CMake

cross-platform, compiler-independent build system generator
CreativeWork build_system Q1023904
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CMake

Summary

CMake is a build system[1]. CMake draws 263 Wikipedia views per month (build_system category, ranking #1 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • CMake is the creator of Kitware[3].
  • CMake's image is recorded as Cmake with Clang screenshot.png[4].
  • CMake's instance of is recorded as build system[5].
  • CMake's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[6].
  • CMake's instance of is recorded as utility software[7].
  • cross-platform is named after CMake[8].
  • make is named after CMake[9].
  • pcmaker is named after CMake[10].
  • CMake's logo image is recorded as CMake logo.svg[11].
  • CMake's developer is recorded as Kitware[12].
  • CMake's developer is recorded as Alexander Neundorf[13].
  • CMake's developer is recorded as Ken Martin[14].
  • CMake's developer is recorded as Andrej Cedilnik[15].
  • CMake's developer is recorded as William Hoffman[16].
  • CMake's developer is recorded as Brad King[17].
  • CMake's copyright license is recorded as 3-clause BSD License[18].
  • CMake's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[19].
  • CMake's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[20].
  • CMake's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[21].
  • CMake's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[22].
  • CMake's software version identifier is recorded as 3.4.0[23].
  • CMake's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.1[24].
  • CMake's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.2[25].
  • CMake's software version identifier is recorded as 3.6.1[26].
  • CMake's software version identifier is recorded as 3.7.1[27].

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Authorship and Creation

CMake is the creator of Kitware[3].

Why It Matters

CMake draws 263 Wikipedia views per month (build_system category, ranking #1 of 7).[2] CMake has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] CMake is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . steveire.com. steveire.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . cmake.org. Retrieved . cmake.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Open Hub. Retrieved . gitlab.kitware.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . cmake.org. Retrieved . cmake.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . cmake.org. Retrieved . cmake.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . kitware.com. kitware.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . cmake.org. cmake.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . blog.kitware.com. blog.kitware.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . cmake.org. cmake.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . public.kitware.com. Retrieved . public.kitware.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). CMake. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/cmake
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cmake_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{CMake}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cmake}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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