CMake

E284629

build system generator cross-platform software free software open-source software

CMake is an open-source, cross-platform build system generator that manages the build process for software projects using compiler- and platform-independent configuration files.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
CMake canonical	17
CMake build systems	1
CMake language	1
cmake-gui	1
https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2629687 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: CMake
Context triple: [Clang, supportsBuildSystem, CMake]

A. GNU Make
GNU Make is a widely used build automation tool that controls the compilation and linking of programs by interpreting makefiles to manage dependencies and execute commands efficiently.
B. GNU Automake
GNU Automake is a build system tool that automatically generates portable Makefiles for software packages, following GNU coding and packaging standards.
C. C++
C++ is a high-performance, general-purpose programming language widely used for system/software development, game engines, and performance-critical applications.
D. Microsoft Foundation Classes
Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) is an object-oriented C++ library from Microsoft that simplifies the development of Windows desktop applications by wrapping the Windows API in reusable classes.
E. Clang
Clang is a modern, open-source C, C++, and Objective-C compiler front end for the LLVM project, known for its fast compilation, expressive diagnostics, and modular design.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: CMake
Target entity description: CMake is an open-source, cross-platform build system generator that manages the build process for software projects using compiler- and platform-independent configuration files.

A. GNU Make
GNU Make is a widely used build automation tool that controls the compilation and linking of programs by interpreting makefiles to manage dependencies and execute commands efficiently.
B. GNU Automake
GNU Automake is a build system tool that automatically generates portable Makefiles for software packages, following GNU coding and packaging standards.
C. C++
C++ is a high-performance, general-purpose programming language widely used for system/software development, game engines, and performance-critical applications.
D. Microsoft Foundation Classes
Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) is an object-oriented C++ library from Microsoft that simplifies the development of Windows desktop applications by wrapping the Windows API in reusable classes.
E. Clang
Clang is a modern, open-source C, C++, and Objective-C compiler front end for the LLVM project, known for its fast compilation, expressive diagnostics, and modular design.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (98)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	build system generator ⓘ cross-platform software ⓘ free software ⓘ open-source software ⓘ
developer	Kitware ⓘ
documentation	https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/ ⓘ
generatesBuildSystemFor	Code::Blocks ⓘ surface form: CodeBlocks Eclipse CDT ⓘ Makefiles ⓘ Ninja ⓘ Visual Studio ⓘ Xcode ⓘ
includesTool	ccmake ⓘ CMake self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: cmake-gui cpack ⓘ ctest ⓘ
initialReleaseDate	2000 ⓘ
license	BSD license ⓘ surface form: BSD 3-Clause License
maintainer	Kitware ⓘ
origin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
primaryCommandLineTool	cmake ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C++ ⓘ
repository	CMake self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake
stableReleaseStatus	stable ⓘ
stableReleaseVersion	3.29 ⓘ
supportsBuildConfiguration	Debug ⓘ MinSizeRel ⓘ RelWithDebInfo ⓘ Release ⓘ
supportsBuildType	in-source build ⓘ out-of-source build ⓘ
supportsConcept	cache variables ⓘ config packages ⓘ find modules ⓘ generator expressions ⓘ properties ⓘ targets ⓘ toolchain files ⓘ variables ⓘ
supportsFeature	CPack integration ⓘ CTest integration ⓘ CUDA language support ⓘ Fortran language support ⓘ Ninja Multi-Config generator ⓘ cache-based configuration ⓘ cross-platform build configuration ⓘ dependency management ⓘ exported targets ⓘ file-based API ⓘ find package modules ⓘ generator expressions ⓘ interface libraries ⓘ link-time optimization ⓘ out-of-source builds ⓘ packaging ⓘ precompiled headers ⓘ server mode ⓘ testing integration ⓘ toolchain files ⓘ transitive usage requirements ⓘ unity builds ⓘ
supportsIntegrationWith	CLion ⓘ Eclipse CDT ⓘ KDevelop ⓘ Qt Creator ⓘ Visual Studio Code ⓘ surface form: VS Code Visual Studio ⓘ Xcode ⓘ
supportsLanguage	ASM ⓘ C ⓘ C++ ⓘ CSharp ⓘ CUDA toolkit ⓘ surface form: CUDA Fortran ⓘ HIP ⓘ ISPC ⓘ Java ⓘ OBJC ⓘ OBJCXX ⓘ Objective-C ⓘ Objective-C++ ⓘ RC ⓘ Swift ⓘ
supportsPlatform	Android ⓘ BSD ⓘ Linux ⓘ Unix-like systems ⓘ Windows ⓘ iOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ
usedFor	configuring software builds ⓘ configuring tests ⓘ creating software packages ⓘ generating native build files ⓘ managing project dependencies ⓘ
usesConfigurationFileExtension	CMakeLists.txt ⓘ
usesConfigurationLanguage	CMake self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CMake language
website	https://cmake.org ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Clang → supportsBuildSystem → CMake ⓘ

Eclipse CDT → supportsBuildSystem → CMake ⓘ

LLVM → buildSystem → CMake ⓘ

GNU Make → influenced → CMake ⓘ

GNU Autoconf → influenced → CMake ⓘ

C++/WinRT → integratesWith → CMake ⓘ

Clang-Tidy linter → supportsBuildSystemIntegration → CMake ⓘ

subject surface form: Clang-Tidy

Android NDK → supportsBuildSystem → CMake ⓘ

Clang-Tidy → canBeIntegratedWith → CMake ⓘ

CMake → usesConfigurationLanguage → CMake self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: CMake language

CMake → includesTool → CMake self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: cmake-gui

CMake → repository → CMake self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake

Ninja → typicallyGeneratedBy → CMake ⓘ

compiler-rt → buildSystem → CMake ⓘ

clang static analyzer → integratedWith → CMake ⓘ

subject surface form: Clang Static Analyzer

this entity surface form: CMake build systems

KDevelop → supportsBuildSystem → CMake ⓘ

libc++abi → buildSystem → CMake ⓘ

Ninja build system → commonlyUsedWith → CMake ⓘ

Meson build system → competesWith → CMake ⓘ

CLion → programmingLanguageSupport → CMake ⓘ

CLion → supportsBuildSystem → CMake ⓘ

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