New CMake version

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ test_code:
     - yum install -y make cmake boost-devel git
 # will install latest CMake, even though Fedora has a recent one
     - mkdir -p $HOME/.local
-    - curl -s "https://cmake.org/files/v3.15/cmake-3.15.4-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz" | tar --strip-components=1 -xz -C $HOME/.local
+    - curl -s "https://cmake.org/files/v3.16/cmake-3.16.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz" | tar --strip-components=1 -xz -C $HOME/.local
     - export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH
   script:
     - cmake -S examples -B build

README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Certainly there are no shortage of problems when building.
 But I think that, in 2018, we have a very good solution to quite a few of those problems.
 It's CMake. Not CMake 2.8 though; that was released before C++11 even existed!
 Nor the horrible examples out there for CMake (even those posted on KitWare's own tutorials list).
-I'm talking about Modern CMake. CMake 3.1+, maybe even CMake 3.15+!
+I'm talking about Modern CMake. CMake 3.1+, maybe even CMake 3.16+!
 It's clean, powerful, and elegant, so you can spend most of your time coding, not adding lines to an unreadable, unmaintainable Make (Or CMake 2) file.
 And CMake 3.11+ is supposed to be significantly faster, as well!
 

chapters/intro/installing.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Your CMake version should be newer than your compiler. It should be newer than the libraries you are using (especially Boost). New versions work better for everyone.
 {% endhint %}
 
-If you have a built in copy of CMake, it isn't special or customized for your system. You can easily install a new one instead, either on the system level or the user level. Feel free to instruct your users here if they complain about a CMake requirement being set too high. Especially if they want < 3.1 support. Maybe even if they want CMake < 3.15 support...
+If you have a built in copy of CMake, it isn't special or customized for your system. You can easily install a new one instead, either on the system level or the user level. Feel free to instruct your users here if they complain about a CMake requirement being set too high. Especially if they want < 3.1 support. Maybe even if they want CMake < 3.16 support...
 
 #### Quick list (more info on each method below)
 
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ You can [download CMake from KitWare][download]. This is how you will probably g
 On Linux, there are several options. Kitware provides a [Debian/Ubunutu apt repository][apt], as well as [snap packages][snap]. There are universal Linux binaries provided, but you'll need to pick an install location. If you already use `~/.local` for user-space packages, the following single line command[^1] will get CMake for you [^2]:
 
 {% term %}
-~ $ wget -qO- "https://cmake.org/files/v3.15/cmake-3.15.4-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz" | tar --strip-components=1 -xz -C ~/.local
+~ $ wget -qO- "https://cmake.org/files/v3.16/cmake-3.16.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz" | tar --strip-components=1 -xz -C ~/.local
 {% endterm %}
 
 If you just want a local folder with CMake only:
 
 {% term %}
-~ $ mkdir -p cmake-3.15 && wget -qO- "https://cmake.org/files/v3.15/cmake-3.15.4-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz" | tar --strip-components=1 -xz -C cmake-3.15
-~ $ export PATH=`pwd`/cmake-3.15/bin:$PATH
+~ $ mkdir -p cmake-3.16 && wget -qO- "https://cmake.org/files/v3.16/cmake-3.16.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz" | tar --strip-components=1 -xz -C cmake-3.16
+~ $ export PATH=`pwd`/cmake-3.16/bin:$PATH
 {% endterm %}
 
 You'll obviously want to append to the PATH every time you start a new terminal, or add it to your `.bashrc` or to an [LMod] system.
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ You'll obviously want to append to the PATH every time you start a new terminal,
 And, if you want a system install, install to `/usr/local`; this is an excellent choice in a Docker container, for example on GitLab CI. Do not try it on a non-containerized system.
 
 {% term %}
-docker $ wget -qO- "https://cmake.org/files/v3.15/cmake-3.15.4-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz" | tar --strip-components=1 -xz -C /usr/local
+docker $ wget -qO- "https://cmake.org/files/v3.16/cmake-3.16.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz" | tar --strip-components=1 -xz -C /usr/local
 {% endterm %}
 
 
@@ -62,12 +62,14 @@ Here are some common build environments and the CMake version you'll find on the
 | Distribution  | CMake version | Notes |
 |---------------|---------------|-------|
 | [RHEL/CentOS 7](https://rpms.remirepo.net/rpmphp/zoom.php?rpm=cmake) | 2.8.11        | Don't use the default on this system. Grab a new copy or use the EPEL repo. |
+| [RHEL/CentOS 8](https://rpms.remirepo.net/rpmphp/zoom.php?rpm=cmake) | 3.11.4        | Not too bad. |
 | [EPEL for RHEL/CentOS](https://rpms.remirepo.net/rpmphp/zoom.php?rpm=cmake3) | 3.13.4    | Called `cmake3` |
 | [Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Trusty](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/trusty/+source/cmake) | 2.8.12 | Don't use the default on this system. |
 | [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: Xenial](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/xenial/+source/cmake) | 3.5.1 | |
 | [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: Bionic](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/bionic/+source/cmake) | 3.10.2 | An LTS with a pretty decent minimum version! |
 | [Ubuntu 18.10: Cosmic](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/cosmic/+source/cmake) | 3.12.1 | |
 | [Ubuntu 19.04: Disco](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/disco/+source/cmake) | 3.13.4 | |
+| [Ubuntu 19.10: Eoan](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/eoan/+source/cmake) | 3.13.4 | Oddly identical to Disco. |
 | [AlpineLinux 3.10](https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/packages?name=cmake&branch=v3.10)| 3.14.5 | Useful in Docker |
 | [Python PyPI][PyPI]  | 3.15.3 | Just `pip install cmake` on many systems. Add `--user` for local installs. (ManyLinux1 (old pip or OS) gets CMake 3.13.3)|
 | [Anaconda][] | 3.14.0 | For use with Conda |

chapters/intro/newcmake.md

@@ -207,10 +207,15 @@ module. `export(PACKAGE)` has drastically changed; it now no longer touches `$HO
 * Several Ninja improvements, include SWIFT language support
 * Compiler and list improvements to generator expressions
 
-## [CMake 3.16][] : IN DEVELOPMENT
+## [CMake 3.16][] : Unity builds
 
+A new unity build mode was added, allowing source files to be merged into a single build file. Support for
+precompiled headers (possibly preparing for C++20 modules, perhaps?) was added. Lots of other smaller
+fixes were implemented, especially to newer features, such as to FindPython, FindDoxygen, and others.
+
+* Added support for Objective C and Objective C++ languages
 * Support for precompiling headers, with `target_precompile_headers`
-* Support for "Unity" or "Jumbo" builds (merging source files) with `CMAKE_UNITY_BUILD`
+* Support for "Unity" or "Jumbo" builds (merging source files) with «variable:CMAKE_UNITY_BUILD»
 * CTest: Can now skip based on regex, expand lists
 * Several new features to control RPath.
 * Generator expressions work in more places, like build and install paths
@@ -234,5 +239,5 @@ module. `export(PACKAGE)` has drastically changed; it now no longer touches `$HO
 [CMake 3.13]: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/release/3.13.html
 [CMake 3.14]: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/release/3.14.html
 [CMake 3.15]: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/release/3.15.html
-[CMake 3.16]: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/git-master/release/index.html
+[CMake 3.16]: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/release/3.16.html
 [fastercmake]: https://blog.kitware.com/improving-cmakes-runtime-performance/

examples/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.11...3.15)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.11...3.16)
 
 project(ModernCMakeExamples)
 set(MODERN_CMAKE_BUILD_TESTING ON)

examples/extended-project/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Works with 3.11 and tested through 3.15
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.11...3.15)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.11...3.16)
 
 # Project name and a few useful settings. Other commands can pick up the results
 project(ModernCMakeExample

examples/root-dict/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 ## [main]
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4...3.15)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4...3.16)
 
 project(RootDictExample LANGUAGES CXX)
 

examples/root-simple/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 ## [main]
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1...3.15)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1...3.16)
 
 project(RootSimpleExample LANGUAGES CXX)
 

examples/root-usefile/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 ## [main]
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1...3.15)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1...3.16)
 
 project(RootUseFileExample LANGUAGES CXX)
 

examples/simple-project/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # You should always specify a range with the newest
 # and oldest tested versions of CMake. This will ensure
 # you pick up the best policies.
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1...3.15)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1...3.16)
 
 # This is your project statement. You should always list languages;
 # Listing the version is nice here since it sets lots of useful variables