[CMake] Beginning to compiling CMake file

[CrestChristopher]

Hi, I'm using CMake for Windows as I was informed that I couldn't use 
`make` as the CMakeLists.txt file was only for CMake.

Within CMake for Windows I select the location of the source code which 
is the cloned repository which include the CMakeLists.txt file that I 
want to compile, followed by I select a folder where to build the 
binaries; I'm then prompt for a generator for the project. Up to this 
point am I doing this correctly ?

Thank You




On 7/31/2018 12:56 PM, Michael Ellery wrote:
> 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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