modern-cmake/examples/simple-project/CMakeLists.txt

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Almost all CMake files should start with this

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...3.13)

This is your project statement. You should always list languages;

Listing the version is nice here since it sets lots of useful variables

project(ModernCMakeExample VERSION 1.0 LANGUAGES CXX)

If you set any CMAKE_ variables, that can go here.

(But usually don't do this, except maybe for C++ standard)

Find packages go here.

You should usually split this into folders, but this is a simple example

This is a "default" library, and will match the *** variable setting.

Other common choices are STATIC, SHARED, and MODULE

Including header files here helps IDEs but is not required.

Output libname matches target name, with the usual extensions on your system

add_library(MyLibExample simple_lib.cpp simple_lib.hpp)

Link each target with other targets or add options, etc.

Adding something we can run - Output name matches target name

add_executable(MyExample simple_example.cpp)

Make sure you link your targets with this command. It can also link libraries and

even flags, so linking a target that does not exist will not give a configure-time error.

target_link_libraries(MyExample PRIVATE MyLibExample)

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This part is so the Modern CMake book can verify this example builds. For your code,

you'll probably want tests too

enable_testing() add_test(NAME MyExample COMMAND MyExample)