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How would one add support for a new IDE/build system to CMake? Does it provide a mechanism to do this without modifying its code directly?
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CMake Generators are platform-specific so each may be available only on certain platforms. The cmake(1) command-line tool --help output lists available generators on the current platform. Use its -G option to specify the generator for a new build tree.
For those seeking the CMake GUI answer. Go to File->Delete Cache and then click Configure again. A scenario where changing the generator is needed is that you are keeping the CMake GUI open and reusing the same directory (source and CMakeList.
Introduction. Generator expressions are evaluated during build system generation to produce information specific to each build configuration.
Tool that can launch the native build system. The value may be the full path to an executable or just the tool name if it is expected to be in the PATH .
You have to write additional C++ code and build CMake to add a new generator. There is no mechanism to add a new generator without writing new code.
What IDE/build system are you thinking of adding to CMake?
Ask on the CMake mailing list ( http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake ) whether or not anybody else is already working on a generator for the system you're thinking of. I know some recent work has been done to add a Ninja generator... It is not yet in the official CMake release, though: still in progress as of today.
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