Add external c++ libraries to a CLion project

Question

I am using CLion from Mac, and i'm having problems to understand how can i add external libraries to my project. So, how can i add external libraries to a c++ project?

Answer 1

Manually edit CMakeLists.txt adding the following lines at the end with the proper paths for your system and proper ProjectName. This config is for an Ubuntu 17.04 workstation.

include_directories("/usr/include/SDL2")
target_link_libraries(ProjectName "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libSDL.so")

Hope this helps.

You can test it with the following:

#include <iostream>
#include <SDL.h>
using namespace std;

int main() {
    if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) < 0) {
        cout << "SDL Init failed" << endl;
        return 1;
    }
    cout << "SDL Init succeeded" << endl;

    SDL_Quit();
    return 0;
}