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awesome-cmake

A curated list of awesome CMake resources, scripts, modules and examples.
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Web Book - CGold: The Hitchhiker’s [Guide](https://cgold.readthedocs.io) to the CMake. [```[BSD2]```][BSD-2-Clause]
Modern CMake - Modern CMake **PDF** and samples by the creator of [cmakepp](https://github.com/toeb/cmakepp). [```[MIT]```][MIT]
Tutorial - Modern CMake tutorials part1: CMake basics
Article - Easily supporting CMake install and find_package().
Article - Easy dependency management for C++ with CMake and Git.
Article - Opt-in header-only libraries with CMake.
Article - Ultimate Guide to Modern CMake.
Article - A list of common CMake antipatterns (from 2013 but still relevant).
Article - How to Build a CMake-Based Project.
Article - Learn CMake's Scripting Language in 15 Minutes.
Article - The architecture of CMake.
Lecture - Effective CMake - by Daniel Pfeifer, C++Now 2017.
Article - Building Cross-Platform CUDA Applications with CMake.
Tutorial - A step-by-step guide for understanding CMake.
Article + Lecture - Embracing Modern CMake - by Stephen Kelly.
Lecture - Modern CMake for Modular Design - by Mathieu Ropert, CppCon 2017.
Article - It's Time To Do CMake Right (one of the best articles about CMake).
Basic CMake usage
Basic CMake, part 2: libraries
Lecture - Introduction to CMake - by Florent Castelli, C++ Sweden 2018.
Article - Some nice and accurate CMake tips.
Article - Modern CMake for Library Developers.
Article - Effective Modern CMake: a great summary of most good practices - by Manuel Binna.
Book - Professional CMake: A Practical Guide (paid).
Book - Effective CMake: Practical Advice to Write Better CMake (not fully written yet).
Web Book - CGold: The Hitchhiker’s [Guide](https://cgold.readthedocs.io) to the CMake. [```[BSD2]```][BSD-2-Clause]
YouTube Series - How to CMake Good. [```[CC0-1.0]```][CC0-1.0]
Lecture - More Modern CMake ([slides & examples](https://github.com/Bagira80/More-Modern-CMake))- by Deniz Bahadir, Meeting C++ 2018.
Lecture - Oh No! More Modern CMake ([slides](https://github.com/Bagira80/More-Modern-CMake/raw/master/OhNoMoreModernCMake.pdf))- by Deniz Bahadir, Meeting C++ 2019.
Article - Modifying the default CMake build types/flags, toolchains and patches - Oh my! - by Cristian Adam.
Tutorial - Tutorial and Example on How to Properly Use Modern CMake.
hunter - Cross-platform package manager for C++ (based on CMake ExternalProject). [```[BSD2]```][BSD-2-Clause]
cget - CMake package retrieval. This can be used to download and install CMake packages. [```[BOOST]```][BOOST]
cppan - C++ Archive Network - C++ Package Manager based on CMake, implemented in C++14. [```[APACHE2]```][APACHE2]
cpm - C++ Package Manager based on CMake and Git. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
conan - Conan C++ Package Manager, implemented in Python and has a CMake integration backend. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
fips - High-level build system/dependency management for distributed, multi-platform C/C++ projects. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
Ninja - Build system that differs from others in two major respects: it is designed to have its input files generated by a higher-level build system (like CMake), and it is designed to run builds as fast as possible. [```[APACHE2]```][APACHE2]
vcpkg - A tool to acquire and build C++ open source libraries. Uses CMake internally as a build script language. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
pmm - PMM is a module for CMake that manages... package managers. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
cpm - C++ Package Manager based on CMake and Git. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
cmake-modules - [Ryan Pavlik](https://github.com/rpavlik)'s collection of CMake modules. There are a number of find modules, especially for virtual reality and physical simulation, some utility modules, and some patches or workarounds for CMake itself. [```[BOOST]```][BOOST]
cmake-modules - [Ryan Pavlik](https://github.com/rpavlik)'s collection of CMake modules. There are a number of find modules, especially for virtual reality and physical simulation, some utility modules, and some patches or workarounds for CMake itself. [```[BOOST]```][BOOST]
CMake - [Eyescale](https://github.com/Eyescale)'s common CMake modules. [```[BSD3]```][BSD-3-Clause]
cmake-modules - [Ryan Pavlik](https://github.com/rpavlik)'s collection of CMake modules. There are a number of find modules, especially for virtual reality and physical simulation, some utility modules, and some patches or workarounds for CMake itself. [```[BOOST]```][BOOST]
cgcmake - CMake modules for common applications related to computer graphics. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
FindMathematica - CMake module for Mathematica. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
extra-cmake-modules - [KDE](https://github.com/KDE)'s extra modules and scripts for CMake. [```[BSD3]```][BSD-3-Clause]
FindICU.cmake - CMake module to find International Components for Unicode (ICU) Library. [```[BSD2]```][BSD-2-Clause]
FindTBB - CMake find module for Intel Threading Building Blocks. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
FindWiX - CMake module for building [Windows Installer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Installer) packages with [WiX toolset](http://wixtoolset.org). [```[BSD3]```][BSD-3-Clause]
FindIDL - CMake module for building [IDL](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/midl/interface-definition-idl-file) files with MIDL and generating CLR DLL using [Tlbimp](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/tools/tlbimp-exe-type-library-importer). [```[MIT]```][MIT]
cmake-modules - [Ryan Pavlik](https://github.com/rpavlik)'s collection of CMake modules. There are a number of find modules, especially for virtual reality and physical simulation, some utility modules, and some patches or workarounds for CMake itself. [```[BOOST]```][BOOST]
YCM - Extra CMake Modules for [Yet Another Robot Platform](https://github.com/robotology/yarp) and friends. [```[BSD3]```][BSD-3-Clause]
CMakeCM - CMake Community Modules. ```[NO LICENSE]```
Metabench - CMake module for compile-time microbenchmarks. [```[BOOST]```][BOOST]
Oranges - [Ben Vining](https://github.com/benthevining)'s library of CMake modules and toolchains [```[GPL]```][GPL]
cotire - Cotire (compile time reducer) is a CMake module that speeds up the build process of CMake based build systems by fully automating techniques as precompiled headers and unity builds for C and C++. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
ucm - For managing compiler/linker flags, collecting sources, precompiled headers, unity builds and others. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
cmakepp - Enhancement Suite for the CMake Build System. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
sugar - CMake tools and examples: collecting source files, warnings suppression, etc. [```[BSD2]```][BSD-2-Clause]
DownloadProject - CMake module for downloading an external project's source at configure time. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
buildem - Modular CMake-based system that leverages ExternalProject to simplify builds. [```[LICENSE]```](https://github.com/janelia-flyem/buildem/blob/master/LICENSE.txt)
coveralls-cmake - Coveralls JSON coverage generator and uploader for CMake. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
compatibility - Improved version of cmake-compile-features. [```[LICENSE]```](https://github.com/foonathan/compatibility/blob/master/LICENSE)
cmake-modules - [Ryan Pavlik](https://github.com/rpavlik)'s collection of CMake modules. There are a number of find modules, especially for virtual reality and physical simulation, some utility modules, and some patches or workarounds for CMake itself. [```[BOOST]```][BOOST]
GreatCMakeCookOff - This is a repository of useful and less than useful CMake recipes. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
cppcheck-target-cmake - Per-target CPPCheck for CMake. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
clang-tidy-target-cmake - Add clang-tidy checks to a target using CMake. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
cmake-unit - Unit testing framework for CMake. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
cmake-header-language - CMake macro to determine the language of a header file. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
tooling-cmake-util - Utility and common library for all polysquare CMake tools. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
iwyu-target-cmake - CMake integration for include-what-you-use. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
sanitizers-cmake - CMake module to enable sanitizers for binary targets. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
cmake-precompiled-header - Visual Studio and GCC precompiled header macro. [```[LICENSE]```](https://github.com/larsch/cmake-precompiled-header/blob/master/PrecompiledHeader.cmake#L31)
CMakePCHCompiler - CMake precompiled headers via custom compiler extension - with reuse support! [```[MIT]```][MIT]
CMake-codecov - Enables code coverage and generates coverage reports with CMake targets. [```[GPL]```][GPL]
cmake-get - Get dependencies in config or script mode. ```[NO LICENSE]```
ixm - Make CMake less painful when trying to write Modern Flexible CMake. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
CMakeCooking - Flexible development environments for CMake projects with external dependencies
dockcross - Cross compiling toolchains in Docker images. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
android-cmake - CMake toolchain file and other scripts for the Android NDK. [```[BSD3]```][BSD-3-Clause]
ios-cmake - Toolchain file and examples using CMake for iOS development. [```[BSD3]```][BSD-3-Clause]
qt-android-cmake - For building and deploying Qt based apps on Android without QtCreator. [```[LICENSE]```](https://github.com/LaurentGomila/qt-android-cmake/blob/master/license.txt)
mingw-w64-cmake - CMake-based MinGW-w64 Cross Toolchain - to build Windows binaries of mpv. [```[ISC]```][ISC]
cmake-avr - CMake toolchain for AVR. [```[LICENSE]```](https://github.com/mkleemann/cmake-avr/blob/master/LICENSE)
arduino-cmake - This is the CMake project settings for the Arduino platform. [```[MPL]```][MPL]
polly - Collection of CMake toolchain files and scripts for cross-platform build and CI testing. [```[BSD2]```][BSD-2-Clause]
toolchains - For cross-compiling with CMake. They are meant to be mainly used on ArchLinux. ```[NO LICENSE]```
cmake - Collection of CMake toolchain files, mostly for static linking. [```[APACHE2]```][APACHE2]
Arduino-CMake-Toolchain - CMake toolchain for all official and 3rd party Arduino platforms. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
cmake-init - Template for reliable, cross-platform C++ project setup using CMake. [```[LICENSE]```](https://github.com/cginternals/cmake-init/blob/master/LICENSE)
android-cmake - CMake toolchain file and other scripts for the Android NDK. [```[BSD3]```][BSD-3-Clause]
hunter-simple - Example of downloading/installing dependencies using [ruslo/hunter](https://github.com/ruslo/hunter) package manager. [```[BSD2]```][BSD-2-Clause]
package-example - Config mode of find_package (examples for [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20746936/cmake-of-what-use-is-find-package-if-you-need-to-specify-cmake-module-path-an) Stack Overflow question). ```[NO LICENSE]```
minimal_cmake_example - Minimal CMake example, that covers dependencies and packaging. [```[CC0-1.0]```][CC0-1.0]
cmake-example - Example project which demonstrates various CMake features. [```[BSD3]```][BSD-3-Clause]
cmake-examples - Useful CMake examples in a tutorial format. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
mini-cmake-qt - Minimal CMake template for Qt 5 projects. [```[LICENSE]```](https://github.com/euler0/mini-cmake-qt/blob/master/LICENSE)
BASIS - CMake [BASIS](https://cmake-basis.github.io) makes it easy to create sharable software and libraries that work together. [```[BSD2]```][BSD-2-Clause]
cpp-boilerplate - Template that aims to be a reference for modern CMake and CI. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
how-to-export-cpp-library - An OS-agnostic template project for exporting either shared, static or header-only C++ library, sporting ctest and CI support, written in plain CMake with line-by-line tutorial comments. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
modern-cmake-sample - Best practices and proper usage of CMake by using targets. ```[NO LICENSE]```
CMakeInstallExample - Installation example for a C++ project (Windows) with Cmake. ```[NO LICENSE]```
cpp14-project-template - A C++14 template with CI, tests, code coverage, docs and static analysis integration. [```[CC0-1.0]```][CC0-1.0]
cmake_templates - Templates for creating C++ libraries and executables (including conan). ```[NO LICENSE]```
cmake_snippets - Short copy-pasteable CMake snippets. [```[BSD3]```][BSD-3-Clause]
cmake-cookbook - A huge CMake cookbook full of recipes. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
cpp-template - A template C++ repository, using CMake and Catch. ```[NO LICENSE]```
pitchfork - A set of conventions for native C and C++ projects. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
cmake-examples - Useful CMake examples in a tutorial format. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
cpp-project - Boiler plate for C++ projects - tests, CI, coverage, docs. [```[UNLICENSE]```][UNLICENSE]
ModernCppStarter - A template for modern C++ projects using CMake, CI, code coverage, clang-format, reproducible dependency management, tests using [doctest](https://github.com/onqtam/doctest) and much more. [```[UNLICENSE]```][UNLICENSE]
autocmake - Using a autocmake.yml file [Autocmake](http://autocmake.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) composes CMake building blocks into a CMake project and generates CMakeLists.txt as well as a setup script, which serves as a front-end to CMakeLists.txt. [```[BSD3]```][BSD-3-Clause]
UseLATEX - Collection of CMake macros to simplify building LaTeX files. [```[BSD3]```][BSD-3-Clause]
scikit-build - Improved build system generator for CPython C extensions. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
node-cmake - CMake-based build system for node.js native modules. [```[ISC]```][ISC]
cmake-font-lock - Advanced syntax coloring support for CMake scripts inside Emacs. [```[GPL]```][GPL]
autovala - Program that automatically generates CMake configuration files for your Vala project. [```[GPL]```][GPL]
catkin - CMake-based build system that is used to build all packages in Robot Operating System (ROS). [```[BSD3]```][BSD-3-Clause]
suitesparse-metis-for-windows - CMake scripts for painless usage of SuiteSparse+METIS. [```[BSD3]```][BSD-3-Clause]
osg-3rdparty-cmake - CMake scripts for building OpenSceneGraph third party libraries. ```[MIXED LICENSE]```
cmake-d - CMake for D2. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
cmakeprojectmanager2 - Enhanced CMake Project Manager plugin for Qt Creator. ```[NO LICENSE]```
cmake-lint - Check for coding style issues in CMake files. cmakelint requires Python. [```[APACHE2]```][APACHE2]
git-cmake-format - Integrate clang-format into your CMake project hosted in a git repository. [```[LICENSE]```](https://github.com/kbenzie/git-cmake-format/blob/master/license.txt)
configure-cmake - configure-cmake is an autotools-style configure script for CMake-based projects. [```[CC0-1.0]```][CC0-1.0]
cmake-ast - Python module to reduce a CMake file to an AST. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
cmake-checks-cache - CMake checks cache helper modules. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
cmake_check - Static analysis (linter) for the CMake language (e.g. to enforce modern CMake rules). [```[MIT]```][MIT]
cmake-language-server - CMake Language Server Protocol Implementation. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
cmake-maven-plugin - CMake integration for Maven builds. [```[APACHE2]```][APACHE2]
version-from-git - Bake git information into your binary. [```[MIT]```][MIT]
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Programming Languages

CMake 74 Python 9 C++ 7 C 2 Java 1 TypeScript 1 Vala 1 Shell 1

Keywords

cmake 49 cpp 12 c 9 cmake-modules 7 c-plus-plus 6 dependency-manager 5 package-manager 5 codecov 4 code-coverage 3 cmake-scripts 3 fortran 3 build-tool 3 cross-platform 3 travis-ci 3 template 3 cplusplus 3 project-template 3 cmake-examples 3 continuous-integration 3 cmake-toolchain 2 clang-format 2 appveyor 2 kitware 2 doctest 2 clang 2 precompiled-headers 2 build-system 2 cmake-module 2 windows 2 osx 2 linux 2 crossplatform 2 cmake-packages 2 cget 2 cmake-basis 2 tutorial 2 cpp11 2 cmakelists 2 github-workflows 1 modern-cmake 1 tlbimp 1 tlb 1 idl 1 com-object 1 com-interop 1 wix-toolset 1 wix 1 installer 1 modern-cmake-template 1 icu 1