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author | Paul Choisel <paul.choisel@kitware.com> | 2023-04-14 14:18:04 (GMT) |
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committer | Paul Choisel <paul.choisel@kitware.com> | 2023-04-28 14:23:59 (GMT) |
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Tutorial: Move Step4-Ex1 to Step3-Ex2
During the training, we talk about INTERFACE libraries just before Step3
so it makes more sense to do the exercise related to them in Step3
-rw-r--r-- | Help/guide/tutorial/Adding Generator Expressions.rst | 191 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Help/guide/tutorial/Adding Usage Requirements for a Library.rst | 188 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Help/guide/tutorial/Adding a Library.rst | 5 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Help/guide/tutorial/Step3/CMakeLists.txt | 8 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Help/guide/tutorial/Step3/MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Help/guide/tutorial/Step4/CMakeLists.txt | 22 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Help/guide/tutorial/Step4/MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt | 7 |
7 files changed, 225 insertions, 200 deletions
diff --git a/Help/guide/tutorial/Adding Generator Expressions.rst b/Help/guide/tutorial/Adding Generator Expressions.rst index aba9f7a..3dab97f 100644 --- a/Help/guide/tutorial/Adding Generator Expressions.rst +++ b/Help/guide/tutorial/Adding Generator Expressions.rst @@ -27,168 +27,7 @@ expressions are the ``0`` and ``1`` expressions. A ``$<0:...>`` results in the empty string, and ``<1:...>`` results in the content of ``...``. They can also be nested. -Exercise 1 - Setting the C++ Standard with Interface Libraries -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - -Before we use :manual:`generator expressions <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>` -let's refactor our existing code to use an ``INTERFACE`` library. We will -use that library in the next step to demonstrate a common use for -:manual:`generator expressions <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`. - -Goal ----- - -Add an ``INTERFACE`` library target to specify the required C++ standard. - -Helpful Resources ------------------ - -* :command:`add_library` -* :command:`target_compile_features` -* :command:`target_link_libraries` - -Files to Edit -------------- - -* ``CMakeLists.txt`` -* ``MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt`` - -Getting Started ---------------- - -In this exercise, we will refactor our code to use an ``INTERFACE`` library to -specify the C++ standard. - -The starting source code is provided in the ``Step4`` directory. In this -exercise, complete ``TODO 1`` through ``TODO 3``. - -Start by editing the top level ``CMakeLists.txt`` file. Construct an -``INTERFACE`` library target called ``tutorial_compiler_flags`` and -specify ``cxx_std_11`` as a target compiler feature. - -Modify ``CMakeLists.txt`` and ``MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt`` so that all -targets have a :command:`target_link_libraries` call to -``tutorial_compiler_flags``. - -Build and Run -------------- - -Make a new directory called ``Step4_build``, run the :manual:`cmake <cmake(1)>` -executable or the :manual:`cmake-gui <cmake-gui(1)>` to configure the project -and then build it with your chosen build tool or by using ``cmake --build .`` -from the build directory. - -Here's a refresher of what that looks like from the command line: - -.. code-block:: console - - mkdir Step4_build - cd Step4_build - cmake ../Step4 - cmake --build . - -Next, use the newly built ``Tutorial`` and verify that it is working as -expected. - -Solution --------- - -Let's update our code from the previous step to use interface libraries -to set our C++ requirements. - -To start, we need to remove the two :command:`set` calls on the variables -:variable:`CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD` and :variable:`CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED`. -The specific lines to remove are as follows: - -.. literalinclude:: Step4/CMakeLists.txt - :caption: CMakeLists.txt - :name: CMakeLists.txt-CXX_STANDARD-variable-remove - :language: cmake - :start-after: # specify the C++ standard - :end-before: # TODO 6: Create helper variables - -Next, we need to create an interface library, ``tutorial_compiler_flags``. And -then use :command:`target_compile_features` to add the compiler feature -``cxx_std_11``. - - -.. raw:: html - - <details><summary>TODO 1: Click to show/hide answer</summary> - -.. literalinclude:: Step5/CMakeLists.txt - :caption: TODO 1: CMakeLists.txt - :name: CMakeLists.txt-cxx_std-feature - :language: cmake - :start-after: # specify the C++ standard - :end-before: # add compiler warning flags just - -.. raw:: html - - </details> - -Finally, with our interface library set up, we need to link our -executable ``Target``, our ``MathFunctions`` library, and our ``SqrtLibrary`` -library to our new -``tutorial_compiler_flags`` library. Respectively, the code will look like -this: - -.. raw:: html - - <details><summary>TODO 2: Click to show/hide answer</summary> - -.. literalinclude:: Step5/CMakeLists.txt - :caption: TODO 2: CMakeLists.txt - :name: CMakeLists.txt-target_link_libraries-step4 - :language: cmake - :start-after: add_executable(Tutorial tutorial.cxx) - :end-before: # add the binary tree to the search path for include file - -.. raw:: html - - </details> - -this: - -.. raw:: html - - <details><summary>TODO 3: Click to show/hide answer</summary> - -.. literalinclude:: Step5/MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt - :caption: TODO 3: MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt - :name: MathFunctions-CMakeLists.txt-target_link_libraries-step4 - :language: cmake - :start-after: # link our compiler flags interface library - :end-before: target_link_libraries(MathFunctions - -.. raw:: html - - </details> - -and this: - -.. raw:: html - - <details><summary>TODO 4: Click to show/hide answer</summary> - -.. literalinclude:: Step5/MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt - :caption: TODO 4: MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt - :name: MathFunctions-SqrtLibrary-target_link_libraries-step4 - :language: cmake - :start-after: target_link_libraries(SqrtLibrary - :end-before: endif() - -.. raw:: html - - </details> - - -With this, all of our code still requires C++ 11 to build. Notice -though that with this method, it gives us the ability to be specific about -which targets get specific requirements. In addition, we create a single -source of truth in our interface library. - -Exercise 2 - Adding Compiler Warning Flags with Generator Expressions +Exercise 1 - Adding Compiler Warning Flags with Generator Expressions ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ A common usage of @@ -218,8 +57,8 @@ Files to Edit Getting Started --------------- -Start with the resulting files from Exercise 1. Complete ``TODO 5`` through -``TODO 8``. +Open the file ``Step4/CMakeLists.txt`` and complete ``TODO 1`` through +``TODO 4``. First, in the top level ``CMakeLists.txt`` file, we need to set the :command:`cmake_minimum_required` to ``3.15``. In this exercise we are going @@ -233,12 +72,16 @@ given a language and a set of compiler ids. Build and Run ------------- -Since we have our build directory already configured from Exercise 1, simply -rebuild our code by calling the following: +Make a new directory called ``Step4_build``, run the :manual:`cmake <cmake(1)>` +executable or the :manual:`cmake-gui <cmake-gui(1)>` to configure the project +and then build it with your chosen build tool or by using ``cmake --build .`` +from the build directory. .. code-block:: console + mkdir Step4_build cd Step4_build + cmake ../Step4 cmake --build . Solution @@ -249,10 +92,10 @@ version ``3.15``: .. raw:: html - <details><summary>TODO 5: Click to show/hide answer</summary> + <details><summary>TODO 1: Click to show/hide answer</summary> .. literalinclude:: Step5/CMakeLists.txt - :caption: TODO 5: CMakeLists.txt + :caption: TODO 1: CMakeLists.txt :name: MathFunctions-CMakeLists.txt-minimum-required-step4 :language: cmake :end-before: # set the project name and version @@ -268,10 +111,10 @@ variables ``gcc_like_cxx`` and ``msvc_cxx`` as follows: .. raw:: html - <details><summary>TODO 6: Click to show/hide answer</summary> + <details><summary>TODO 2: Click to show/hide answer</summary> .. literalinclude:: Step5/CMakeLists.txt - :caption: TODO 6: CMakeLists.txt + :caption: TODO 2: CMakeLists.txt :name: CMakeLists.txt-compile_lang_and_id :language: cmake :start-after: # the BUILD_INTERFACE genex @@ -289,10 +132,10 @@ interface library. .. raw:: html - <details><summary>TODO 7: Click to show/hide answer</summary> + <details><summary>TODO 3: Click to show/hide answer</summary> .. code-block:: cmake - :caption: TODO 7: CMakeLists.txt + :caption: TODO 3: CMakeLists.txt :name: CMakeLists.txt-compile_flags target_compile_options(tutorial_compiler_flags INTERFACE @@ -311,10 +154,10 @@ condition. The resulting full code looks like the following: .. raw:: html - <details><summary>TODO 8: Click to show/hide answer</summary> + <details><summary>TODO 4: Click to show/hide answer</summary> .. literalinclude:: Step5/CMakeLists.txt - :caption: TODO 8: CMakeLists.txt + :caption: TODO 4: CMakeLists.txt :name: CMakeLists.txt-target_compile_options-genex :language: cmake :start-after: set(msvc_cxx "$<COMPILE_LANG_AND_ID:CXX,MSVC>") diff --git a/Help/guide/tutorial/Adding Usage Requirements for a Library.rst b/Help/guide/tutorial/Adding Usage Requirements for a Library.rst index 74b7496..2273063 100644 --- a/Help/guide/tutorial/Adding Usage Requirements for a Library.rst +++ b/Help/guide/tutorial/Adding Usage Requirements for a Library.rst @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ follows: :name: MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt-target_include_directories-INTERFACE :language: cmake :start-after: # to find MathFunctions.h - :end-before: option + :end-before: # should we use our own .. raw:: html @@ -108,24 +108,26 @@ follows: Now that we've specified usage requirements for ``MathFunctions`` we can safely remove our uses of the ``EXTRA_INCLUDES`` variable from the top-level -``CMakeLists.txt``, here: +``CMakeLists.txt``. + +Remove this line: .. raw:: html <details><summary>TODO 2: Click to show/hide answer</summary> -.. literalinclude:: Step4/CMakeLists.txt +.. literalinclude:: Step3/CMakeLists.txt :caption: TODO 2: CMakeLists.txt :name: CMakeLists.txt-remove-EXTRA_INCLUDES :language: cmake - :start-after: # add the MathFunctions library - :end-before: # TODO 2: Link to tutorial_compiler_flags + :start-after: add_subdirectory(MathFunctions) + :end-before: # add the executable .. raw:: html </details> -And here: +And the lines: .. raw:: html @@ -141,7 +143,181 @@ And here: </details> +The remaining code looks like: + +.. raw:: html + + <details><summary>Click to show/hide the resulting code</summary> + +.. literalinclude:: Step4/CMakeLists.txt + :caption: Remaining code after removing EXTRA_INCLUDES + :name: CMakeLists.txt-after-removing-EXTRA_INCLUDES + :language: cmake + :start-after: add_subdirectory(MathFunctions) + +.. raw:: html + + </details> + + Notice that with this technique, the only thing our executable target does to use our library is call :command:`target_link_libraries` with the name of the library target. In larger projects, the classic method of specifying library dependencies manually becomes very complicated very quickly. + +Exercise 2 - Setting the C++ Standard with Interface Libraries +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Now that we have switched our code to a more modern approach, let's demonstrate +a modern technique to set properties to multiple targets. + +Let's refactor our existing code to use an ``INTERFACE`` library. We will +use that library in the next step to demonstrate a common use for +:manual:`generator expressions <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`. + +Goal +---- + +Add an ``INTERFACE`` library target to specify the required C++ standard. + +Helpful Resources +----------------- + +* :command:`add_library` +* :command:`target_compile_features` +* :command:`target_link_libraries` + +Files to Edit +------------- + +* ``CMakeLists.txt`` +* ``MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt`` + +Getting Started +--------------- + +In this exercise, we will refactor our code to use an ``INTERFACE`` library to +specify the C++ standard. + +Start this exercise from what we left at the end of Step3 exercise 1. You will +have to complete ``TODO 4`` through ``TODO 7``. + +Start by editing the top level ``CMakeLists.txt`` file. Construct an +``INTERFACE`` library target called ``tutorial_compiler_flags`` and +specify ``cxx_std_11`` as a target compiler feature. + +Modify ``CMakeLists.txt`` and ``MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt`` so that all +targets have a :command:`target_link_libraries` call to +``tutorial_compiler_flags``. + +Build and Run +------------- + +Since we have our build directory already configured from Exercise 1, simply +rebuild our code by calling the following: + +.. code-block:: console + + cd Step3_build + cmake --build . + +Next, use the newly built ``Tutorial`` and verify that it is working as +expected. + +Solution +-------- + +Let's update our code from the previous step to use interface libraries +to set our C++ requirements. + +To start, we need to remove the two :command:`set` calls on the variables +:variable:`CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD` and :variable:`CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED`. +The specific lines to remove are as follows: + +.. literalinclude:: Step3/CMakeLists.txt + :caption: CMakeLists.txt + :name: CMakeLists.txt-CXX_STANDARD-variable-remove + :language: cmake + :start-after: # specify the C++ standard + :end-before: # configure a header file + +Next, we need to create an interface library, ``tutorial_compiler_flags``. And +then use :command:`target_compile_features` to add the compiler feature +``cxx_std_11``. + + +.. raw:: html + + <details><summary>TODO 4: Click to show/hide answer</summary> + +.. literalinclude:: Step4/CMakeLists.txt + :caption: TODO 4: CMakeLists.txt + :name: CMakeLists.txt-cxx_std-feature + :language: cmake + :start-after: # specify the C++ standard + :end-before: # TODO 2: Create helper + +.. raw:: html + + </details> + +Finally, with our interface library set up, we need to link our +executable ``Target``, our ``MathFunctions`` library, and our ``SqrtLibrary`` +library to our new +``tutorial_compiler_flags`` library. Respectively, the code will look like +this: + +.. raw:: html + + <details><summary>TODO 5: Click to show/hide answer</summary> + +.. literalinclude:: Step4/CMakeLists.txt + :caption: TODO 5: CMakeLists.txt + :name: CMakeLists.txt-target_link_libraries-step4 + :language: cmake + :start-after: add_executable(Tutorial tutorial.cxx) + :end-before: # add the binary tree to the search path for include file + +.. raw:: html + + </details> + +this: + +.. raw:: html + + <details><summary>TODO 6: Click to show/hide answer</summary> + +.. literalinclude:: Step4/MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt + :caption: TODO 6: MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt + :name: MathFunctions-CMakeLists.txt-target_link_libraries-step4 + :language: cmake + :start-after: # link our compiler flags interface library + :end-before: target_link_libraries(MathFunctions + +.. raw:: html + + </details> + +and this: + +.. raw:: html + + <details><summary>TODO 7: Click to show/hide answer</summary> + +.. literalinclude:: Step4/MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt + :caption: TODO 7: MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt + :name: MathFunctions-SqrtLibrary-target_link_libraries-step4 + :language: cmake + :start-after: target_link_libraries(SqrtLibrary + :end-before: endif() + +.. raw:: html + + </details> + + +With this, all of our code still requires C++ 11 to build. Notice +though that with this method, it gives us the ability to be specific about +which targets get specific requirements. In addition, we create a single +source of truth in our interface library. diff --git a/Help/guide/tutorial/Adding a Library.rst b/Help/guide/tutorial/Adding a Library.rst index d606f30..694dfaf 100644 --- a/Help/guide/tutorial/Adding a Library.rst +++ b/Help/guide/tutorial/Adding a Library.rst @@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ that has sources ``mysqrt.cxx``. :name: MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt-add_library-SqrtLibrary :language: cmake :start-after: # library that just does sqrt - :end-before: target_link_libraries(MathFunctions + :end-before: # TODO 7: Link .. raw:: html @@ -426,7 +426,8 @@ enabled. :caption: TODO 13 : MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt :name: MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt-target_link_libraries-SqrtLibrary :language: cmake - :lines: 16-18 + :start-after: to tutorial_compiler_flags + :end-before: endif() .. raw:: html diff --git a/Help/guide/tutorial/Step3/CMakeLists.txt b/Help/guide/tutorial/Step3/CMakeLists.txt index f051826..ac3e9f1 100644 --- a/Help/guide/tutorial/Step3/CMakeLists.txt +++ b/Help/guide/tutorial/Step3/CMakeLists.txt @@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10) # set the project name and version project(Tutorial VERSION 1.0) +# TODO 4: Replace the following code by: +# * Creating an interface library called tutorial_compiler_flags +# Hint: use add_library() with the INTERFACE signature +# * Add compiler feature cxx_std_11 to tutorial_compiler_flags +# Hint: Use target_compile_features() + # specify the C++ standard set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11) set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED True) @@ -20,6 +26,8 @@ list(APPEND EXTRA_INCLUDES "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/MathFunctions") # add the executable add_executable(Tutorial tutorial.cxx) +# TODO 5: Link Tutorial to tutorial_compiler_flags + target_link_libraries(Tutorial PUBLIC MathFunctions) # TODO 3: Remove use of EXTRA_INCLUDES diff --git a/Help/guide/tutorial/Step3/MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt b/Help/guide/tutorial/Step3/MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt index 6f86ffe..0ffb9e1 100644 --- a/Help/guide/tutorial/Step3/MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt +++ b/Help/guide/tutorial/Step3/MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt @@ -14,5 +14,9 @@ if (USE_MYMATH) mysqrt.cxx ) + # TODO 7: Link SqrtLibrary to tutorial_compiler_flags + target_link_libraries(MathFunctions PUBLIC SqrtLibrary) endif() + +# TODO 6: Link MathFunctions to tutorial_compiler_flags diff --git a/Help/guide/tutorial/Step4/CMakeLists.txt b/Help/guide/tutorial/Step4/CMakeLists.txt index 7531fb4..fba9766 100644 --- a/Help/guide/tutorial/Step4/CMakeLists.txt +++ b/Help/guide/tutorial/Step4/CMakeLists.txt @@ -1,33 +1,27 @@ -# TODO 5: Update the minimum required version to 3.15 +# TODO 1: Update the minimum required version to 3.15 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10) # set the project name and version project(Tutorial VERSION 1.0) -# TODO 1: Replace the following code by: -# * Creating an interface library called tutorial_compiler_flags -# Hint: use add_library() with the INTERFACE signature -# * Add compiler feature cxx_std_11 to tutorial_compiler_flags -# Hint: Use target_compile_features() - # specify the C++ standard -set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11) -set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED True) +add_library(tutorial_compiler_flags INTERFACE) +target_compile_features(tutorial_compiler_flags INTERFACE cxx_std_11) -# TODO 6: Create helper variables to determine which compiler we are using: +# TODO 2: Create helper variables to determine which compiler we are using: # * Create a new variable gcc_like_cxx that is true if we are using CXX and # any of the following compilers: ARMClang, AppleClang, Clang, GNU, LCC # * Create a new variable msvc_cxx that is true if we are using CXX and MSVC # Hint: Use set() and COMPILE_LANG_AND_ID -# TODO 7: Add warning flag compile options to the interface library +# TODO 3: Add warning flag compile options to the interface library # tutorial_compiler_flags. # * For gcc_like_cxx, add flags -Wall;-Wextra;-Wshadow;-Wformat=2;-Wunused # * For msvc_cxx, add flags -W3 # Hint: Use target_compile_options() -# TODO 8: With nested generator expressions, only use the flags for the +# TODO 4: With nested generator expressions, only use the flags for the # build-tree # Hint: Use BUILD_INTERFACE @@ -41,9 +35,7 @@ add_subdirectory(MathFunctions) # add the executable add_executable(Tutorial tutorial.cxx) -# TODO 2: Link to tutorial_compiler_flags - -target_link_libraries(Tutorial PUBLIC MathFunctions) +target_link_libraries(Tutorial PUBLIC MathFunctions tutorial_compiler_flags) # add the binary tree to the search path for include files # so that we will find TutorialConfig.h diff --git a/Help/guide/tutorial/Step4/MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt b/Help/guide/tutorial/Step4/MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt index ffab4f0..48561eb 100644 --- a/Help/guide/tutorial/Step4/MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt +++ b/Help/guide/tutorial/Step4/MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt @@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ if (USE_MYMATH) mysqrt.cxx ) - # TODO 4: Link to tutorial_compiler_flags - + # link our compiler flags interface library + target_link_libraries(SqrtLibrary PUBLIC tutorial_compiler_flags) target_link_libraries(MathFunctions PUBLIC SqrtLibrary) endif() -# TODO 3: Link to tutorial_compiler_flags +# link our compiler flags interface library +target_link_libraries(MathFunctions PUBLIC tutorial_compiler_flags) |