Using CMake Presets to Standardize Configure and Build Invocations
Learn how to commit CMakePresets.json for reproducible builds while keeping user‑specific settings separate, with a worked example and verification steps.
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Architectural Note: Using CMake FetchContent for External Dependencies
Adopt CMake’s FetchContent to embed external libraries directly into your build tree—no pre‑installed packages, simplified CI, and automatic transitive linking. This guide covers the minimal design, trust boundaries, operational checks, failure modes, and when to pivot to another strategy.
Propagating Compile Options with Modern CMake: A Practical Guide to PUBLIC/PRIVATE/INTERFACE
Modern CMake’s target‑based API replaces global include/definition commands with per‑target visibility keywords (PUBLIC/PRIVATE/INTERFACE). Learn how to propagate compile options correctly, avoid legacy pitfalls, and verify propagation with a concrete example.
Enforcing Reproducible OCaml Builds with Dune Explicit Dependencies
Learn how to use Dune's explicit module and library stanzas to eliminate implicit dependencies and ensure reproducible, sandboxed OCaml builds.
ocamlLeveraging CMake INTERFACE Libraries for Compile‑Time Property Propagation
Use CMake INTERFACE libraries to cleanly propagate include paths, compile definitions, and compiler options across a build tree without generating a binary. This guide shows the minimal design, operational checks, and when to switch strategies.
Diagnosing Missing Transitive Link Dependencies in Modern CMake
When a build compiles but the linker reports undefined references, the culprit is often a mis‑configured link scope or a missing INTERFACE library. This guide walks through the most common causes, step‑by‑step checks, and concrete fixes for CMake 3.11+.
Sealing OCaml Libraries and Sharing Test Code with Dune Without Bloating Your Binary
A practical guide to using Dune's wrapped libraries, .mli sealing, and inline tests to share code between executables and test suites while keeping production binaries lean.
Fetch and link an external library with CMake FetchContent
Learn how to declare, download, and link an external CMake project using FetchContent, with steps for configuration, verification, and handling network or version issues.
Replacing CMake Wrapper Scripts with Version-Controlled Presets
CMakePresets.json moves configure, build, and test flags out of brittle shell scripts into a version-controlled file shared by local development and CI.