CMake

cross-platform, compiler-independent build system generator
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CMake

Summary

CMake is a build system[1]. CMake draws 5,010 Wikipedia views per month (build_system category, ranking #1 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • CMake is the creator of Kitware[3].
  • CMake's instance of is recorded as build system[4].
  • CMake's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[5].
  • CMake's instance of is recorded as utility software[6].
  • cross-platform is named after CMake[7].
  • make is named after CMake[8].
  • pcmaker is named after CMake[9].
  • CMake's developer is recorded as Kitware[10].
  • CMake's developer is recorded as Alexander Neundorf[11].
  • CMake's developer is recorded as Ken Martin[12].
  • CMake's developer is recorded as Andrej Cedilnik[13].
  • CMake's developer is recorded as William Hoffman[14].
  • CMake's developer is recorded as Brad King[15].
  • CMake's copyright license is recorded as 3-clause BSD License[16].
  • CMake's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[17].
  • CMake's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[18].
  • CMake's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[19].
  • CMake's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[20].
  • CMake's software version identifier is recorded as 3.4.0[21].
  • CMake's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.1[22].
  • CMake's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.2[23].
  • CMake's software version identifier is recorded as 3.6.1[24].
  • CMake's software version identifier is recorded as 3.7.1[25].
  • CMake's software version identifier is recorded as 3.7.2[26].
  • CMake's software version identifier is recorded as 3.8.0-rc1[27].

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Authorship and Creation

CMake is the creator of Kitware[3].

Why It Matters

CMake draws 5,010 Wikipedia views per month (build_system category, ranking #1 of 7).[2] CMake has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] CMake is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.4.0, 3.5.1, 3.5.2 +145
    Alpine linux package → cmake
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: cmake, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324941764|cmake (#324941764)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]] #mix'"
  2. 5w ago · S8321414 · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.4.0, 3.5.1, 3.5.2 +145
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 4.4.2"
  3. 9w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.4.0, 3.5.1, 3.5.2 +145
    Debian wiki article → CMake
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13616]]: CMake, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/199161163|CMake (#199161163)]] for {{P|13616}}"
  4. 11w ago · ~2026-36434-19 · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.4.0, 3.5.1, 3.5.2 +145
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 4.4.0"
  5. 15w ago · Dexxor · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → —
    Operating system → —
    License → —
    Instance of → build system, free and open-source software, utility software
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 4.3.4"
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