Operation of Cmake under win

Table of contents

01. Create a Cmake folder

02. Generate compilation project files

03. Compile the project

04. Run the program

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01. Create a Cmake folder

Internally contains HelloWorld.cpp, CMakeLists.txt.

HelloWorld.cpp：

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main() {
  cout<<"HelloWorld"<<endl;
  system("pause");
  return 0;
}

CMakeLists.txt：

cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6)

project (HelloWorld)

add_executable (HelloWorld HelloWorld.cpp)

02. Generate compilation project files

Enter the cmake folder directory and run the command

cmake .

03. Compile the project

Run the command (note: the default is Debug mode)

cmake --build .

To run in Release mode, replace with the following command

cmake --build . -- /p:Configuration=Release

04. Run the program

Go to the directory with the exe (under the Debug or Release folder)

cd Debug     //或者是 cd Release

Execute HelloWorld.exe

HelloWorld.exe

Output result: