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What is a Toolchain, & How Does CMake Fit Into It?

I was recently asked what toolchains are, and how they relate to CMake. If you look up "toolchain" online, you'll find definitions that make complete sense to those who already...

Getting Started With C++ on Linux: Setting up GCC, CMake & VS Code

So, you want to program in C++ on Linux? Here's how to set up your "dev. environment" quickly. It's mostly easy, with one potential pitfall...

The CMake Tutorial is Available (As a Prerelease)

I've been working on The CMake Tutorial for the last few months. It's designed to help get people up to speed with modern CMake, quickly.

Using (a.k.a., Linking) Third Party Libraries Like RayLib in Your Project with CMake

My previous CMake tutorial taught the basics: how to compile multiple source files into one program.

Compiling Multi-File C++ Source Code with CMake

I've noticed C++ beginners asking how to compile code beyond the usual minimal examples. It seems that many tutorials are so busy explaining basics such as variables, if/else flow-control, &...

Raylib - Fixing the "Skipping Incompatible ../src\libraylib.a When Searching For -lraylib" Error

A few weeks ago I decided to check out Raylib, an open-source game engine written in C.

How To Reduce C++ Compile Time

Ever had to put up with long compile times? If you've written software using compiled languages for a while, then I bet you have.

Why I Now Wish C++ had full (but optional) Garbage Collection

I've always been glad that C++ doesn't have a Garbage Collector (GC), because you have little control over when or how long they run.

A C++ Library for the Facebook Graph API

We've just released the source code to a C++ library for the Facebook Graph API. It's available on GitHub at the following URL: