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CMake

CMake is a free, cross-platform, software development tool for building applications via compiler-independent instructions. It also can automate testing, packaging and installation. It runs on a variety of platforms and supports many programming languages.

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Developers
Andy Cedilnik, Bill Hoffman, Brad King, Ken Martin, Alexander Neundorf
License
BSD-3-Clause
Operating system
Cross-platform
Release
2000; 26 years ago (2000)
Repository
gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake
Stable release
4.4.2 / 31 July 2026

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Overview

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Features

Language

Implementation

Additional tools

  • RPM RPM package
  • Deb Debian package
  • Gzip
  • NSIS Nullsoft Scriptable Install System

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CMake

Nodes103
Edges102
Triples114
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019417
Components1

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CMake

Top relations

related to Generators and IDE support · 17
CMake → By, Command, Cygwin, Eclipse CDT, Gcan, IDEs, Linux, Microsoft Visual Studio, MSBuild, Ninja, NMake, None-the-less, Unix Make, Unix Makefilesforces CMake, Unix-like, Windows, Xcode
related to Adoption · 16
CMake → Android NDK, Apache Qpid, ATLAS, Biicode, Blender, Boost, FreeCAD, Inria, KDE, KeePassXC, KiCAD, MySQL, Netflix, ReactOS, Second Life, Webkit
related to history · 13
CMake → Initial, Insight Segmentation, ITK, Kitware, Make, Medicine, Registration Toolkit, Stated, United States National Library, Unix, Visible Human Project, Visual Studio, Windows
related to Additional tools · 8
CMake → Additional, CDash, CPack, ExternalProjectmodule, FindXYZmodules, Linux RPM, NSIS, Windows
related to Compiler support · 7
CMake → Apple Clang, Clang, Compiler, GNU GCC, Intel, MSVC, Oracle Developer Studio
related to Flexible project structure · 6
CMake → Complicated, For, In, Its, The, These
related to Implementation · 6
CMake → CPack, CTest, Lex, The, The CMake, Yacc
related to Build process · 4
CMake → Building, First, The, Then
related to Build targets · 3
CMake → Target, This, With
related to Hierarchical configuration · 3
CMake → ACMakeLists, It, Repeating

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Important terminology

build files tools source native via configuration support include building unix windows tool platforms development generated supported project language directory

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CMakeDevelopersAndy Cedilnik, Bill Hoffman, Brad King, Ken Martin, Alexander Neundorf1.00infobox
CMakeLicenseBSD-3-Clause1.00infobox
CMakeOperating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
CMakeRelease2000; 26 years ago (2000)1.00infobox
CMakeRepositorygitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake1.00infobox
CMakeStable release4.4.2 / 31 July 20261.00infobox
CMakeTypeSoftware development tools1.00infobox
CMakeWebsitecmake.org1.00infobox
CMakeWritten inC, C++1.00infobox
CMakeis afree0.90text
autoconfinstance ofStated goals included addressing weaknesses while maintaining strengths of contemporary tools0.80text
libtoolinstance ofStated goals included addressing weaknesses while maintaining strengths of contemporary tools0.80text

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