CMake Tools for Visual Studio Code

CMake Tools is an extension designed to make working with CMake-based projects as easy as possible. If you are new, check the Getting Started docs. Also check the How Do I… docs and the Frequently Asked Questions.

Contents:

• Getting Started
  • CMake Tools’ Quick Start
  • Configuring Your Project
  • Building Your Project
  • Accessing Build Results
• CMake Kits
  • How Are Kits Found and Defined?
  • Kit Options
• CMake Variants
  • What does it look like?
  • The Variant Schema
  • How Variants Are Applied
  • A Big Example
• CMake Configuring
  • A Crash-Course on CMake’s Configuration Process
  • How CMake Tools Configures
  • Configuring Outside of CMake Tools
  • A “Clean” Configure
• CMake Building
  • The Default Target
  • Building a Single Target
  • How CMake Tools Builds
  • Cleaning Up
• Target Debugging and Launching
  • Selecting a Launch Target
  • Quick Debugging
  • Debugging with CMake Tools and launch.json
  • Running Targets Without a Debugger
• Configuring CMake Tools
  • Available Settings
  • Variable Substitution
• Common Issues and Resolutions
  • I see: ‘CMake Tools’ is unable to provide IntelliSense configuration …
  • I see green underlines/squiggles beneath my #include directives in my source files
  • The “Debug” button and “Debug target” features are ignoring my launch.json
• Troubleshooting CMake Tools
  • Reset the Extension State
  • Increasing the Log Level
  • Checking the Log File
  • Check for a GitHub Issue
  • Ask Around the Support Chat
  • Open a GitHub Issue
• Frequently Asked Questions
  • How Can I Get Help?
  • What About CMake Language Support?
  • I’m New to CMake. Help?
  • How Does it Work with C and C++ IntelliSense?
  • How Do I <XYZ>?
  • Will CMake Tools Ever Support <XYZ>?
• How Do I…
  • Create a New Project?
  • Configure a Project?
  • Build a Project?
  • Debug a Project?
  • Pass Command Line Argument to the Debugger?
  • Set Up Include Paths for C++ IntelliSense?
• How to Contribute
  • Developer Reference
  • Building extension
  • Coding guidelines
• Changelog and History
  • 1.1.3
  • 1.1.2
  • 1.1.1
  • 1.1.0
  • 1.0.1
  • 1.0.0
  • 0.11.1
  • 0.11.0
  • 0.10.x and Older

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page