Re: Adding CMakeLists.txt files

From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2021-05-29 17:42:49

On 5/29/2021 1:18 PM, Peter Dimov via Boost wrote:
> Edward Diener wrote:
>> I can figure that part of it out, but now the big question:
>>
>> What do I do to run the tests with CMake and where do I see the output to
>> verify that any changes I make to the CMakeLists.txt in a test directory is
>> correct ?
> 
>  From the Boost root:
> 
> mkdir __build
> cd __build
> cmake -DBOOST_ENABLE_CMAKE=1 -DBOOST_INCLUDE_LIBRARIES=preprocessor -DBUILD_TESTING=ON ..
> cmake --build .
> ctest --output-on-failure
> 
> If on Windows,
> 
> ctest --output-on-failure -C Debug
> 
> (or Release.)
> 
> For Preprocessor, the `cmake --build .` line won't do anything, but it's
> needed for other libraries.
> 
> E.g. https://github.com/boostorg/assert/blob/6047fd69d39a81c4296ba27ee09f22dd0f7671f8/.travis.yml#L323-L328
> and https://travis-ci.org/github/boostorg/assert/jobs/771973215

Thanks, Peter, but how do I tell CMake to use a particular compiler ? In 
b2 I specify the toolset on the b2 command line. In CMake I specify what ?