cmake:tldr:5f197

cmake: Generate a build recipe in the current directory with `CMakeLists.txt` from a project directory.

cmake

$ cmake ${path-to-project_directory}

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The command cmake is a build automation tool used to generate build files, like Makefiles or Visual Studio project files, for a given project. It reads the CMakeLists.txt file in the project directory to configure the build process.

In the command cmake ${path-to-project_directory}, ${path-to-project_directory} is a placeholder for the actual path to the project directory on your system. It should be replaced with the real path to the project directory.

By executing this command in the terminal or command prompt, cmake will find the CMakeLists.txt file in the specified project directory and generate appropriate build files based on the instructions provided in that file. The generated build files will be specific to the platform and build system (e.g., Make or Visual Studio) configured by cmake.

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