cmake-variables(7)¶

This page documents variables that are provided by CMake or have meaning to CMake when set by project code.

For general information on variables, see the Variables section in the cmake-language manual.

Note

CMake reserves identifiers that:

begin with CMAKE_ (upper-, lower-, or mixed-case), or
begin with _CMAKE_ (upper-, lower-, or mixed-case), or
begin with _ followed by the name of any CMake Command.

Variables that Provide Information ¶

Variables that Change Behavior ¶

Variables that Control the Build ¶

Variables for Languages ¶

Variables for CTest ¶

Variables for CPack ¶

Variable Expansion Operators ¶

CACHE
ENV

Internal Variables ¶

CMake has many internal variables. Most of them are undocumented. Some of them, however, were at some point described as normal variables, and therefore may be encountered in legacy code. They are subject to change, and not recommended for use in project code.

Deprecated Variables that Provide Information ¶

CMAKE_EXTRA_GENERATOR

Deprecated Variables that Change Behavior ¶

Deprecated Variables that Describe the System ¶

Deprecated Variables that Control the Build ¶

Deprecated Variables for Languages ¶

Deprecated Variables for CTest ¶