Thinking of starting a brand new C++ project from scratch? Look no further than this template!
This is a sample C++ project setup that can be used as a template to start a new project in Linux enviroment
This project template uses the cmake build system to build and generate artifacts
This template can be used to genrate executable binaries or shared libraries to be linked with other applications
Replace the sample files (App.hpp and App.cpp) with your own header and source files
Make sure you have all your application headers inside include/ directory and source files in src/ directory
Finally set up your own main() function by including necessary headers in main.cpp
Add your headers in CMakeLists.txt under the INCLUDES variable
Add your sources in CMakeLists.txt under the SOURCES variable
If you're new to C++ or cmake build system, carefully observe placement of sample files in the directory structure of template project and CMakeLists.txt with reference to above instructions
If you're intending to create a shared library, uncomment the add_library() call and comment out the add_executable() call in CMakeLists.txt
The project can be built using the build.sh script in the source tree. It can be run without any options for default build configuration. Defaults for each option will appear in {} in the usage instruction after running the following command from the project source
./build.sh -h
As an example, if you want to use the script to build for release mode with Unix Makefiles cmake generator, the script can be executed as follows
./build.sh -a -r -g "Unix Makefiles"
Build artifacts will be generated in the build directory on a successful configuration
Output artifacts will be present in either the bin or lib directory depending on whether cmake has been setup to build an executable or a shared library
In case you wish to set up the build script to handle external dependencies, refer to the build script of https://github.com/amoldhamale1105/ShoppingCart
If you intended to generate an executable, run the binary/executable from the bin directory to launch.
The sample program in the template can take in an optional string name argument as follows:
./bin/BaseProject Amol
Alternatively you can run the program without any argument and enter your name when prompted
The console will then print a random greeting for entered username and exit