Syllabus

0. Introduction to CMake
   1. Define the problem CMake is solving
   2. Quick comparison with some other common tools
1. "Hello, world!"
   1. Create an executable
   2. Add a library
   3. Set global compiler flags
   4. User-configured options
   5. Build types (Release/Debug)
   6. Inheriting properties from dependencies
      • Set compiler flags on targets
      • Declaring dependencies
      • BONUS: Graphviz for visual dependency tree
2. In-Depth Syntax
   1. Variables
   2. if & foreach
   3. Generator Expressions
   4. Macros
   5. Functions
3. Importing Dependencies: find_package Function
   1. General usage
   2. Custom packages
      • Making use of exported targets
      • Making use of find_* functions:
        • find_file
        • find_library
        • find_path
        • find_program
4. Installing Software
   1. install() Function
   2. Exported targets
5. Packaging Software
   1. Archive
   2. RPM & DEB
   3. NSIS (Windows *.exe format)
   4. Others...
6. Miscellaneous
   1. Cross-compiling/Custom Toolchain files
   2. Generating files during CMake execution
   3. Custom targets
   4. Executing processes during CMake execution