Better CMake Part 3 -- The Basics of Targets

Topic time stamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:08 - Motivation
1:13 - add_executable()
2:07 - add_library()
2:41 - Omitting library type
3:06 - MODULE libraries
3:35 - ALIAS libraries
3:54 - IMPORTED libraries
4:36 - INTERFACE libraries
5:08 - OBJECT libraries
6:08 - Talking through a real project
7:59 - Link targets, not files!
9:29 - INTERFACE library example
10:28 - Property visibility
13:33 - Why only use target properties?
15:05 - Header-only libraries
15:43 - Wrap up
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[@GrantLathrom]

This is the best and most clear CMake tutorial that I've seen! Keep up the good work!!

[@jeffersonamstutz]

Thanks!

[@kuijaye]

Althiugh not beginner friendly but really useful and great tutorial for those who want to deep diver and understand cmake better

[@adelbenhamida8609]

Thank you SO much man !!!, it was really helpful !

[@kcchaitu]

Thanks for the video. Its really helpful.

[@manuelpagliuca]

Thanks for this playlist man, really helpful!

[@sonulohani]

Thanks for the awesome tutorial

[@adham5149]

More of that content please

[@Shimmen]

Thank you for these videos, they are a really helpful! I have been using CMake for a while now but my understanding is still not very strong. A build system always have the problem where once you get things working you are quite happy with it and not interested in investing more time into it.. Anyway, I hope you will continue this series into the more complex and obscure features in the future.

[@jeffersonamstutz]

Thanks for the encouragement, glad they help! There is certainly no shortage of topics to cover...more on the way!

[@ahmadshahba3340]

Thanks for the videos! They are very instructive and helpful. I wish you had discussed INTERFACE, PUBLIC and PRIVATE keywords in more depth. Maybe some simple examples would help a lot

[@jeffersonamstutz]

I’ll consider doing a more in depth video on target property visibility and propagation!

[@abdulrhmanmadi7392]

Man you are great! I think CMake is a failure tbh. Build system generator suppose to be user friendly but alas. CMake is the opposite of that. You have to spend more time on the build system to figure out how to accomplish a specific task and there is not a single simple resource to follow.

[@oguzynx]

Hey Jeff, I have a question. You added "target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE app_external_deps)" in the cmake on the src. But actially app_external deps is for the ones in lib folder. Isn't it more logical to put this line in the cmake on the external directory?

[@JavedAli-fu4kk]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@hristijanl.3997]

JUST GOTTA CREATE A BRANCH AND GET ON WITH IT! :)

[@hristijanl.3997]

love the vids :)

[@user-vc2pm5xv7s]

Have you used premake?

[@jeffersonamstutz]

Not in a meaningful way, I've spent the overwhelming majority of my C/C++ development time with only CMake. Maybe some day I'll revisit it!

[@kumarutkarsh1248]

cant able to follow along because you have taken your own project which i have no idea about

[@quant-prep2843]

not good, just theoretic explanations. It would be nice if you teach it by actually implementing thru practise

[@ata243y]

why would i watch this if i know all that shit he assumes that i know. i just wanted to use a simple library and cant even find a fucking explanation on the internet how the fuck i can do it simply!!! reason to give up c++ im just bored asf researching and wasting time with that shit

[@quant-prep2843]

lot of talking not context, such a bad videos he got here