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Understanding targets is critical to writing clean, modern CMake projects. We not only discussed what constitutes a target and how targets depend on each other but also how to present that information in a diagram using the Graphviz module. With this general understanding, we learned about the key feature of targets: properties (all kinds of properties). We not only went through a few commands to set regular properties on targets; we also solved the mystery of transitive usage requirements or propagated properties. This was a hard one to solve, as we not only needed to control which properties get propagated but also how to reliably propagate them to selected further targets. Furthermore, we discovered how to guarantee that those propagated properties are compatible when they arrive from multiple sources.

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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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