CMake variables

CMake variables#

The table below shows the most common variables for building DLite (see CMake variables for a complete list):

CMake variable

Default

Comment

CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX

~/.local

Install path prefix, prepended onto install directories

CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE

Debug

Build type: Debug, Release, MinSizeRel or RelWithDebInfo

WITH_Python

ON

Whether to build Python 3 bindings

PYTHON_VERSION

Python version to compile against. Example: 3.11

WITH_FORTRAN

OFF

Whether to build Fortran bindings

WITH_HDF5

ON

Whether to build with support for HDF5 v1.10+

WITH_REDLAND

ON

Whether to build with RDF support (using librdf)

WITH_DOC

OFF

Whether to build documentation

WITH_EXAMPLES

ON

Whether to build/run examples during testing

FORCE_EXAMPLES

OFF

Whether to force building/running examples

ALLOW_WARNINGS

ON

Whether to not fail on compilation warnings

WITH_THREADS

OFF

Whether to build with threading support

WITH_STATIC_PYTHON

OFF

Whether to compile with static python libraries

BUILD_TESTING

ON

Whether to build with test support