Top "External-project" questions

CMake's support for obtaining, building and installation of projects distinct from the one currently being processed.

CMake: How to build external projects and include their targets

I have a Project A that exports a static library as a target: install(TARGETS alib DESTINATION lib EXPORT project_…

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CMake - linking to library downloaded from ExternalProject_add()

I am trying to use ExternalProject_add() to download/install dependencies. It installs fine, but I can't figure out how …

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How do I use CMake ExternalProject_Add or alternatives in a cross-platform way?

I would like to build a third-party project that already has CMake as part of my project's CMake strips. ExternalProject_…

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Unknown CMake command "ExternalProject_Add"

I have following CMakeLists.txt file: cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.2 FATAL_ERROR) project (utils VERSION 1.0.0 LANGUAGES CXX) ExternalProject_Add(json-c …

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CMake ExternalProject_Add() and FindPackage()

Is there are proper way to find a library (via FindPackage()) which was built with ExternalProject_Add()? The problem is …

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How to configure ExternalProject during main project configuration?

The CMake's ExternalProject allows to define how to an external project is going to be downloaded, configured, built and installed. …

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CMake ExternalProject_Add Git

I have a git-bare-repository on my desktop and I would like to clone it with CMake. My repository has this …

git cmake external-project