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# CPM
CPM is a simple GIT dependency manager written in CMake. The main use-case is abstracting CMake's `FetchContent` and managing dependencies in small to medium sized projects.
# Supported projects
Any project that you can add via `add_subdirectory` should already work with CPM.
# Usage
To add a new dependency to your project simply add the Projects target name, the git URL and the version. If the git tag for this version does not match the pattern `v$VERSION`, then the exact branch or tag can be specified with the `GIT_TAG` argument. CMake options can also be supplied with the package.
```cmake
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14 FATAL_ERROR)
# create project
project(MyProject)
# add dependencies
include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/CPM.cmake)
CPMAddPackage(
NAME LarsParser
VERSION 1.8
GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/TheLartians/Parser.git
GIT_TAG v1.8 # optional here, as indirectly defined by VERSION
OPTIONS # optional CMake arguments passed to the dependency
"LARS_PARSER_BUILD_GLUE_EXTENSION ON"
)
# add executable
set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
add_executable(my-project my-project.cpp)
target_link_libraries(my-project LarsParser)
```
See the [examples directory](https://github.com/TheLartians/CPM/tree/master/examples) for more examples.
# Adding CPM
To add CPM to your current project, simply include add `cmake/CPM.cmake` to your projects `cmake` directory. The command below will perform this automatically.
```bash
wget -O cmake/CPM.cmake https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TheLartians/CPM/master/cmake/CPM.cmake
```
# Options
If you set the CMake option `CPM_REMOTE_PACKAGES_ONLY` to `On`, packages will always be fetched via the URL. Setting `CPM_LOCAL_PACKAGES_ONLY` to `On` will only add packages via `find_package`.
# Advantages
- **Small repos** CPM takes care of project dependencies, allowing you to focus on creating small, well-tested frameworks.
- **Cross-Plattform** CPM adds projects via `add_subdirectory`, which is compatible with all cmake toolchains and generators.
- **Reproducable builds** By using versioning via git tags it is ensured that a project will always be in the same state everywhere.
- **No installation required** No need to install anything. Just add the script to your project and you're good to go.
- **No Setup required** There is a good chance your existing projects already work as CPM dependencies.
# Limitations
- **First version used** In diamond-shaped dependency graphs (e.g. `A` depends on `C`(v1.1) and `A` depends on `B` depends on `C`(v1.2)) the first added dependency will be used (in this case `C`@1.1). If the current version is older than the version beeing added, or if provided options are incompatible, a CMake warning will be emitted.
- **No auto-update** To update a dependency, version numbers or git tags in the cmake scripts must be adapted manually.