Template C++ CMake

С++ CMake CMakePresets Ninja EditorConfig VS Code PCH app

Feel free to pick any part or snippet you find interesting.

• CMakeLists.txt- CMake overview - decent examples and information source
• CMakePresets.json - build configure presets used in CMakeLists.txt via cacheVariables
  • msvc-dbg: MSVC - debug
  • gcc-dbg: GCC - debug
  • clang-dbg: Clang - debug
  • some conditional presets with sanitizers (like: gcc-san, clang-san-addr, clang-san-mem)
• src/ - place for project' source .cpp files that are recursively globbed in CMakeLists.txt:26
  • config.hpp - (optional) precompiled header with source-wide C++ defines
• .code-workspace - useful VS Code settings

Branches (diff):

Compare branches: https://github.com/Challanger524/template-cpp/compare

• std/c++_gnu++ (?)

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Other C++ examples

Remark: I did not find any sane and useful C++ starting templates - they simply don't exist. For comparison, just take a look on what Golang community pulled out:

• Organizing a Go module - official golang project layout guideline
• https://github.com/golang-standards/project-layout - big detailed repo and layout showcase
• https://github.com/evrone/go-clean-template - same + readme contains pretty images

Projects and libraries (unfinished section)

Since there no useful templates outside - real projects are the only source of examples.

• https://github.com/nlohmann/json - Lib json c++ readme.md(very decent)
• ...

https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp_questions/comments/n73n32/presenting_a_c_project_on_github_elegantly/

Templates examples and demos

• https://github.com/TheCherno/ProjectTemplate - Premake "Core/App" architecture
• https://github.com/edumentab/cpp-project-example - CMake JetBrains GTest
• https://github.com/fnl/cpp-project-template - CMake(nested) gitmodules Catch2 cxxopts
• https://github.com/erayaydin/cpp-structure - GNU Make project layout
• https://github.com/karvozavr/multi-module-cpp-project-example - CMake multi-project Catch2
• https://github.com/jblort/cpp-project-template - CMake Conan lib+app Catch2
• https://github.com/ssciwr/cpp-project-template - CMake CI/CD Doxygen Catch2
• https://github.com/Jamagas/CMake - CMake GTest

Avoid this BS:

• https://github.com/pvanhoof/dir-examples - the most ugly project layout example on the net - Meson qmake GNU Make CMake(4 levels of nestiness)