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Modern CMake for C++
Modern CMake for C++

Modern CMake for C++: Discover a better approach to building, testing, and packaging your software

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  • Understand and automate compilation and linking with CMake
  • Manage internal and external dependencies easily
  • Add quality checks and tests as an inherent step for your builds

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Creating top-notch software is an extremely difficult undertaking. Developers researching the subject have difficulty determining which advice is up to date and which approaches have already been replaced by easier, better practices. At the same time, most online resources offer limited explanation, while also lacking the proper context and structure. This book offers a simpler, more comprehensive, experience as it treats the subject of building C++ solutions holistically. Modern CMake for C++ is an end-to-end guide to the automatization of complex tasks, including building, testing, and packaging. You'll not only learn how to use the CMake language in CMake projects, but also discover what makes them maintainable, elegant, and clean. The book also focuses on the structure of source directories, building targets, and packages. As you progress, you’ll learn how to compile and link executables and libraries, how those processes work, and how to optimize builds in CMake for the best results. You'll understand how to use external dependencies in your project – third-party libraries, testing frameworks, program analysis tools, and documentation generators. Finally, you'll get to grips with exporting, installing, and packaging for internal and external purposes. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to use CMake confidently on a professional level.

Who is this book for?

The book is for build engineers and software developers with knowledge of C/C++ programming who are looking to learn CMake to automate the process of building small and large software solutions. If you are someone who's just getting started with CMake, a long-time GNU Make user, or simply looking to brush up on the latest best practices, this book is for you.

What you will learn

  • Understand best practices for building C++ code
  • Gain practical knowledge of the CMake language by focusing on the most useful aspects
  • Use cutting-edge tooling to guarantee code quality with the help of tests and static and dynamic analysis
  • Discover how to manage, discover, download, and link dependencies with CMake
  • Build solutions that can be reused and maintained in the long term
  • Understand how to optimize build artifacts and the build process itself

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Christian Albaret Feb 16, 2024
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I bought 5 books at once and could only give a fast glance at this one in order to write he review. It seems I have to write the reviews in order. I am using CMake on my project, but most of the CMake has been written by others. Writing CMake is usually a pain because you get lost in the heavy reference documentation. The book goes through the steps useful to set up a project build.
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Peter Zettler Feb 13, 2024
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Good overview with practical and helpful samples.
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GFisher Nov 15, 2023
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Can't recommend this book enough. After working as an embedded software developer for over a year without any formal training on C++ or CMake, I've constantly finding myself fighting tooth and nail against our build system. It's been a long, frustrating experience to ssy the least. Due to the senior team members I work closely with being stubborn in their ways, and obsessed with meeting deadlines (which we have been consistently missing by the way), I've been met with nothing but push-back when expressing the desire fir formal training on the technology none of us know how to use. I finally got fed up enough to buy and read this in my free time. It has been a life saver! Any professional using CMake needs to learn how it works from the basics to the advanced level, and how to use it the right way, if they are to be of any value to their employer and/or coworkers.
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Matthias Hochmeister Jul 19, 2022
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I'm using CMake with building a production used software. I knew I was not a CMake pro, but this book showed me, that I knew nothing. The structure is clear. Beginning with how is cmake working and building up to more advanced things. I advice not to jump the first chapters. Everything is more or less useful. This book brought my system up to standard.
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Olaf May 06, 2022
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Endlich eine gute Einführung in CMake und das für meine Lieblingssprache C++. Bisher, trotz der englischen Sprache, alles gut verständlich und mit Beispielen zum Herunterladen auch nachvollziehbar.
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