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diff --git a/doc/howto-build/cmake-primer.rst b/doc/howto-build/cmake-primer.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 6d9224cbd..000000000 --- a/doc/howto-build/cmake-primer.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,72 +0,0 @@ - -.. _cmake-primer: - -************ -CMake primer -************ - -This chapter is a basic introduction to CMake, the build system used by PySide -and the bindings generator. - -The practical steps will focus on how to use CMake on a Unix-like (GNU/Linux) -environment. - - -Configuring -=========== - -Project file - CMakeLists.txt ------------------------------ - -CMake parses the file CMakeLists.txt for information about the project, -like project name, dependencies, what should be compiled, what should be -shipped, and so on. - - -CMake variables ---------------- - -CMake can have its default behavior modified by providing some options in the command line: - -* ``CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<some path here>`` sets the install prefix to - the specified path. -* ``CMAKE_MODULE_PATH=<some path here>`` sets the extra directories - where CMake will try to find its modules. -* ``CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=<file path>`` sets the path to the file that - describes the toolchain used to compile this project. It is very useful - when using CMake with `Icecream <http://en.opensuse.org/Icecream>`_ to speed up compilation. - -You can define a variable using the ``-D<VARIABLE>`` switch like the example -below. - -* ``-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release|Debug`` sets the building behavior. Default - value is Release. - -Invoking CMake --------------- - -After writing the CMakeLists.txt and deciding which flags will be used, -you can invoke CMake using:: - - cmake <CMake flags> <path to toplevel CMakeLists.txt file> - -For example, if you use the ``build/`` folder to build the project and -want it to be installed into ``/opt/sandbox/``, use the following lines:: - - cd build/ - cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/sandbox .. - -CMake will process the project file and write the output files in the -current directory. - -Building -======== - -After the configuration process, the Makefiles are written and you can build -the project using :program:`make`. - -Installing -========== - -As in the building process, :program:`make install` will install the files into -the target directory. |