2.5.3. CLI: Visual Studio

Run cmd.exe and go to the directory with sources:

> cd C:\cgold-example

[cgold-example]> dir

... CMakeLists.txt
... foo.cpp

Generate Visual Studio solution using CMake. Use -H. -B_builds for specifying paths and -G "Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64" for the generator:

[cgold-example]> cmake -H. -B_builds -G "Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64"
-- The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.0.23918.0
-- The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 19.0.23918.0
-- Check for working C compiler using: Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64
-- Check for working C compiler using: Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64 -- works
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler using: Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64
-- Check for working CXX compiler using: Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64 -- works
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: C:/cgold-example/_builds

You can start IDE by start _builds\foo.sln and run example from IDE or keep using command line.