Unix Makefiles

Generates standard UNIX makefiles.

A hierarchy of UNIX makefiles is generated into the build tree. Use any standard UNIX-style make program to build the project through the all target and install the project through the install (or install/strip) target.

For each subdirectory sub/dir of the project a UNIX makefile will be created, containing the following targets:

all

Depends on all targets required by the subdirectory.

install

Runs the install step in the subdirectory, if any.

install/strip

Runs the install step in the subdirectory followed by a CMAKE_STRIP command, if any.

The CMAKE_STRIP variable will contain the platform's strip utility, which removes symbols information from generated binaries.

test

Runs the test step in the subdirectory, if any.

package

Runs the package step in the subdirectory, if any.

Added in version 4.5: When the CMAKE_TEST_BUILD_DEPENDS variable is enabled, the top-level makefile additionally provides the following targets:

test_prep/<test-name>

Builds all known build dependencies for the test named <test-name> added by add_test(), including the executable target invoked by the test, targets referenced by generator expressions in the test command, and explicit BUILD_DEPENDS entries. A BUILD_DEPENDS file is built by building the target whose build produces it.

Tests whose names are not valid target names, and tests whose names contain a : character, are excluded. If multiple tests in different directories share the same name, their dependencies are merged into one test_prep/<test-name> target.

test_prep/all

Depends on every generated test_prep/<test-name> target.