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  • Introduction
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  • Getting Started
  • Using packages
  • Creating Packages
  • Uploading Packages
  • Developing packages
  • Package apps and devtools
  • Versioning
  • Mastering Conan
  • Systems and cross building
  • Extending Conan
  • Integrations
    • Compilers
    • Build systems
      • CMake
        • cmake generator
        • cmake_multi generator
        • cmake_paths generator
        • cmake_find_package generator
        • cmake_find_package_multi
        • Build automation
        • Find Packages
      • MSBuild (Visual Studio)
      • Autotools: configure/make
      • Ninja, NMake, Borland
      • pkg-config and .pc files
      • Boost Build
      • B2 (Boost Build)
      • QMake
      • Premake
      • XMake
      • Make
      • qbs
      • Meson Build
      • SCons
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This document is for a "1.X" legacy Conan version, which is no longer recommended. Please update to Conan 2, click here to read the Conan 2 documentation

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  • Integrations
  • Build systems
  • CMake

cmake_logo CMake

Conan can be integrated with CMake using generators, build helpers and custom findXXX.cmake files:

  • cmake generator
    • Global variables approach
    • Targets approach
  • cmake_multi generator
    • Global variables approach
    • Targets approach
    • Creating packages
  • cmake_paths generator
    • Included as a toolchain
    • Included using the CMAKE_PROJECT_<PROJECT-NAME>_INCLUDE
    • Included in your CMakeLists.txt
  • cmake_find_package generator
    • In a conanfile.py
    • In a conanfile.txt
  • cmake_find_package_multi
    • Usage
  • Build automation
  • Find Packages
    • Creating a custom FindXXX.cmake file
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