Looking for a 'cmake clean' command to clear up CMake output
In these days of Git everywhere, you may forget CMake and use git clean -d -f -x
, that will remove all files not under source control.
CMake 3.X
CMake 3.X offers a 'clean' target.
cmake --build C:/foo/build/ --target clean
From the CMake docs for 3.0.2:
--clean-first = Build target 'clean' first, then build.
(To clean only, use --target 'clean'.)
CMake 2.X
There is no cmake clean
in CMake version 2.X
I usually build the project in a single folder like "build". So if I want to make clean
, I can just rm -rf build
.
The "build" folder in the same directory as the root "CMakeLists.txt" is usually a good choice. To build your project, you simply give cmake the location of the CMakeLists.txt as an argument. For example: cd <location-of-cmakelists>/build && cmake ..
. (From @ComicSansMS)