The document summarizes a presentation given by Balpreet Kaur on the tools Make and CMake. Make is used to generate executables and non-source files from source code, while CMake recognizes compilers and invokes commands for different target types. CMake supports multiple generators like Xcode and Visual Studio, has an easier to understand file format, can discover libraries cross-platform, and automatically configures toolchains, whereas Make only uses its own format and commands and does not support these features. The document compares and contrasts Make and CMake, noting their differences in capabilities and usage.

1. Presentation on Make and CMake
Balpreet Kaur
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College
2012balpreeetkaur@gmail.com
September 25, 2014
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2. Overview
1 Make
Make Example
2 CMake
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3. Brief Description about Make and Cmake
Make is a tool that controls the generation of executables and other
non-source

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Cmake stands for cross-platform make. Cmake recognises which compilers
to use for a given of source.Cmake invokes the right sequence of
commands for each type of target.
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6. Dierence Between Make and CMake
Make
1 It doesn't supports multiple
generators like Xcode, Eclipse,
Visual Studio, etc..
2 The language used to write
Make

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understand.
3 It only rely on Make to build the
project.
4 It doesn't support cross platform
discovery of system libraries.
5 It is not able to do automatic
discovery and con

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the toolchain.
CMake
1 It supports multiple generators
like Xcode, Eclipse, Visual
Studio, etc..
2 The language used to write
CMakeLists.txt

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and easier to understand
3 It doesnt only rely on Make to
build the project.
4 Cross platform discovery of
system libraries.
5 Automatic discovery and
con

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12. Dierence Between Make and CMake
Make
1 It is not easier to compile your

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platform.
2 The build process has one step
if you use a Make

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typing make at the command
line.
CMake
1 Easier to compile your

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a shared library in a platform,
and in general easier to use than
make.
2 For CMake, there are two steps:
First, you need to setup your
build environment by typing
cmake.Second, you perform the
actual build on selected build
system by typing make.
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16. Thanks
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