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# cmake
> Cross-platform build system generator.
> It generates Makefiles, Visual Studio projects or others, depending on the target system.
> More information: <https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.2/manual/cmake.1.html>.
- Generate a Makefile and use it to compile a project in the same directory as the source:
`cmake && make`
- Generate a Makefile and use it to compile a project in a separate "build" directory (out-of-source build):
`cmake -H. -B{{build}} && make -C {{build}}`