C++ Application with CMake and Conan

How to use

• Install Conan plugin in Clion: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/11956-conan
• create “CMAKE_BINARY_DIR” directory, such as “_build”, for Clion, default is cmake-build-debug
• cd “CMAKE_BINARY_DIR” and execute following code

conan install . -s build_type=Debug --install-folder=cmake-build-debug
cd cmake-build-debug
cmake ..
make

Attention

• C++ Standard Library, Choose options as following:

  • libstdc++ (GNU C++ standard library)
  • libc++ (LLVM C++ standard library with C++ 11 support)

• Compiler and compiler.version. For mac, please choose apple-clang and 7.3 version for most Conan packages

Conan Repositories

• https://bintray.com/conan/conan-center
• https://bintray.com/pocoproject/conan
• https://bintray.com/bincrafters/public-conan

Reference

• Conan Document: http://conanio.readthedocs.io/
• Conan CLion Plugin: https://blog.jetbrains.com/clion/2019/05/getting-started-with-the-conan-clion-plugin/
• Conan integrated with CMake: https://conan-docs.readthedocs.io/en/feature-cmake-toolchain-file/integrations/cmake.html
• C++ Package Management With Conan: Introduction: @ilyas.hamadouche/c-package-management-with-conan-introduction-8c7bd928c009"">https://medium.com/@ilyas.hamadouche/c-package-management-with-conan-introduction-8c7bd928c009