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Cmake Cmake_Command Path

Maya Lin-Takahashi • • 2 min read
Cmake Cmake_Command Path

I created the simplest possible CMakeLists file. I invoked cmake with the path to that CMakeLists file. Cmake created a Makefile. Inside that makefile I see the variable CMAKE_COMMAND set to /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/cmake/data/bin/cmake

I'm trying to understand cmake at a high level; what it does and how it is used. I don't understand why python is involved at all in that path. Nothing in my CMakeLists file involves python. Why is THAT version of the cmake executable being used?

When I type "which cmake" I get /usr/local/bin/cmake which makes sense to me. So if that is the cmake binary I get when invoking cmake, why is it using that python-based version in the makefile it generates?

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Maya is a hardware enthusiast who tests and reviews smart home devices, smartphones, wearables, and audio gear. She focuses on practical consumer value and build quality.