CMakeDetermine(LANG)Compiler.cmake -> this should find the compiler for LANG and configure CMake(LANG)Compiler.cmake.in CMake(LANG)Compiler.cmake.in -> used by CMakeDetermine(LANG)Compiler.cmake This file is used to store compiler information and is copied down into try compile directories so that try compiles do not need to re-determine and test the LANG CMakeTest(LANG)Compiler.cmake -> test the compiler and set: SET(CMAKE_(LANG)_COMPILER_WORKS 1 CACHE INTERNAL "") CMake(LANG)Information.cmake -> set up rule variables for LANG : CMAKE_(LANG)_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY CMAKE_(LANG)_CREATE_SHARED_MODULE CMAKE_(LANG)_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY CMAKE_(LANG)_COMPILE_OBJECT CMAKE_(LANG)_LINK_EXECUTABLE