cmake

• CMake configuration CMakeLists.txt
• Upon running Cmake a set of Makefiles are created in the build directory

mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. # build the previous dir (the project root) in the current dir (the build dir)
make # run the auto-generated make file

-S

• Explicitly specify a source directory
• Usually the project's root

cmake -S "." -B "build"
cmake -B "build" # same, uses the current directory by default

-B

• Explicitly specify a build directory.

cmake -S "." -B "build"

-D

• Create or update a cmake cache entry

cmake -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=1