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# CMake.js
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[**CMake.js**](https://github.com/cmake-js/cmake-js) is a build tool that allow native addon developers to compile their
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C or C++ code into executable form. It works like **[node-gyp](node-gyp.md)** but
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instead of Google's [**gyp**](https://gyp.gsrc.io) tool it is based on the [**CMake**](https://cmake.org) build system.
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## Quick Start
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### Install CMake
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CMake.js requires that CMake be installed. Installers for a variety of platforms can be found on the [CMake website](https://cmake.org).
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### Install CMake.js
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For developers, CMake.js is typically installed as a global package:
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```bash
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npm install -g cmake-js
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cmake-js --help
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```
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> For *users* of your native addon, CMake.js should be configured as a dependency in your `package.json` as described in the [CMake.js documentation](https://github.com/cmake-js/cmake-js).
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### CMakeLists.txt
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Your project will require a `CMakeLists.txt` file. The [CMake.js README file](https://github.com/cmake-js/cmake-js#usage) shows what's necessary.
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### NAPI_VERSION
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When building N-API addons, it's crucial to specify the N-API version your code is designed to work with. With CMake.js, this information is specified in the `CMakeLists.txt` file:
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```
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add_definitions(-DNAPI_VERSION=3)
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```
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Since N-API is ABI-stable, your N-API addon will work, without recompilation, with the N-API version you specify in `NAPI_VERSION` and all subsequent N-API versions.
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In the absence of a need for features available only in a specific N-API version, version 3 is a good choice as it is the version of N-API that was active when N-API left experimental status.
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### NAPI_EXPERIMENTAL
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The following line in the `CMakeLists.txt` file will enable N-API experimental features if your code requires them:
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```
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add_definitions(-DNAPI_EXPERIMENTAL)
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```
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### node-addon-api
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If your N-API native add-on uses the optional [**node-addon-api**](https://github.com/nodejs/node-addon-api#node-addon-api-module) C++ wrapper, the `CMakeLists.txt` file requires additional configuration information as described on the [CMake.js README file](https://github.com/cmake-js/cmake-js#n-api-and-node-addon-api).
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## Example
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A working example of an N-API native addon built using CMake.js can be found on the [node-addon-examples repository](https://github.com/nodejs/node-addon-examples/tree/master/build_with_cmake#building-n-api-addons-using-cmakejs).
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## **CMake** Reference
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- [Installation](https://github.com/cmake-js/cmake-js#installation)
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- [How to use](https://github.com/cmake-js/cmake-js#usage)
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- [Using N-API and node-addon-api](https://github.com/cmake-js/cmake-js#n-api-and-node-addon-api)
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- [Tutorials](https://github.com/cmake-js/cmake-js#tutorials)
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- [Use case in the works - ArrayFire.js](https://github.com/cmake-js/cmake-js#use-case-in-the-works---arrayfirejs)
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Sometimes finding the right settings is not easy so to accomplish at most
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complicated task please refer to:
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- [CMake documentation](https://cmake.org/)
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- [CMake.js wiki](https://github.com/cmake-js/cmake-js/wiki)
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