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Waldir Pimenta b4dc9ec224 cmake: use -H -B trick for out-of-src build
As initially discussed in #1379. This removes the need to use `mkdir` and `cd`. Inspired by this post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/6b9r19/how_to_build_a_cmakebased_project/dhlfh05/
2017-06-08 09:54:38 +05:30

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cmake

Cross-platform build system generator. It generates Makefiles, Visual Studio projects or others, depending on the target system.

  • Generate a Makefile and use it to compile a project in the same folder as the source:

cmake && make

  • Generate a Makefile and use it to compile a project in a separate "build" folder (out-of-source build):

cmake -H. -B{{build}} && make -C {{build}}

  • Run cmake in interactive mode (it will ask for each variable, instead of using defaults):

cmake -i