Cmake target install#

In the background, Visual Studio starts to index the source files to enable IntelliSense, browsing information, refactoring, and so on.

The CMake command line is displayed in the Output Window, along with other output from CMake. Visual Studio runs CMake and generates the CMake cache file ( CMakeCache.txt) for the default configuration. The Solution Explorer displays the folder structure and files. Visual Studio adds CMake items to the Project menu, with commands for viewing and editing CMake scripts. When you open a folder containing a CMakeLists.txt file, the following things happen.

Cmake target install#

Both C++ CMake tools for Windows and Linux Development with C++ are required for cross-platform CMake development.įor more information, see Install the C++ Linux workload in Visual Studio.

InstallationĬ++ CMake tools for Windows is installed as part of the Desktop development with C++ and Linux Development with C++ workloads. cmake.exe is invoked directly by Visual Studio for CMake configuration and build. CMake project files (such as CMakeLists.txt) are consumed directly by Visual Studio for the purposes of IntelliSense and browsing. Visual Studio's native support for CMake enables you to edit, build, and debug CMake projects on Windows, the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), and remote systems from the same instance of Visual Studio.