CMake help

[patent otter]

Hello, this doesnt really relate to C++, mainly just CMake. One of my classes is making me use CMake for our homeworks and we're given the command: " cmake -S . -B build " to run in the our command line along with a .txt file thats supposed to handle the setup.
My issue is that when i try to open stuff made from that command using CMake it just shows me the same screen. I have tried filling in the boxes with what i think is the correct information but it doesnt let me do anything else other than keep pressing configure and generate. Sorry if this is a super dumb question, I am really inexperienced with computers.

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[past heart]

That’s the CMake GUI, the command is to run CMake in the terminal
Though to get the same result, you only have to set the Source directory to the folder where you have you code files, and the build folder to a folder called build inside the source folder

[patent otter]

i ran the command in my terminal

at least i think im pretty sure i did

and i think it did what its supposed to

im just having trouble like opening it with CMake

to clarify the command built some kinda folder named build but i cant open its contents with Cmake

[past heart]

If it generates a build tool inside the build folder, you can use that (since you’re on MacOS, I assume it generated a Makefile, which can be ran with make from the terminal inside the build folder

[patent otter]

i see

[past heart]

You can also use the --build argument for CMake inside the terminal to build (though that basically does the same thing as running make for makefiles)

[patent otter]

which one is supposed to be the build tool?

[past heart]

The Makefile is the build configuration for make (part of the XCode command line utilities IIRC)

[patent otter]

i tried it but it is still not opening it

would it be easier to just do this through the GUI

[past heart]

make is it’s own program, and you only need to run make (it defaults to using the Makefile file)

On MacOS make comes with the XCode developer tools

[patent otter]

Oh so all I have to type is just make in the terminal

Ah I see

When I do that tho all it does is just compile the code

actually i think its just come to me that ive been misunderstanding what cmake is

lmao

thank you for helping

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