cmake file examples

Signatures

file(READ <filename> <out-var> [...])
file(STRINGS <filename> <out-var> [...])
file(<HASH> <filename> <out-var>)
file(TIMESTAMP <filename> <out-var> [...])
file(GET_RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES [...])
file({WRITE | APPEND} <filename> <content>...)
file({TOUCH | TOUCH_NOCREATE} <file>...)
file(GENERATE OUTPUT <output-file> [...])
file(CONFIGURE OUTPUT <output-file> CONTENT <content> [...])
file({GLOB | GLOB_RECURSE} <out-var> [...] <globbing-expr>...)
file(MAKE_DIRECTORY <directories>...)
file({REMOVE | REMOVE_RECURSE } <files>...)
file(RENAME <oldname> <newname> [...])
file(COPY_FILE <oldname> <newname> [...])
file({COPY | INSTALL} <file>... DESTINATION <dir> [...])
file(SIZE <filename> <out-var>)
file(READ_SYMLINK <linkname> <out-var>)
file(CREATE_LINK <original> <linkname> [...])
file(CHMOD <files>... <directories>... PERMISSIONS <permissions>... [...])
file(CHMOD_RECURSE <files>... <directories>... PERMISSIONS <permissions>... [...])
file(REAL_PATH <path> <out-var> [BASE_DIRECTORY <dir>] [EXPAND_TILDE])
file(RELATIVE_PATH <out-var> <directory> <file>)
file({TO_CMAKE_PATH | TO_NATIVE_PATH} <path> <out-var>)
file(DOWNLOAD <url> [<file>] [...])
file(UPLOAD <file> <url> [...])
file(LOCK <path> [...])
file(ARCHIVE_CREATE OUTPUT <archive> PATHS <paths>... [...])
file(ARCHIVE_EXTRACT INPUT <archive> [...])

Examples

PrismLauncher/PrismLauncher launcher/CMakeLists.txt :1348 

file(ARCHIVE_EXTRACT INPUT ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Sparkle.tar.xz DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/frameworks/Sparkle)

OpenKneeboard/OpenKneeboard cmake/ok_add_license_file.cmake :9 

file(
        GENERATE
        OUTPUT "${DESTINATION_PATH}"
        INPUT "${SOURCE}"
    )

AMICI-dev/AMICI ThirdParty/SuiteSparse/SuiteSparse_config/CMakeLists.txt :361 

file ( GENERATE
        OUTPUT SuiteSparse_config.pc
        INPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/SuiteSparse_config.pc.out
        NEWLINE_STYLE LF )

scylladb/seastar CMakeLists.txt :1320 

file (GENERATE
    OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/seastar-testing-install.pc
    INPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/pkgconfig/seastar-testing-install.pc.in)

mkiol/dsnote cmake/libstt.cmake :16 

file(ARCHIVE_EXTRACT INPUT ${libstt_archive} DESTINATION ${external_lib_dir}
    PATTERNS *.so VERBOSE)

mosra/magnum-plugins src/MagnumPlugins/CgltfImporter/Test/CMakeLists.txt :47 

file(GENERATE OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/$<CONFIG>/configure.h
    INPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/configure.h.in)

saturneric/GpgFrontend cmake/cotire.cmake :2381 

file (GENERATE OUTPUT "${_targetCotireConfigScript}" INPUT "${_targetCotireScript}")

dealii/dealii doc/doxygen/CMakeLists.txt :274 

file(APPEND "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/options.dox"
  "
  INPUT=${_doxygen_input_string}
  IMAGE_PATH=${_doxygen_image_path_string}
  "
  )

tesseract-ocr/tesseract CMakeLists.txt :1008 

file(
  GENERATE
  OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/tesseract_$<CONFIG>.pc
  INPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/tesseract.pc.in)

celtera/libremidi cmake/libremidi.winmidi.cmake :19 

file(ARCHIVE_EXTRACT
  INPUT "${LIBREMIDI_WINMIDI_HEADERS_ZIP}"
  DESTINATION "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/winmidi-headers/"
)

FreesmTeam/FreesmLauncher launcher/CMakeLists.txt :1383 

file(ARCHIVE_EXTRACT INPUT ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Sparkle.tar.xz DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/frameworks/Sparkle)

scp-fs2open/fs2open.github.com qtfred/CMakeLists.txt :125 

file(GENERATE OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/AppRun-$<CONFIG>"
            INPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/AppRun.gen")

YaLTeR/BunnymodXT CMake/cotire.cmake :2024 

file (GENERATE OUTPUT "${_targetCotireConfigScript}" INPUT "${_targetCotireScript}")

jlblancoc/suitesparse-metis-for-windows SuiteSparse/SPQR/GPURuntime/CMakeLists.txt :211 

file ( GENERATE
        OUTPUT SuiteSparse_GPURuntime.pc
        INPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/SuiteSparse_GPURuntime.pc.out
        NEWLINE_STYLE LF )

mxcop/src-dgi extern/sdl/CMakeLists.txt :3048 

file(GENERATE
  OUTPUT "${SDL3_BINARY_DIR}/include-config-$<LOWER_CASE:$<CONFIG>>/build_config/SDL_build_config.h"
  INPUT "${SDL3_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/SDL_build_config.h.intermediate"
)

sorayuki/obs-multi-rtmp cmake/common/buildspec_common.cmake :203 

file(ARCHIVE_EXTRACT INPUT "${dependencies_dir}/${file}" DESTINATION "${dependencies_dir}/${destination}")

tanis2000/binocle-c src/deps/sdl/test/CMakeLists.txt :701 

file(GENERATE
                OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/android/${TEST}-$<CONFIG>/res/values/strings.xml"
                INPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/android/res/values/strings-${TEST}.xml"
            )