The 3.19.0-rc1 release notes state that presets are supported for `cmake-gui` and `cmake`, but there is no mention of `ccmake`. The output of `ccmake --help` does, however, list both `--presets=` and `--list-presets` command line options. I tried using a `--presets=` option with `ccmake` just now and if that presets file has a JSON error, the configure step fails at the end of the configuration phase but with no error message. If I give it a valid presets file, it gives no error but also doesn't seem to use the preset settings (I was checking whether it sets `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` from the presets as my verification check). If I give `ccmake` the `--list-presets` option, it ignores it. It would seem like `ccmake` should honour presets, since `cmake-gui` does. If that is the case, then both the release notes and the `ccmake` implementation should be updated. The following minimal presets file can be used to verify whether the tool works: ```json { "version": 1, "cmakeMinimumRequired": { "major": 3, "minor": 19, "patch": 0 }, "configurePresets": [ { "name": "Debug", "binaryDir": "build", "generator": "Ninja", "cacheVariables": { "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": { "type": "STRING", "value": "Debug" } } } ] } ```