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.. cmake-manual-description: CMake Generators Reference
cmake-generators(7)
*******************
.. only:: html
.. contents::
Introduction
============
A *CMake Generator* is responsible for writing the input files for
a native build system. Exactly one of the `CMake Generators`_ must be
selected for a build tree to determine what native build system is to
be used. Optionally one of the `Extra Generators`_ may be selected
as a variant of some of the `Command-Line Build Tool Generators`_ to
produce project files for an auxiliary IDE.
CMake Generators are platform-specific so each may be available only
on certain platforms. The :manual:`cmake(1)` command-line tool
:option:`--help <cmake --help>` output lists available generators on the
current platform. Use its :option:`-G <cmake -G>` option to specify the
generator for a new build tree. The :manual:`cmake-gui(1)` offers
interactive selection of a generator when creating a new build tree.
CMake Generators
================
.. _`Command-Line Build Tool Generators`:
Command-Line Build Tool Generators
----------------------------------
These generators support command-line build tools. In order to use them,
one must launch CMake from a command-line prompt whose environment is
already configured for the chosen compiler and build tool.
.. _`Makefile Generators`:
Makefile Generators
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
/generator/Borland Makefiles
/generator/MSYS Makefiles
/generator/MinGW Makefiles
/generator/NMake Makefiles
/generator/NMake Makefiles JOM
/generator/Unix Makefiles
/generator/Watcom WMake
.. _`Ninja Generators`:
Ninja Generators
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
/generator/Ninja
/generator/Ninja Multi-Config
.. _`IDE Build Tool Generators`:
IDE Build Tool Generators
-------------------------
These generators support Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
project files. Since the IDEs configure their own environment
one may launch CMake from any environment.
.. _`Visual Studio Generators`:
Visual Studio Generators
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
/generator/Visual Studio 6
/generator/Visual Studio 7
/generator/Visual Studio 7 .NET 2003
/generator/Visual Studio 8 2005
/generator/Visual Studio 9 2008
/generator/Visual Studio 10 2010
/generator/Visual Studio 11 2012
/generator/Visual Studio 12 2013
/generator/Visual Studio 14 2015
/generator/Visual Studio 15 2017
/generator/Visual Studio 16 2019
/generator/Visual Studio 17 2022
Other Generators
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
/generator/Green Hills MULTI
/generator/Xcode
.. _`Extra Generators`:
Extra Generators
================
.. deprecated:: 3.27
Support for "Extra Generators" is deprecated and will be removed from
a future version of CMake. IDEs may use the :manual:`cmake-file-api(7)`
to view CMake-generated project build trees.
Some of the `CMake Generators`_ listed in the :manual:`cmake(1)`
command-line tool :option:`--help <cmake --help>` output may have
variants that specify an extra generator for an auxiliary IDE tool.
Such generator names have the form ``<extra-generator> - <main-generator>``.
The following extra generators are known to CMake.
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
/generator/CodeBlocks
/generator/CodeLite
/generator/Eclipse CDT4
/generator/Kate
/generator/Sublime Text 2
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