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NAME

       cmake-generators - CMake Generators Reference

INTRODUCTION

       A  CMake  Generator  is responsible for writing the input files for a native build system.
       Exactly one of the CMake Generators must be selected for a build tree  to  determine  what
       native build system is to be used.  Optionally one of the Extra Generators may be selected
       as a variant of some of the Command-Line Build Tool Generators to  produce  project  files
       for an auxiliary IDE.

       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.  The
       cmake-gui(1) offers interactive selection of a generator when creating a new build tree.

CMAKE GENERATORS

   Command-Line Build Tool Generators
       These generators support command-line build tools.  In order to use them, one must  launch
       CMake  from  a  command-line prompt whose environment is already configured for the chosen
       compiler and build tool.

   Makefile Generators
   Borland Makefiles
       Generates Borland makefiles.

   MSYS Makefiles
       Generates makefiles for use with MSYS (Minimal SYStem) make under the MSYS shell.

       Use this generator in a MSYS shell prompt and using make as the build tool.  The generated
       makefiles  use /bin/sh as the shell to launch build rules.  They are not compatible with a
       Windows command prompt.

       To build under a Windows command prompt, use the MinGW Makefiles generator.

   MinGW Makefiles
       Generates makefiles for use with mingw32-make under a Windows command prompt.

       Use this generator under a Windows command prompt with MinGW (Minimalist GNU for  Windows)
       in the PATH and using mingw32-make as the build tool.  The generated makefiles use cmd.exe
       as the shell to launch build rules.  They are not compatible with MSYS or a unix shell.

       To build under the MSYS shell, use the MSYS Makefiles generator.

   NMake Makefiles
       Generates NMake makefiles.

   NMake Makefiles JOM
       Generates JOM makefiles.

   Unix Makefiles
       Generates standard UNIX makefiles.

       A hierarchy of UNIX makefiles  is  generated  into  the  build  tree.   Use  any  standard
       UNIX-style  make  program  to  build  the  project  through the all target and install the
       project through the install (or install/strip) target.

       For each subdirectory sub/dir of the project a UNIX makefile will be  created,  containing
       the following targets:

       all    Depends on all targets required by the subdirectory.

       install
              Runs the install step in the subdirectory, if any.

       install/strip
              Runs  the  install  step  in the subdirectory followed by a CMAKE_STRIP command, if
              any.

              The CMAKE_STRIP variable will contain the platform’s strip utility,  which  removes
              symbols information from generated binaries.

       test   Runs the test step in the subdirectory, if any.

       package
              Runs the package step in the subdirectory, if any.

   Watcom WMake
       Generates Watcom WMake makefiles.

   Ninja Generator
   Ninja
       Generates build.ninja files.

       A  build.ninja  file is generated into the build tree.  Use the ninja program to build the
       project  through  the  all  target  and  install  the  project  through  the  install  (or
       install/strip) target.

       For each subdirectory sub/dir of the project, additional targets are generated:

       sub/dir/all
              Depends on all targets required by the subdirectory.

       sub/dir/install
              Runs the install step in the subdirectory, if any.

       sub/dir/install/strip
              Runs  the  install  step  in the subdirectory followed by a CMAKE_STRIP command, if
              any.

              The CMAKE_STRIP variable will contain the platform’s strip utility,  which  removes
              symbols information from generated binaries.

       sub/dir/test
              Runs the test step in the subdirectory, if any.

       sub/dir/package
              Runs the package step in the subdirectory, if any.

   Fortran Support
       The  Ninja  generator  conditionally supports Fortran when the ninja tool has the required
       features.  As of this version of CMake the needed features have not been  integrated  into
       upstream  Ninja.   Kitware  maintains  a  branch  of  Ninja  with the required features on
       github.com/Kitware/ninja.

   IDE Build Tool Generators
       These generators support Integrated Development Environment (IDE)  project  files.   Since
       the IDEs configure their own environment one may launch CMake from any environment.

   Visual Studio Generators
   Visual Studio 6
       Removed.   This  once  generated Visual Studio 6 project files, but the generator has been
       removed since CMake 3.6.  It is still possible to build with VS 6 tools  using  the  NMake
       Makefiles generator.

   Visual Studio 7
       Removed.  This once generated Visual Studio .NET 2002 project files, but the generator has
       been removed since CMake 3.6.  It is still possible to build with VS 7.0 tools  using  the
       NMake Makefiles generator.

   Visual Studio 7 .NET 2003
       Removed.  This once generated Visual Studio .NET 2003 project files, but the generator has
       been removed since CMake 3.9.  It is still possible to build with VS 7.1 tools  using  the
       NMake Makefiles generator.

   Visual Studio 8 2005
       Removed.   This  once  generated Visual Studio 8 2005 project files, but the generator has
       been removed since CMake 3.12.  It is still possible to build with VS 2005 tools using the
       NMake Makefiles generator.

   Visual Studio 9 2008
       Generates Visual Studio 9 2008 project files.

   Platform Selection
       The default target platform name (architecture) is Win32.

       The  CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM  variable may be set, perhaps via the cmake(1) -A option, to
       specify a target platform name (architecture).  For example:

       • cmake -G "Visual Studio 9 2008" -A Win32cmake -G "Visual Studio 9 2008" -A x64cmake -G "Visual Studio 9 2008" -A Itaniumcmake -G "Visual Studio 9 2008" -A <WinCE-SDK> (Specify a  target  platform  matching  a
         Windows CE SDK name.)

       For compatibility with CMake versions prior to 3.1, one may specify a target platform name
       optionally at the end of the generator name.  This is supported only for:

       Visual Studio 9 2008 Win64
              Specify target platform x64.

       Visual Studio 9 2008 IA64
              Specify target platform Itanium.

       Visual Studio 9 2008 <WinCE-SDK>
              Specify target platform matching a Windows CE SDK name.

   Visual Studio 10 2010
       Generates Visual Studio 10 (VS 2010) project files.

       For compatibility with CMake versions prior to 3.0, one may specify this  generator  using
       the name Visual Studio 10 without the year component.

   Project Types
       Only  Visual  C++  and  C#  projects may be generated.  Other types of projects (Database,
       Website, etc.) are not supported.

   Platform Selection
       The default target platform name (architecture) is Win32.

       The CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM variable may be set, perhaps via the cmake(1) -A  option,  to
       specify a target platform name (architecture).  For example:

       • cmake -G "Visual Studio 10 2010" -A Win32cmake -G "Visual Studio 10 2010" -A x64cmake -G "Visual Studio 10 2010" -A Itanium

       For compatibility with CMake versions prior to 3.1, one may specify a target platform name
       optionally at the end of the generator name.  This is supported only for:

       Visual Studio 10 2010 Win64
              Specify target platform x64.

       Visual Studio 10 2010 IA64
              Specify target platform Itanium.

   Toolset Selection
       The v100 toolset that comes with Visual Studio  10  2010  is  selected  by  default.   The
       CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET  option may be set, perhaps via the cmake(1) -T option, to specify
       another toolset.

   Visual Studio 11 2012
       Generates Visual Studio 11 (VS 2012) project files.

       For compatibility with CMake versions prior to 3.0, one may specify this  generator  using
       the name “Visual Studio 11” without the year component.

   Project Types
       Only  Visual  C++  and C# projects may be generated.  Other types of projects (JavaScript,
       Database, Website, etc.) are not supported.

   Platform Selection
       The default target platform name (architecture) is Win32.

       The CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM variable may be set, perhaps via the cmake(1) -A  option,  to
       specify a target platform name (architecture).  For example:

       • cmake -G "Visual Studio 11 2012" -A Win32cmake -G "Visual Studio 11 2012" -A x64cmake -G "Visual Studio 11 2012" -A ARMcmake  -G  "Visual  Studio 11 2012" -A <WinCE-SDK> (Specify a target platform matching a
         Windows CE SDK name.)

       For compatibility with CMake versions prior to 3.1, one may specify a target platform name
       optionally at the end of the generator name.  This is supported only for:

       Visual Studio 11 2012 Win64
              Specify target platform x64.

       Visual Studio 11 2012 ARM
              Specify target platform ARM.

       Visual Studio 11 2012 <WinCE-SDK>
              Specify target platform matching a Windows CE SDK name.

   Toolset Selection
       The  v110  toolset  that  comes  with  Visual  Studio 11 2012 is selected by default.  The
       CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET option may be set, perhaps via the cmake(1) -T option, to  specify
       another toolset.

   Visual Studio 12 2013
       Generates Visual Studio 12 (VS 2013) project files.

       For  compatibility  with CMake versions prior to 3.0, one may specify this generator using
       the name “Visual Studio 12” without the year component.

   Project Types
       Only Visual C++ and C# projects may be generated.  Other types  of  projects  (JavaScript,
       Powershell, Python, etc.) are not supported.

   Platform Selection
       The default target platform name (architecture) is Win32.

       The  CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM  variable may be set, perhaps via the cmake(1) -A option, to
       specify a target platform name (architecture).  For example:

       • cmake -G "Visual Studio 12 2013" -A Win32cmake -G "Visual Studio 12 2013" -A x64cmake -G "Visual Studio 12 2013" -A ARM

       For compatibility with CMake versions prior to 3.1, one may specify a target platform name
       optionally at the end of the generator name.  This is supported only for:

       Visual Studio 12 2013 Win64
              Specify target platform x64.

       Visual Studio 12 2013 ARM
              Specify target platform ARM.

   Toolset Selection
       The  v120  toolset  that  comes  with  Visual  Studio 12 2013 is selected by default.  The
       CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET option may be set, perhaps via the cmake(1) -T option, to  specify
       another toolset.

       For  each  toolset  that comes with this version of Visual Studio, there are variants that
       are themselves compiled for 32-bit (x86)  and  64-bit  (x64)  hosts  (independent  of  the
       architecture  they  target).   By default this generator uses the 32-bit variant even on a
       64-bit host.  One may explicitly request use of either the 32-bit or 64-bit host tools  by
       adding   either   host=x86   or   host=x64   to   the   toolset  specification.   See  the
       CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET variable for details.

   Visual Studio 14 2015
       Generates Visual Studio 14 (VS 2015) project files.

   Project Types
       Only Visual C++ and C# projects may be generated.  Other types  of  projects  (JavaScript,
       Powershell, Python, etc.) are not supported.

   Platform Selection
       The default target platform name (architecture) is Win32.

       The  CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM  variable may be set, perhaps via the cmake(1) -A option, to
       specify a target platform name (architecture).  For example:

       • cmake -G "Visual Studio 14 2015" -A Win32cmake -G "Visual Studio 14 2015" -A x64cmake -G "Visual Studio 14 2015" -A ARM

       For compatibility with CMake versions prior to 3.1, one may specify a target platform name
       optionally at the end of the generator name.  This is supported only for:

       Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64
              Specify target platform x64.

       Visual Studio 14 2015 ARM
              Specify target platform ARM.

   Toolset Selection
       The  v140  toolset  that  comes  with  Visual  Studio 14 2015 is selected by default.  The
       CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET option may be set, perhaps via the cmake(1) -T option, to  specify
       another toolset.

       For  each  toolset  that comes with this version of Visual Studio, there are variants that
       are themselves compiled for 32-bit (x86)  and  64-bit  (x64)  hosts  (independent  of  the
       architecture  they  target).   By default this generator uses the 32-bit variant even on a
       64-bit host.  One may explicitly request use of either the 32-bit or 64-bit host tools  by
       adding   either   host=x86   or   host=x64   to   the   toolset  specification.   See  the
       CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET variable for details.

   Visual Studio 15 2017
       Generates Visual Studio 15 (VS 2017) project files.

   Project Types
       Only Visual C++ and C# projects may be generated.  Other types  of  projects  (JavaScript,
       Powershell, Python, etc.) are not supported.

   Instance Selection
       VS 2017 supports multiple installations on the same machine.  The CMAKE_GENERATOR_INSTANCE
       variable may be set as a cache entry containing the  absolute  path  to  a  Visual  Studio
       instance.  If the value is not specified explicitly by the user or a toolchain file, CMake
       queries the Visual Studio Installer to locate VS instances,  chooses  one,  and  sets  the
       variable as a cache entry to hold the value persistently.

       When  CMake  first  chooses an instance, if the VS150COMNTOOLS environment variable is set
       and points to the Common7/Tools directory within one of the instances, that instance  will
       be  used.  Otherwise, if more than one instance is installed we do not define which one is
       chosen by default.

   Platform Selection
       The default target platform name (architecture) is Win32.

       The CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM variable may be set, perhaps via the cmake(1) -A  option,  to
       specify a target platform name (architecture).  For example:

       • cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" -A Win32cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" -A x64cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" -A ARMcmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" -A ARM64

       For compatibility with CMake versions prior to 3.1, one may specify a target platform name
       optionally at the end of the generator name.  This is supported only for:

       Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64
              Specify target platform x64.

       Visual Studio 15 2017 ARM
              Specify target platform ARM.

   Toolset Selection
       The v141 toolset that comes with Visual Studio  15  2017  is  selected  by  default.   The
       CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET  option may be set, perhaps via the cmake(1) -T option, to specify
       another toolset.

       For each toolset that comes with this version of Visual Studio, there  are  variants  that
       are  themselves  compiled  for  32-bit  (x86)  and  64-bit (x64) hosts (independent of the
       architecture they target).  By default this generator uses the 32-bit variant  even  on  a
       64-bit  host.  One may explicitly request use of either the 32-bit or 64-bit host tools by
       adding  either  host=x86  or   host=x64   to   the   toolset   specification.    See   the
       CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET variable for details.

   Visual Studio 16 2019
       Generates Visual Studio 16 (VS 2019) project files.

   Project Types
       Only  Visual  C++  and C# projects may be generated.  Other types of projects (JavaScript,
       Powershell, Python, etc.) are not supported.

   Instance Selection
       VS 2019 supports multiple installations on the same machine.  The CMAKE_GENERATOR_INSTANCE
       variable  may  be  set  as  a  cache entry containing the absolute path to a Visual Studio
       instance.  If the value is not specified explicitly by the user or a toolchain file, CMake
       queries  the  Visual  Studio  Installer  to locate VS instances, chooses one, and sets the
       variable as a cache entry to hold the value persistently.

       When CMake first chooses an instance, if the VS160COMNTOOLS environment  variable  is  set
       and  points to the Common7/Tools directory within one of the instances, that instance will
       be used.  Otherwise, if more than one instance is installed we do not define which one  is
       chosen by default.

   Platform Selection
       The default target platform name (architecture) is that of the host and is provided in the
       CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_NAME_DEFAULT variable.

       The CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM variable may be set, perhaps via the cmake(1) -A  option,  to
       specify a target platform name (architecture).  For example:

       • cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A Win32cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A ARMcmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A ARM64

   Toolset Selection
       The  v142  toolset  that  comes  with  Visual  Studio 16 2019 is selected by default.  The
       CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET option may be set, perhaps via the cmake(1) -T option, to  specify
       another toolset.

       For  each  toolset  that comes with this version of Visual Studio, there are variants that
       are themselves compiled for 32-bit (x86)  and  64-bit  (x64)  hosts  (independent  of  the
       architecture they target).  By default this generator uses the 64-bit variant on x64 hosts
       and the 32-bit variant otherwise.  One may explicitly request use of either the 32-bit  or
       64-bit host tools by adding either host=x86 or host=x64 to the toolset specification.  See
       the CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET variable for details.

   Other Generators
   Green Hills MULTI
       Generates Green Hills MULTI project files (experimental, work-in-progress).

       The buildsystem has predetermined build-configuration settings that can be controlled  via
       the CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE variable.

       Customizations that are used to pick toolset and target system:

       The  -A <arch> can be supplied for setting the target architecture.  <arch> usually is one
       of arm, ppc, 86, etcetera.  If the target architecture is not specified then  the  default
       architecture of arm will be used.

       The  -T  <toolset>  option can be used to set the directory location of the toolset.  Both
       absolute and relative paths are valid. Relative paths use GHS_TOOLSET_ROOT as the root. If
       the  toolset  is  not  specified then the latest toolset found in GHS_TOOLSET_ROOT will be
       used.

       Cache variables that are used for toolset and target system customization:

       • GHS_TARGET_PLATFORM
         Defaults to integrity.
         Usual values are integrity, threadx, uvelosity, velosity,
         vxworks, standalone.

       • GHS_PRIMARY_TARGET
         Sets primaryTarget entry in project file.
         Defaults to <arch>_<GHS_TARGET_PLATFORM>.tgt.

       • GHS_TOOLSET_ROOT
         Root path for toolset searches.
         Defaults to C:/ghs in Windows or /usr/ghs in Linux.

       • GHS_OS_ROOT
         Root path for RTOS searches.
         Defaults to C:/ghs in Windows or /usr/ghs in Linux.

       • GHS_OS_DIR and GHS_OS_DIR_OPTION
         Sets -os_dir entry in project file.
         Defaults to latest platform OS installation at GHS_OS_ROOT.  Set this value if
         a specific RTOS is to be used.
         GHS_OS_DIR_OPTION default value is -os_dir.

       • GHS_BSP_NAME
         Sets -bsp entry in project file.
         Defaults to sim<arch> for integrity platforms.

       Customizations are available through the following cache variables:

       • GHS_CUSTOMIZATIONGHS_GPJ_MACROS

       The following properties are available:

       • GHS_INTEGRITY_APPGHS_NO_SOURCE_GROUP_FILE

       NOTE:
          This generator is deemed experimental as of  CMake  3.16.3  and  is  still  a  work  in
          progress.  Future versions of CMake may make breaking changes as the generator matures.

   Xcode
       Generate Xcode project files.

       This supports Xcode 5.0 and above.

   Toolset Selection
       By   default   Xcode   is   allowed   to   select   its   own   default   toolchain.   The
       CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET option may be set, perhaps via the cmake(1) -T option, to  specify
       another toolset.

EXTRA GENERATORS

       Some  of  the  CMake Generators listed in the cmake(1) command-line tool --help output may
       have variants that specify an extra generator for an auxiliary IDE tool.   Such  generator
       names  have the form <extra-generator> - <main-generator>.  The following extra generators
       are known to CMake.

   CodeBlocks
       Generates CodeBlocks project files.

       Project files  for  CodeBlocks  will  be  created  in  the  top  directory  and  in  every
       subdirectory   which   features   a  CMakeLists.txt  file  containing  a  project()  call.
       Additionally  a  hierarchy  of  makefiles  is  generated  into  the   build   tree.    The
       CMAKE_CODEBLOCKS_EXCLUDE_EXTERNAL_FILES  variable  may  be  set to ON to exclude any files
       which are located outside of the project root directory.  The appropriate make program can
       build the project through the default all target.  An install target is also provided.

       This “extra” generator may be specified as:

       CodeBlocks - MinGW Makefiles
              Generate with MinGW Makefiles.

       CodeBlocks - NMake Makefiles
              Generate with NMake Makefiles.

       CodeBlocks - NMake Makefiles JOM
              Generate with NMake Makefiles JOM.

       CodeBlocks - Ninja
              Generate with Ninja.

       CodeBlocks - Unix Makefiles
              Generate with Unix Makefiles.

   CodeLite
       Generates CodeLite project files.

       Project  files for CodeLite will be created in the top directory and in every subdirectory
       which   features   a   CMakeLists.txt   file   containing   a   project()    call.     The
       CMAKE_CODELITE_USE_TARGETS  variable  may be set to ON to change the default behavior from
       projects to targets as the basis for project files.   The  appropriate  make  program  can
       build the project through the default all target.  An install target is also provided.

       This “extra” generator may be specified as:

       CodeLite - MinGW Makefiles
              Generate with MinGW Makefiles.

       CodeLite - NMake Makefiles
              Generate with NMake Makefiles.

       CodeLite - Ninja
              Generate with Ninja.

       CodeLite - Unix Makefiles
              Generate with Unix Makefiles.

   Eclipse CDT4
       Generates Eclipse CDT 4.0 project files.

       Project  files for Eclipse will be created in the top directory.  In out of source builds,
       a linked resource to the top level source  directory  will  be  created.   Additionally  a
       hierarchy of makefiles is generated into the build tree.  The appropriate make program can
       build the project through the default all target.  An install target is also provided.

       This “extra” generator may be specified as:

       Eclipse CDT4 - MinGW Makefiles
              Generate with MinGW Makefiles.

       Eclipse CDT4 - NMake Makefiles
              Generate with NMake Makefiles.

       Eclipse CDT4 - Ninja
              Generate with Ninja.

       Eclipse CDT4 - Unix Makefiles
              Generate with Unix Makefiles.

   Kate
       Generates Kate project files.

       A project file for Kate will be created in the  top  directory  in  the  top  level  build
       directory.   To  use  it in Kate, the Project plugin must be enabled.  The project file is
       loaded in Kate by opening the ProjectName.kateproject file in the  editor.   If  the  Kate
       Build-plugin is enabled, all targets generated by CMake are available for building.

       This “extra” generator may be specified as:

       Kate - MinGW Makefiles
              Generate with MinGW Makefiles.

       Kate - NMake Makefiles
              Generate with NMake Makefiles.

       Kate - Ninja
              Generate with Ninja.

       Kate - Unix Makefiles
              Generate with Unix Makefiles.

   Sublime Text 2
       Generates Sublime Text 2 project files.

       Project  files  for  Sublime  Text  2  will  be  created in the top directory and in every
       subdirectory  which  features  a  CMakeLists.txt  file  containing   a   project()   call.
       Additionally  Makefiles  (or  build.ninja  files)  are generated into the build tree.  The
       appropriate make program can build the project through the default all target.  An install
       target is also provided.

       This “extra” generator may be specified as:

       Sublime Text 2 - MinGW Makefiles
              Generate with MinGW Makefiles.

       Sublime Text 2 - NMake Makefiles
              Generate with NMake Makefiles.

       Sublime Text 2 - Ninja
              Generate with Ninja.

       Sublime Text 2 - Unix Makefiles
              Generate with Unix Makefiles.

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