These become -D flags passed to CMake. They override values from inherited presets. Build presets reference a configure preset by name. The jobs field controls parallel build level.
1. Version and Minimum CMake Version "version": 6, "cmakeMinimumRequired": "major": 3, "minor": 23, "patch": 0 cmakepresets.json example
"buildPresets": [ "name": "dev-linux-gcc", "inherits": "default", "configurePreset": "dev-linux-gcc" ] When you run cmake --build --preset dev-linux-gcc , CMake automatically uses the binary directory from the corresponding configure preset. List available presets cmake --list-presets Output: These become -D flags passed to CMake
Managing CMake configurations across different environments (debug, release, Windows, Linux, macOS, CI/CD) can quickly become messy. Command-line variables and toolchain files are powerful, but they’re hard to share and standardize. "cmakeMinimumRequired": "major": 3