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Using CMake + Make to Build from Source ​

If you're using a cmake project then you can build the project from source starting with the CMakeLists.txt. First, create you target build folder

mkdir build
cd build
mkdir build
cd build

Once in the build folder, compile the Makefile from the top-level CMakeLists.txt. This should be one level up from your current build folder.

cmake ..
cmake ..

This will create a Makefile that can be used to actually compile the program.

make
make

Now the program executable will be available, likely in the build folder, or in a seperate folder sometimes labelled bin (it depends on the way the CMakeLists is set up).

Next, you may either

  1. Install the compiled executable to the install target.
make install
make install
  1. Create a DEB package using the cpack command
cpack
cpack

Finally, you can install the DEB package into your root file system with dpkg

sudo dpkg -i <name-of-your-deb-package>.deb
sudo dpkg -i <name-of-your-deb-package>.deb

Note: Often there is a configuration or setup script associated with the software you're building