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Can you edit a cmake file after running cmake?


Asked by Jaxton Robertson on Nov 30, 2021 FAQ



After CMake has been run, and created a CMakeCache.txt file – you may edit it. The CMake GUI, will allow you to edit the options easily, or you can edit the file directly.
Keeping this in consideration,
To open an existing CMake project: Select File> Open File or Project. Select the CMakeLists.txtfile from your CMake project. Select a kit that is configured to use CMake for building the project. In Projects, right-click the project name to open the context menu, and then select Run CMaketo have the project contents listed in the view.
Indeed, As you make changes to your sources, or even create, rename or remove source files from your CMake projects, you don’t have to worry about manually rerunning CMake to regenerate the VS solution or projects like in previous VS releases.
Additionally,
CMake is an alternative to qmake for automating the generation of build configurations. It controls the software compilation process by using simple configuration files, called CMakeLists.txt files. CMake generates native build configurations and workspaces that you can use in the compiler environment of your choice.
Besides,
The C++ CMake tools for Windows component uses the Open Folder feature to consume CMake project files (such as CMakeLists.txt) directly for the purposes of IntelliSense and browsing. Both Ninja and Visual Studio generators are supported. If you use a Visual Studio generator, it generates a temporary project file and passes it to MSBuild.