[CMake] Beginning to compiling CMake file

[Michael Ellery]

typical usage would be something like (assuming you are at repo root) :

mkdir mybuild && cd mybuild
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
cmake —build .

you can also opt to configure cmake (the equivalent of the first cmake command above) using a GUI like ccmake or cmake-gui if you prefer. The cmake build type can be changed depending on your needs. If the project depends on other libraries/tools, you might need to install those before building.

HTH,
Mike

> On Jul 30, 2018, at 9:17 PM, CrestChristopher <crestchristopher at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi, I'm a beginner to CMake and for weeks I've been trying to compile a CMake file which I found on a github repository.  All I can say is I have a CMakeLists.txt file but I don't know how to compile and I hope someone can help ?
> 
> Christopher
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