Advanced CMake - A command-line tool to manage CMake projects, almost like Rust's cargo!
Install acmake using cargo:
cargo install acmake
Create a new CMake C++ binary project:
acmake new -l c++ my-new-project
This will create the following tree structure:
├── my-new-project
│ ├── CMakeLists.txt
│ └── main.cpp
If you want to customize the root folder name, pass the -f flag:
acmake new -l c++ -f our-new-project my-new-project
And the output will be:
├── our-new-project
│ ├── CMakeLists.txt
│ └── main.cpp
Note: the -f flag only affects the folder name.
The project name inside CMakeLists is the last argument passed to acmake.
In this example, it will be my-new-project.
The -l flag specifies the language.
You can create a C++ project using any of the following language flags: -l c++, -l cpp, -l cxx.
To create a C project, use -l c.
By default, ACMake generates C++17 and C11 projects.
In order to specify the language standard, append a colon to the passed -l language, followed by the standard version.
For example, the following command creates a C++23 project:
acmake new -l cpp:23 my-new-project