caiwan / cmake-packages-starter

A hacked-together cmake sample project for a library that uses external dependencies.

CMake boilerplate project

Boilerplate project for application built with CMake.

Features

Uses CPM.cmake

• Testing with GTest
• Sample for download external dependencies using ExternalProject_Add
• Sample for pure CMake project Assimp as external dependency
• Sample for non-CMake single-header library stb as external dependency

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• https://github.com/oracle2025/cppcheck-cmake-example
  • https://github.com/danmar/cppcheck/blob/master/tools/git-pre-commit-cppcheck
  • https://github.com/kbenzie/git-cmake-format
  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40325957/how-do-i-add-valgrind-tests-to-my-cmake-test-target
  • syntastic/linters.vim

Usage

Configure project

mkdir build
cmake ../

Execute target ExternalDependencies to download and compile all the dependencies

cmake --build ./ --target ExternalDependencies --config Debug

And / or compile and install the rest of the project optimized for release with MinSizeRel

cmake --build ./ --target Install --config MinSizeRel

Testing

TBD