Issue
What is the difference between cmake and ccmake? I have the Ubuntu package cmake installed, and on my Windows computer, I have the installer from the website, but neither have the command ccmake available. Yet, the tutorials, seem to reference it quite regularly.
It seems that ccmake on Unix is CMakeSetup on Windows (which is the setup program). But I'm a little confused about it; is it just an alternative to manually typing your own CMakeLists.txt files?
Solution
Both are interactive dialogues for CMake (as opposed to primarily-command-line tools).
Quoting from the documentation for ccmake:
The [
ccmake] executable is the CMake curses interface. Project configuration settings may be specified interactively through this GUI. Brief instructions are provided at the bottom of the terminal when the program is running.
Quoting from DLRdave's answer to a question about running CMakeSetup:
CMakeSetup is an older program that no longer builds with the most recent releases of CMake. Use "cmake-gui" instead of "CMakeSetup"...
Quoting from the documentation for cmake-gui:
The cmake-gui executable is the CMake GUI. Project configuration settings may be specified interactively. Brief instructions are provided at the bottom of the window when the program is running.
Answered By - skaffman Answer Checked By - Willingham (WPSolving Volunteer)
