`` utility, which
removes symbols information from generated binaries.

install/parallel

.. versionadded:: 3.30

Created only if the :prop_gbl:`INSTALL_PARALLEL` global property is ``ON``.
Runs the install step for each subdirectory independently and in parallel.

For each subdirectory sub/dir of the project, additional targets are generated:

sub/dir/all

.. versionadded:: 3.6

Depends on all targets required by the subdirectory.

sub/dir/install

.. versionadded:: 3.7

Runs the install step in the subdirectory, if any.

sub/dir/install/strip

.. versionadded:: 3.7

Runs the install step in the subdirectory followed by a ``CMAKE_STRIP`` command,
if any.

sub/dir/test

.. versionadded:: 3.7

Runs the test step in the subdirectory, if any.

sub/dir/package

.. versionadded:: 3.7

Runs the package step in the subdirectory, if any.

Fortran Support ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. versionadded:: 3.7

The Ninja generator conditionally supports Fortran when the ninja tool is at least version 1.10 (which has the required features).

Swift Support ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. versionadded:: 3.15

The Swift support is experimental, not considered stable, and may change in future releases of CMake.