.. cmake-manual-description: CPack Command-Line Reference

cpack(1)
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Synopsis
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 cpack -G <generator> [<options>]

Description
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The "cpack" executable is the CMake packaging program.
CMake-generated build trees created for projects that use the
INSTALL_* commands have packaging support.  This program will generate
the package.

CMake is a cross-platform build system generator.  Projects specify
their build process with platform-independent CMake listfiles included
in each directory of a source tree with the name CMakeLists.txt.
Users build a project by using CMake to generate a build system for a
native tool on their platform.

Options
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* ``-G <generator>``: Use the specified generator to generate package.

  CPack may support multiple native packaging systems on certain
  platforms.  A generator is responsible for generating input files
  for particular system and invoking that systems.  Possible generator
  names are specified in the Generators section.

* ``-C <Configuration>``: Specify the project configuration

  This option specifies the configuration that the project was build
  with, for example 'Debug', 'Release'.

* ``-D <var>=<value>``: Set a CPack variable.

  Set a variable that can be used by the generator.

* ``--config <config file>``: Specify the config file.

  Specify the config file to use to create the package.  By default
  CPackConfig.cmake in the current directory will be used.

* ``--verbose,-V``: enable verbose output

  Run cpack with verbose output.

* ``--debug``: enable debug output (for CPack developers)

  Run cpack with debug output (for CPack developers).

* ``-P <package name>``: override/define CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME

  If the package name is not specified on cpack commmand line
  thenCPack.cmake defines it as CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME

* ``-R <package version>``: override/define CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION

  If version is not specified on cpack command line thenCPack.cmake
  defines it from CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_[MAJOR|MINOR|PATCH]look into
  CPack.cmake for detail

* ``-B <package directory>``: override/define CPACK_PACKAGE_DIRECTORY

  The directory where CPack will be doing its packaging work.The
  resulting package will be found there.  Inside this directoryCPack
  creates '_CPack_Packages' sub-directory which is theCPack temporary
  directory.

* ``--vendor <vendor name>``: override/define CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR

  If vendor is not specified on cpack command line (or inside
  CMakeLists.txt) thenCPack.cmake defines it with a default value

.. include:: OPTIONS_HELP.txt

See Also
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.. include:: LINKS.txt
