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awesome-cmake
A curated list of awesome CMake resources, scripts, modules and examples.
https://github.com/onqtam/awesome-cmake
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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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