Install CMake on Raspberry Pi

May 2, 2021 (January 15, 2022)
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CMake is a tool that uses configuration file called CMakeLists.txt to generate standard build files such as makefiles on Unix systems, Visual Studio project files on Windows, and so on. CMake is not a compiler or build system but rather it generates build files that can be used to compile source code.

This tutorial shows how to install CMake on Raspberry Pi.

Install CMake

Connect to Raspberry Pi via SSH. Run the following commands to update the package lists and install CMake:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y cmake

We can check version of CMake:

cmake --version

Testing CMake

Create a new directory to store project files and navigate to this directory:

mkdir helloworld && cd helloworld

Create a main.c file:

nano main.c

Once the file is opened, add the following code:

helloworld/main.c

#include <stdio.h>
 
int main() {
    printf("Hello world\n");
 
    return 0;
}

Create CMake configuration file called CMakeLists.txt:

nano CMakeLists.txt

Add the following content:

helloworld/CMakeLists.txt

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
project(hello C)

add_executable(hello main.c)

Recommended to create separate directory to store files that will be generated by CMake.

mkdir build && cd build

A project structure looks as follows:

helloworld/
    build/
    CMakeLists.txt
    main.c

In a build directory run the cmake command to generate build files using CMakeLists.txt file that located in parent directory. By default, CMake will generate build files for native build system. In our case it will be makefiles.

cmake ..

Once complete, we can use ls command to list files in a directory.

CMakeCache.txt  CMakeFiles  cmake_install.cmake  Makefile

As we can see, Makefile file has been generated. Now run the make command to build program:

make

Execute a program:

./hello

Uninstall CMake

If you wish to completely remove CMake and related dependencies, then execute the following command:

sudo apt purge --autoremove -y cmake gcc make

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Andre December 20, 2024 Reply

Hi,
I just bought a new Pi 5 and want to install cmake but i get this:

sudo apt install -y cmake
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
cmake : Depends: libjsoncpp25 (>= 1.9.5) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: librhash0 (>= 1.2.6) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libuv1 (>= 1.38.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: cmake-data (= 3.25.1-1) but it is not going to be installed
sdrpp : Depends: libfftw3-dev but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libglfw3-dev but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libvolk2-dev but it is not going to be installed
Depends: librtaudio-dev but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

How to fix this?

Thanks'

Andre

lindevs December 21, 2024 Reply

Hi,
I successfully installed CMake on my Raspberry Pi 5 without any issues. I'm using the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS, which is currently Bookworm.
The error you mentioned typically occurs when you install a package from a third-party Debian repository that offers higher version packages than those available in the official Debian repository. I recommend identifying and uninstalling the problematic packages. If you can't pinpoint the issue, reinstalling a fresh version of Raspberry Pi OS might be the best solution.

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