CMake Command: Other Operations
Let's learn about the commands used to install and run a project in CMake.
Installing a project
When artifacts are built, users can install them on the system. Usually, this means copying files into the correct directories, installing libraries, or running some custom installation logic from a CMake script.
The syntax of the installation mode
cmake --install <dir> [<options>]
As with other modes of operation, CMake requires a path to a generated build tree:
cmake --install <dir>
Options for multi-configuration generators
Just like in the build stage, we can specify which build type we want to use for our installation. The available types include Debug, Release, MinSizeRel, and RelWithDebInfo. The signature is as follows:
cmake --install <dir> --config <cfg>
Options for components
As a developer, we might choose to split our project into components that can be installed independently. They represent different parts of the solution. This might be something like application, ...