CMake tutorial added

[Laurent]

http://www.sfml-dev.org/tutorials/2.0/compile-with-cmake.php

Feedback is welcome

[ekun]

Nice tutorial!

I understand much better now what CMake is. This seems like a great tool for cross-platform development.

[Xorlium]

Yeah, nice job Laurent!

For some feedback: I think that maybe add a little about how to make a project with cmake that uses sfml, and how to use FindSFML.cmake.

I kind of already know how to do that, but it would be helpful for others maybe, and it took me a while to realize how to do it.

Xorlium

[Laurent]

For some feedback: I think that maybe add a little about how to make a project with cmake that uses sfml, and how to use FindSFML.cmake.

You're right. However I don't know if it should be explained in this tutorial, or in a separate one, similar to the tutorials that already exist for other build systems (Visual Studio, Code::Blocks, Linux makefiles, ...).

[Tank]

It is similar to SCons, autoconf/automake or premake

The comparison with SCons is not quite right. CMake generates build files for the target platform, SCons is a make tool (just like make, for example). SCons can be extended by custom builders that create MSVC solutions (or for other IDEs), but I think it doesn't make SCons become a meta build system.

Besides of that, nice tutorial.

[Laurent]

Oh, ok. I'll remove it to avoid confusion.

[pierreyoda]

Hey Laurent, just a little question :

How can you permanently stock the compiler variables (C_COMPILER and CXX_COMPILER or something like that) :
I've recently upgraded from Windows Vista to Seven and I don't remember how I had done (and cannot found it with google and Cmake FAQ).

[Thiziri]

sorry I did a mistake

[Laurent]

Don't do that. If you want to use always the same compiler, put it in the PATH environment variable permanently. But don't force CMake to always use the same compiler environment.

Windows + Pause > System advanced settings > Environment variables > System variables > New

Are you sure that CMake variables can be set as environment variables?

[pierreyoda]

Okay, thank you Laurent  

[Hiura]

Great job!  :wink:

It's very useful and interesting. Thanks a lot!

[Svenstaro]

Seems useful, nice job.

You should add the standard Linux procedure in a short text, in my opinion:

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mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make

Adding another tutorial for project setup with FindSFML and CMake in general would be a good idea as well.

[seo services w]

Thansk for sharing it I think its a great tool for cross-platform development and its very useful for us.