<!---
N.B.  The definitive Markdown source of this file is located in the
doc/wiki_source subdirectory of the PLplot source tree.  So only use
the ctrl-v and delete capabilities of the GUI file editor at
SourceForge to make changes to the SourceForge version of this file,
where ctrl-v is used to complete a cut and paste from the definitive
version of this file in the PLplot source tree that is being edited
with your favorite file editor, and delete used to remove extraneous
unmodified text whose changed form has been copied with the cut and
paste.
-->

Useful CMake documentation.

-   [The dated but still extremely useful LJ article/tutorial](http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6700)

-   [The official CMake documentation site](http://www.cmake.org/documentation/).

-   The man page which should be available with your distribution and also [on line](http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/v2.8.12/cmake.html).

-   To get complete documentation from cmake itself, run
`cmake --help-full |less`

-   To get a complete list of cmake commands use
`cmake --help-command-list |less`

-   To get specific help for, e.g., the add_subdirectory command use
`cmake --help-command add_subdirectory`

-   [The CMake Wiki](http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake)

-   [The CMake FAQ](http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ)

-   [Useful CMake variables](http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_Useful_Variables)

-   [How to find libraries](http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake:How_To_Find_Libraries)

-   [How to do platform checks](http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_HowToDoPlatformChecks)

-   [Useful Introduction and tutorial for CMake from the KDE perspective](https://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/CMake)

-   CMake is an easy language to understand so the cmake modules in $cmake_prefix/share/CMake-2.8/Modules, where $cmake_prefix is the prefix for your cmake install, are a good source of ideas.

-   KDE and Scribus CMakeLists.txt files and \*.cmake modules. You may get access to the latest KDE and Scribus work following the instructions at <http://download.kde.org/> and <http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Download>.

-   [The CMake mailing list](http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake) This is an extremely active mailing list where the subscribers are most helpful.


The content of this page is available under the [GNU Free Documentation License 1.2](http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html).
