instead of manually running "ninja" you could have invoked "cmake --build ." While the effect is identical, you don't have to remember which generator was used and what binary name is related to it.
I've read that "Make uses Makefiles to make C." "CMake uses CMakeLists to make Makefiles to make Make make C." However, is it possible to use CMake with Visual Studio IDE Community? For example, there are some projects (ex. frang75 / nappgui ) that say the prerequisites are: Visual Studio CMake Kind of ambiguous if this refers to the Visual Studio Code editor or the Visual Studio IDE. BTW, in the latter, there is a drop-down to select if you are want to build a 32-bit or 64-bit exe, how would this be done using CMake?
Having used both VSCode and VS IDE, I'm guessing it is for VSCode. VS IDE is kind of a walled garden experience. It is possible to get CMake to do both 32 but and 64 bit, however it does require knowing which compiler you specifically are using. (As far as I know there isn't a generic way per se.)
Make works well on Linux, but there isn't a great Make solution for Windows. CMake does allow you to build with Make, ninja, and a few others. Personally I slightly prefer BSDs bmake over GNUs make.
@@QuantumVirus ancient kernel, worse for power users, worse for developers, ram consuming, cpu eating, storage stealing, spyware, bloatware why would i use it?
IMO cmake does not make building easier. It makes it harder ... harder than using a less generalized system. What cmake provides is a way to specify the build process in a cross-platform way. If you need to build on platforms that vary significantly, then cmake can be valuable. If you only target one platform or platforms that are very similar, then cmake is a waste of effort to setup.
CMake sucks. Sorry for being so blunt. CMake is just plain awful. Contributing to the problem is (or was) the abismal lack of decent documentation. I haven't touched CMake years and like never will again... hopefully.
Why cmake? You decided that you have nothing better to do with your life? Just write a Makefile and get on with your like. At least make is properly documented.
“Why Cmake??” That’s exactly what my question is. Thank you for the information. I understand.
If you want more details how to use CMake, I have a series explaining some of the things you can do.
Man, this is the best video that I saw on RUclips, Thanks :D
Glad you enjoyed it!
was wondering about this for a while now thanks for sharing it helped a lot understanding what cmake is.
Glad it was helpful!
instead of manually running "ninja" you could have invoked "cmake --build ." While the effect is identical, you don't have to remember which generator was used and what binary name is related to it.
Yeah! I agree that is a great option as well!
I was just curios about what it was, thank you.
I've read that
"Make uses Makefiles to make C."
"CMake uses CMakeLists to make Makefiles to make Make make C."
However, is it possible to use CMake with Visual Studio IDE Community?
For example, there are some projects (ex. frang75 / nappgui ) that say the prerequisites are:
Visual Studio
CMake
Kind of ambiguous if this refers to the Visual Studio Code editor or the Visual Studio IDE. BTW, in the latter, there is a drop-down to select if you are want to build a 32-bit or 64-bit exe, how would this be done using CMake?
Having used both VSCode and VS IDE, I'm guessing it is for VSCode. VS IDE is kind of a walled garden experience. It is possible to get CMake to do both 32 but and 64 bit, however it does require knowing which compiler you specifically are using. (As far as I know there isn't a generic way per se.)
Good video, Quite Banging even.
Glad you liked it, there is a whole series of you want to get into the nitty gritty.
Thanks!
Just what I needed!
Why cmake instead of make?
Make works well on Linux, but there isn't a great Make solution for Windows. CMake does allow you to build with Make, ninja, and a few others. Personally I slightly prefer BSDs bmake over GNUs make.
@@sudocppWindows is a bad system,you shouldn't use it in the first place.
Windows is a bad system,you shouldn't use it in the first place, i use arch btw
"bad system"
"prove it"
@@QuantumVirus ancient kernel, worse for power users, worse for developers, ram consuming, cpu eating, storage stealing, spyware, bloatware
why would i use it?
IMO cmake does not make building easier. It makes it harder ... harder than using a less generalized system. What cmake provides is a way to specify the build process in a cross-platform way. If you need to build on platforms that vary significantly, then cmake can be valuable. If you only target one platform or platforms that are very similar, then cmake is a waste of effort to setup.
It's easier than manually typing out the g++ command for me, which is the way I've done it before.
Great info!
Glad it was helpful!
Why not make?
Lol, why not just compile manually by command line? There are lots of ways and everyone prefers different ways.
Great, many thanks 👍
Sorry but the video doesn't answer why cMake at all, it answers more about how to use CMake.
he talks about it in 2:45 . its more of automation tool and cross compile capabilities
he actually does, it is for cross-platform building. It is so cumbersome to write makefiles, cmake just generates it
I'm sorry you weren't able to find the content you were looking for easily. I have added chapters to the video so hopefully it is easier to locate.
By using it, one can intuit its purpose.
@@mr_wormholeIn what universe? CMake is a confusing mess. Regular make is easy.
Alysson Square
I just hit "run code" in visual studio and thats it
Yep, that is an option. However for professional use standard Visual Studio is quite expensive, and it doesn't have releases for Linux and the like.
MacGyver Brook
CMake sucks. Sorry for being so blunt. CMake is just plain awful. Contributing to the problem is (or was) the abismal lack of decent documentation. I haven't touched CMake years and like never will again... hopefully.
Why cmake? You decided that you have nothing better to do with your life? Just write a Makefile and get on with your like. At least make is properly documented.
I'll have to do a tutorial on how to write for NMake on Windows 😂
@@sudocppBetter still, use MS Visual Studio on Windows. It makes development so much smoother.