Chapter Wrap-up

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Quiz: The CMake Language

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This chapter opened the door to actual programming with CMake—we're now able to write great, informative comments and invoke built-in commands, and we understand how to correctly provide all kinds of arguments to them. This knowledge alone will help us understand the unusual syntax of CMake listfiles that we may have seen in other projects.

Next, we covered variables in CMake—specifically, how to reference, set, and unset normal, cache, and environment variables. We took a deep dive into how directory and function scopes work, and we discussed the issues (and their workarounds) relating to nested scopes.

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Introduction to the Course

First Steps with CMake

The CMake Language

Setting Up Our First CMake Project

Working with Targets

Compiling C++ Sources with CMake

Linking with CMake

Modern CMake for C++ Exam 1

Managing Dependencies with CMake

Testing Frameworks

Program Analysis Tools

Generating Documentation

Installing and Packaging

Creating Our Professional Project

Conclusion

Appendix

Chapter Wrap-up

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