"buildPresets": [ "name": "dev-linux-gcc", "inherits": "default", "configurePreset": "dev-linux-gcc" ] When you run cmake --build --preset dev-linux-gcc , CMake automatically uses the binary directory from the corresponding configure preset. List available presets cmake --list-presets Output:
Enter CMakePresets.json – a game-changing feature introduced in CMake 3.19 and continuously improved since. It allows you to define, version-control, and share build configurations in a single JSON file. cmakepresets.json example
Managing CMake configurations across different environments (debug, release, Windows, Linux, macOS, CI/CD) can quickly become messy. Command-line variables and toolchain files are powerful, but they’re hard to share and standardize. "buildPresets": [ "name": "dev-linux-gcc"