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cmake


Information about the package, cmake, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The cmake package is designed for, Cross-platform make system.


Package Name:

cmake

Summary:

Cross-platform make system

Description:

CMake is used to control the software compilation process using simple platform and compiler independent configuration files. CMake generates native makefiles and workspaces that can be used in the compiler environment of your choice. CMake is quite sophisticated: it is possible to support complex environments requiring system configuration, preprocessor generation, code generation, and template instantiation.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

2.8.12.2

Release:

4.el6

Size:

8.0 M

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

BSD and MIT and zlib



Handy Yum Commands for cmake


Control the cmake package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install cmake

This command will install cmake on the server.

yum remove cmake

This command will un-install cmake on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove cmake, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove cmake

This command will un-install cmake on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove cmake when using the -y flag.

yum update cmake

This command will update cmake to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove cmake, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update cmake

This command will update cmake to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove cmake when using the -y flag.

yum info cmake

This command will show you core information about the cmake package.

yum deplist cmake

This command will show you the dependencies for cmake. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update cmake

This command will check if there is an update waiting on cmake. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.