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CMake is a cross-platform, open-source build system generator. It generates files for build systems like native makefiles, ninja-build and project files for several integrated development environments.

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CMake finds more than one main function

I am trying to compile a project that has only one main function, but CMake find more. My CMakeLists.txt is like: cmake_minimum_required(VERSION…
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How do I see the commands issued by cmake with --build option

How could I see the commands issued when I run "cmake --build . --target INSTALL" command? There doesn't seem to be an option like --versbose or something. The cmake help says that "cmake --build" is an interface to the underlying build tool, but…
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CMake linking against shared library on windows: error about not finding .lib file

I've got a library definition in CMake that builds a shared library out of a small set of files, and I've got it compiling just fine on both linux and windows. However, I've also got another library that links against the shared library and it works…
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How do I use OpenCV's test framework with CMake?

It seems like OpenCV has a test framework based on GTest. They use it for their own unit tests, but I can not find documentation, examples or tutorials on how to use it outside of OpenCV. It would be a perfect fit for the tests I intend to implement…
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Building for MacOSX, but linking against dylib built for iOS Simulator file

I've just upgraded to Xcode 5 beta with the April 15 2013 commandline tools and hit the following warning when running a cmake build during the standard CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake attempt to compile a simple test program: cmake -version cmake version…
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How to specify libraries only for Android platform build in .pro file?

I'm trying to use QtCreator (2.7.2) + QT (5.1.0) to build an application that runs on both desktop (Linux) and mobile (Android) platforms. To achieve this, I need to use different pre-built libraries depending on the target platform. How do I…
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Multiple source directories for one executable with CMake

I want my source organised in a number of subdirectories but be able to create a single executable without having to build a library for each subdirectory. Can CMake do this? Something like: ADD_EXECUTABLE(foo a/main.cpp a/other.cpp…
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Cannot specify BOOST_ROOT for cmake

I have multiple versions of Boost installed (Windows 7/MinGW). I need to use a particular one (1.53.0). I defined BOOST_ROOT in the CMakeFiles.txt file: SET(BOOST_ROOT C:/boost_1_53_0/), but I keep getting this error: > cmake…
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How to check Windows version in CMake?

How do I check with CMake whether I'm configuring a Visual Studio solution for e.g. Windows 7 or Windows 8? Is there any way to do this?
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Execute command or macro in CMake as the last step before the 'configure' step finishes

Is it somehow possible with CMake (version >= 2.8.7) to execute a macro or command as a last step before the configuration phase finishes? The functionality should be executed before the following lines get printed on screen: -- Configuring done --…
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cmake -D :=: what can be?

-D :=: Create a cmake cache entry. ok, but what can be? I've seen BOOL, STRING, PATH, FILEPATH. What else can that type be?
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cpack cannot find libraries, target doesn't exist in this directory

EDIT =================== The apr-1 is the apache portable runtime, which I downloaded and compiled myself to create the shared library (so its not made by cmake). I need to link against this library after I run CPack on the target system. My…
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How to Use CMake for Non-Interactive Build on Windows?

I want to set up automated build using CMake on Windows. I am using Visual Studio 2005. Update: Here is what I am using: I set devenv.exe to my PATH. Then to build I run the command below. I am using Hudson to build. devenv Crackpot.sln /build Debug…
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CUDA 5.0 separate compilation of library with cmake

The buildtime of my cuda library is increasing and so I thought that separate compilation introduced in CUDA 5.0 might help me. I couldn't figure out how to achieve separate compilation with cmake. I looked into the NVCC documentation and found how…
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How to preserve file permissions with cmake "install directory" directive?

Prolog: I'm an idiot for missing this in the documentation cmake-2.8.10.2 How do you make cmake preserve the original file permissions when installing a directory? For the project at hand, I'd like it to essentially copy some directories from my…
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