Resources

• Cmake Basics
• Embedded Artistry: Getting Started with CMake
• CGold: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the CMake
• C++ Weekly - Ep 78 - Intro to CMake
• Effective Modern CMake
• An Introduction to Modern CMake

Notes

add_executable

add_executable(<target> <files>)

• Target: Defines a target name
• Files: List of source files

add_library

add_library(<target> <type> <files>)

• Target: Selected target
• Types:
  • STATIC: archives of object files for use when linking other targets
  • SHARED: libraries are linked dynamically and loaded at runtime
  • MODULES: libraries are plugins that are not linked into other targets but may be loaded dynamically at runtime using dlopen-like functionality.
• Files: List of source files

target_include_directories