Help/guide/tutorial/index.rst
CMake Tutorial
The CMake tutorial provides a step-by-step guide that covers common build system issues that CMake helps address. Seeing how various topics all work together in an example project can be very helpful.
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|tutorial_source| Each step has its own subdirectory containing code that may be used as a starting point. The tutorial examples are progressive so that each step provides the complete solution for the previous step.
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Before You Begin Getting Started with CMake CMake Language Fundamentals Configuration and Cache Variables In-Depth CMake Target Commands In-Depth CMake Library Concepts In-Depth System Introspection Custom Commands and Generated Files Testing and CTest Installation Commands and Concepts Finding Dependencies Miscellaneous Features
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A Basic Starting Point Adding a Library Adding Usage Requirements for a Library Adding Generator Expressions Installing and Testing Adding Support for a Testing Dashboard Adding System Introspection Adding a Custom Command and Generated File Packaging an Installer Selecting Static or Shared Libraries Adding Export Configuration Packaging Debug and Release