Introduction to cmake

You did it!

Some Final Words

Does:

• Use the commands
  • target_include_directories
  • target_link_libraries
  • target_compile_definitions
  • target_compile_features
  • target_compile_options
• Always set cmake_minimum_required
• Use PRIVATE, INTERFACE and PUBLIC
• Use namespaced alias targets

Don'ts:

• Do NOT use
  • add_compile_options
  • add_definitions
  • include_directories
  • link_directories
  • link_libraries
• Never ever use set(CMAKE_...)

Resources

Effective CMake by Daniel Pfeifer at C++Now 2017

Using Modern CMakePatterns to Enforce a Good Modular Design by Mathieu Ropert

Embracing Modern CMake by Stephen Kelly