Build with CMake

CMake is a tool to simplify the build process for development projects across different platforms. CMake automatically generates build systems, such as Makefiles and Ninja files.

CMake is a third-party tool with its own documentation. This manual focuses on how to use CMake to build Qt applications and libraries.

Table of Contents

• Get started with CMake
  • Build a C++ GUI executable
  • Further reading
• Imported targets
• Qt 5 and Qt 6 compatibility
  • Versionless targets
  • Versionless commands
  • Supporting older Qt 5 versions
  • Recommended practices
• CMake Variable Reference
  • Module variables
  • Installation variables
• CMake Command Reference
  • Qt6::Core
  • Qt6::Widgets
  • Qt6::DBus
  • Qt6::LinguistTools