CMakePPLang: An object-oriented extension to CMake

Journal Article · Thu Sep 14 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Journal of Open Source Software

DOI:https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.05711· OSTI ID:2000059

Crandall, Zachery ^[1]; Mulnix, Blake ^[1]; Butler, Branden ^[1]; Windus, Theresa L. ^[1]; Richard, Ryan M. ^[1]

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1. Iowa State University, Ames, IA (United States); Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)

CMakePPLang is an object-oriented extension to the CMake language written entirely using the original CMake language, with the goal of making projects built on CMake easier to create and maintain. That said, CMakePPLang has different coding practices, paradigms, and standards than the original CMake language, much in the same way that C++ coding differs from C coding despite some level of interoperability. Currently, CMakePPLang is used within the CMakePP organization as the foundation for two in-progress projects: CMakeTest and CMaize. CMakeTest provides a solution for unit testing CMake and CMakePPLang code. CMaize is a CMake tool to simplify interoperability between projects and writing their build systems.

• Research Organization: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• Grant/Contract Number: AC02-07CH11358
• OSTI ID: 2000059
• Report Number(s): IS-J--11,153
• Journal Information: Journal of Open Source Software, Journal Name: Journal of Open Source Software Journal Issue: 89 Vol. 8; ISSN 2475-9066
• Publisher: Open Source Initiative - NumFOCUS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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