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CMake is a build system which replaces automake/autoconf (the "autotools") and the shell scripts which were produced by the autotools. Similar to the autotools, the actual build on Linux is done through Makefiles. CMake supports Linux, Windows/mingw, Windows/MSVC and other platforms.
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* http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ FAQ
 
* http://www.cmake.org/HTML/Download.html - Download
 
* http://www.cmake.org/HTML/Documentation.html - The same page which you also get by "man cmake".
 
* http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdelibs/cmake/modules/ - Potentially helpful additional macros
 
* [https://samthursfield.wordpress.com/2015/11/21/cmake-dependencies-between-targets-and-files-and-custom-commands/ A blog post] about handling dependencies and targets for custom build commands.
 
* [http://llvm.org/docs/CMakePrimer.html LLVM's CMake Primer], a more programmer-oriented tutorial than the one in the CMake documentation.
 
 
 
== Building ==
 
Please see [[Building#CMake]].
 
 
 
== GnuCash Configuration Variables ==
 
GnuCash's CMakeLists.txt defines the following configuration options and defaults:
 
{|border=1
 
!width="128" | Option
 
!width="256" | Description
 
!width="64"  | Default
 
|-
 
| WITH_SQL || Build this project with SQL (libdbi) support || ON
 
|-
 
| WITH_AQBANKING || Build this project with aqbanking (online banking) support || ON
 
|-
 
| WITH_GNUCASH || Build all of GnuCash, not just the library || ON
 
|-
 
| WITH_CUTECASH || Also build cutecash || Removed in 3.x
 
|-
 
| WITH_OFX || Compile with ofx support (needs LibOFX)|| ON
 
|-
 
| WITH_PYTHON || Enable python plugin and bindings || OFF
 
|-
 
| ENABLE_BINRELOC || Compile with binary relocation support || ON
 
|-
 
| ENABLE_REGISTER2 || Compile with register2 enabled || OFF
 
|-
 
| DISABLE_NLS || Do not use Native Language Support || OFF
 
|-
 
| DISABLE_DEPRECATED_GLIB || Don't use deprecated glib functions || OFF
 
|-
 
| DISABLE_DEPRECATED_GTK || Don't use deprecated gtk, gdk or gdk-pixbuf functions || OFF
 
|-
 
| DISABLE_DEPRECATED_GNOME || Don't use deprecated gnome functions || OFF
 
|-
 
| ALLOW_OLD_GETTEXT || allow to configure build with a gettext version older than 0.19.6. Some files will not be translated! || OFF
 
|-
 
| ENABLE_DEBUG || Compile with debugging flags set || (implicit) OFF
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
 
To change from a default define the option on the cmake command line, e.g. <tt>-DWITH_PYTHON=ON</tt>.
 
Other CMake variables you may need to define:
 
* CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX: The target installation directory, defaults to <tt>/usr/local</tt>.
 
* CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH: A ';' separated list of paths where dependencies are installed. No default.
 
* GNC_DBD_DIR: The location of the dbi-driver libraries, required for the SQL backends.
 
 
 
== FAQ ==
 
===How can you change between a Debug and Release build===
 
:Use the options <tt>-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug</tt> or <tt>-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release</tt> when calling CMake, or change the Variable CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE directly in the CMakeCache.txt file.
 
 
 
===How can I see the actual compiler commands: Verbose mode?===
 
By default, cmake builds the makefiles with verbose mode disabled. You can enable this verbose mode when calling make by the argument VERBOSE=1, like so:
 
make VERBOSE=1
 
Alternatively, you can switch on the verbose mode for the cmake configuration by setting the variable CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=on, like so:
 
cmake -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=on .
 
 
 
===Which variables are set in CMake when running CMakeLists.txt?===
 
:That's a long list. See http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_Useful_Variables
 
 
 
===Which C preprocessor macros tell me whether I'm on Windows or Linux?===
 
:See http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_Platform_Dependent_Issues#The_Platforms_.2F_Compilers_Table:
 
#ifdef __linux // For linux-only code
 
// ...
 
#ifdef _WIN32 // For Windows-MSVC and Windows-Cygwin, but *not* Windows-mingw
 
// ...
 
#ifdef __MINGW32__ // For Windows-mingw
 
// ...
 
#ifdef _MSC_VER // For only Windows-MSVC
 
// ...
 
:Note: These macros do not result from CMake; instead, they exist in the respective build system already. Hence, those macros can be used regardless whether cmake is used or not.
 
 
 
===How can I check in the CMakeLists.txt code whether I'm on Windows or Linux?===
 
:Se http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_Useful_Variables#System_.26_Compiler_Information
 
IF (UNIX)  # All unix-like OS's, including Apple OS X (and Cygwin)
 
# ...
 
IF (WIN32) # All windows versions (including Cygwin)
 
# ...
 
IF (MINGW) # Mingw compiler on windows
 
# ...
 
IF (MSVC)  # Microsoft compiler on windows
 
# ...
 
:In other words:
 
:* For Unix-only stuff you would write <tt>IF (UNIX)</tt>
 
:* For Windows issues which concern either Mingw or MSVC, you would use <tt>IF (MINGW)</tt> or <tt>IF (MSVC)</tt>, respectively.
 
:* For Windows issues which hold for both compilers, you would use<tt>IF (WIN32)</tt>.
 

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