Hi, Did you read this page ? The "Build Specification & Usage Requirements" section clearly explains how it works imho.
https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.6/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.html and https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.6/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.html#build-specification-and-usage-requirements Best Jean-Michaël On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 10:11 AM, Costean Adrian via cmake-developers < cmake-developers@cmake.org> wrote: > Hello CMake developers, > I've been trying to figure out how CMake works ( so far no chance, the > documentation of "behind the scenes of CMake" is kind of limited). > I am interested in how CMake calculates the dependencies, if it does it > efficient and correct. > Could anyone brief me with a quick overview? > Thanks and regards, > Adrian C. > -- > > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > > Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more > information on each offering, please visit: > > CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html > CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html > CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/ > opensource/opensource.html > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers >
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