Should I use qmake or CMake?
Both are build systems, but they’re not very similar at all. If your project uses Qt, you’re probably best off using qmake. CMake is more generic, and fits pretty much any type of project. Both qmake and CMake generate a Makefile, which is read by make to build the project.
Is qmake dead?
QMake hasn’t actually been killed off, they’re still maintaining it but there are no real updates or anything AFAIK. > Also, many people hate MOC. This is the pre compiler that compiles your Qt C++ into regular C++.
Is qmake deprecated?
In recent months Qbs for Qt 6 began looking less certain and now The Qt Company has announced they are going to deprecate Qbs. From talking with their customers, they decided to focus on QMake and CMake. Qbs will continue to be supported until the end of 2019 while the last release will come out in April.
What is the difference between qmake and CMake?
qmake is the default generator of Qt and has a very simple project file format. cmake is an advanced generator that has more complex input files but can also achieve things such as finding dependencies, etc.
What’s the difference between make and CMake?
They have no user-defined types;
What does qmake mean?
What is “qmake”. Wikipedia. Qmake. qmake is a utility that automates the generation of Makefiles. Makefiles are used by the program make to build executable programs from source code; therefore qmake is a make-makefile tool, or makemake for short.
What does CMake actually do?
CMake is a cross-platform free and open-source software tool for managing the build process of software using a compiler-independent method. CMake is not a build system but rather it’s a build-system generator. It supports directory hierarchies and applications that depend on multiple libraries.