CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME

CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME

The name of the top level project.

This variable holds the name of the project as specified in the top level CMakeLists.txt file by a :command:project command. In the event that the top level CMakeLists.txt contains multiple :command:project calls, the most recently called one from that top level CMakeLists.txt will determine the name that CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME contains. For example, consider the following top level CMakeLists.txt:

.. code-block:: cmake

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0) project(First) project(Second) add_subdirectory(sub) project(Third)

And sub/CMakeLists.txt with the following contents:

.. code-block:: cmake

project(SubProj) message("CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME = ${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}")

The most recently seen :command:project command from the top level CMakeLists.txt would be project(Second), so this will print::

CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME = Second

To obtain the name from the most recent call to :command:project in the current directory scope or above, see the :variable:PROJECT_NAME variable.