Tag: CMake

Use different build system for cmake

Besides idiomatic make, cmake also supports other build systems (e.g., ninja):

# cmake -h
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Generators

The following generators are available on this platform (* marks default):
* Unix Makefiles               = Generates standard UNIX makefiles.
  Ninja                        = Generates build.ninja files.
  Watcom WMake                 = Generates Watcom WMake makefiles.
  CodeBlocks - Ninja           = Generates CodeBlocks project files.
  CodeBlocks - Unix Makefiles  = Generates CodeBlocks project files.
  CodeLite - Ninja             = Generates CodeLite project files.
  CodeLite - Unix Makefiles    = Generates CodeLite project files.
  Sublime Text 2 - Ninja       = Generates Sublime Text 2 project files.
  Sublime Text 2 - Unix Makefiles
                               = Generates Sublime Text 2 project files.
  Kate - Ninja                 = Generates Kate project files.
  Kate - Unix Makefiles        = Generates Kate project files.
  Eclipse CDT4 - Ninja         = Generates Eclipse CDT 4.0 project files.
  Eclipse CDT4 - Unix Makefiles= Generates Eclipse CDT 4.0 project files.
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My OS is Arch Linux. To use ninja, first install it:

# pacman -Syu ninja

Then specify using ninja when executing cmake command:

# cmake -G Ninja ..

Finally, use ninja to build:

# ninja

 

Configure Boost.log in CMakeLists.txt on Arch Linux

Today, I tried to build Boost.Log on Arch Linux, but encountered following errors:

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undefined reference to `boost::log::v2s_mt_posix::aux::stream_provider<char>::allocate_compound(boost::log::v2s_mt_posix::record&)'
undefined reference to `boost::log::v2s_mt_posix::aux::stream_provider<char>::release_compound(boost::log::v2s_mt_posix::aux::stream_provider<char>::stream_compound*)'
undefined reference to `boost::log::v2s_mt_posix::sources::aux::get_severity_level()'
undefined reference to `boost::log::v2s_mt_posix::aux::unhandled_exception_count()'
undefined reference to `boost::log::v2s_mt_posix::core::open_record(boost::log::v2s_mt_posix::attribute_set const&)'
undefined reference to `boost::log::v2s_mt_posix::core::push_record_move(boost::log::v2s_mt_posix::record&)'
undefined reference to `boost::log::v2s_mt_posix::trivial::logger::get()'
undefined reference to `boost::log::v2s_mt_posix::core::get_logging_enabled() const'
undefined reference to `boost::log::v2s_mt_posix::record_view::public_data::destroy(boost::log::v2s_mt_posix::record_view::public_data const*)'
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After some investigation, I find at least on Arch Linux, some modules need to be specified explicitly (E.g., log) while some not (E.g., graph). Besides, I also need claim that I want static library:

SET(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
FIND_PACKAGE(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS log)

Then use Boost_LIBRARIES in linking executable file:

TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(... ${Boost_LIBRARIES})

Reference:
stackoverflow.

Define multiple exclusive macros in CMake

My program needs FOO or BAR macro defined, but not both. By default, FOO is defined. Following is the snippet of CMakeList.txt:

OPTION(BAR "BAR" OFF)
OPTION(FOO "FOO" ON)
IF(BAR)
    SET(FOO OFF CACHE BOOL "Use BAR" FORCE)
    MESSAGE(STATUS "Use BAR\n")
    ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DBAR)
ELSE()
    MESSAGE(STATUS "Use FOO\n")
    ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DFOO)
ENDIF()

Notice: for simplicity, I just use the same name for macro and option variable. It may not be what you want.

Import existing CUDA project into Nsight

The steps to import an existing CUDA project (who uses CMake) into Nsight are as following:

(1) Select File -> New -> CUDA C/C++ Project:

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Untick “Use default location“, and select the root directory of your project.

(2) Change Build location in Properties to points to the Makefile position.

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(3) After building successfully, right click project: Run As -> Local C/C++ Application, then select which binary you want to execute.

References:
Setting Nsight to run with existing Makefile project;
How to create Eclipse project from CMake project;
How to change make location in Eclipse.