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=Introduction=
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''CPack'' is a software packaging tool distributed with [http://www.cmake.org
This page has moved [https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/community/wikis/doc/cpack/Packaging-With-CPack here].
CMake]. It uses the generators concept from CMake, to abstract package
generation on specific platforms. It can be used with or without CMake, but it
may depend on some software being installed on the system. For example, on Mac
OSX, it relies on Xcode to be installed and on Windows it requires NSIS.
 
=Using CPack with CMake=
 
CMake comes with CPack module, which will generate appropriate CPack input
file. To use this module, some CMake variables need to be set. These variables
will be copied to the CPack input file.
 
A simple CMake section to use CPack from CMake is this:
 
<pre><nowiki>INCLUDE(CPack)</nowiki></pre>
 
This will generate new target in Makefile (or Visual Studio, or Xcode) called ''"package"''. By running this target, CPack will be invoked, which will generate all the packages. Example output of the ''"package"'' target of Makefile is:
 
<pre><nowiki>Run CPack packaging tool...
CPack: Create package using STGZ
CPack: Install projects
CPack: - Run preinstall target for: CMake
CPack: - Install project: CMake
CPack: - Strip files
CPack: Compress package
CPack: Finalize package
CPack: Package /home/andy/CMake-bin/cmake-2.5.0-Linux-i686.sh generated.
CPack: Create package using TGZ
CPack: Install projects
CPack: - Run preinstall target for: CMake
CPack: - Install project: CMake
CPack: - Strip files
CPack: Compress package
CPack: Finalize package
CPack: Package /home/andy/CMake-bin/cmake-2.5.0-Linux-i686.tar.gz generated.
CPack: Create package using TZ
CPack: Install projects
CPack: - Run preinstall target for: CMake
CPack: - Install project: CMake
CPack: - Strip files
CPack: Compress package
CPack: Finalize package
CPack: Package /home/andy/CMake-bin/cmake-2.5.0-Linux-i686.tar.Z generated.</nowiki></pre>
 
When adding line:
INCLUDE(CPack)
CMake module ''CPack.cmake'' will generate CPack configuration file called CPackConfig.cmake.
 
A more typical CMake list section for CPack configuration would be:
 
<pre><nowiki>
INCLUDE(InstallRequiredSystemLibraries)
 
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "My funky project")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "Me, myself, and I")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ReadMe.txt")
SET(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Copyright.txt")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "1")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "3")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "2")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY "CMake ${CMake_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CMake_VERSION_MINOR}")
IF(WIN32 AND NOT UNIX)
  # There is a bug in NSI that does not handle full unix paths properly. Make
  # sure there is at least one set of four (4) backlasshes.
  SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_ICON "${CMake_SOURCE_DIR}/Utilities/Release\\\\InstallIcon.bmp")
  SET(CPACK_NSIS_INSTALLED_ICON_NAME "bin\\\\MyExecutable.exe")
  SET(CPACK_NSIS_DISPLAY_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY} My Famous Project")
  SET(CPACK_NSIS_HELP_LINK "http:\\\\\\\\www.my-project-home-page.org")
  SET(CPACK_NSIS_URL_INFO_ABOUT "http:\\\\\\\\www.my-personal-home-page.com")
  SET(CPACK_NSIS_CONTACT "me@my-personal-home-page.com")
  SET(CPACK_NSIS_MODIFY_PATH ON)
ELSE(WIN32 AND NOT UNIX)
  SET(CPACK_STRIP_FILES "bin/MyExecutable")
  SET(CPACK_SOURCE_STRIP_FILES "")
ENDIF(WIN32 AND NOT UNIX)
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_EXECUTABLES "MyExecutable" "My Executable")
INCLUDE(CPack)</nowiki></pre>
 
==CPack and INSTALL commands==
 
CPack will internally use CMake's install mechanism to populate the package. The [[CMake:Install_Commands|Install Commands]] page describes how to use the CMake's INSTALL command.
 
=Using CPack without CMake=
 
CPack can be used directly by specifying CPackConfig.cmake file. This file uses CMake syntax and has to contain several variables. Here is example CPackConfig.cmake files from CMake build directory on Linux system:
 
<pre><nowiki>SET(CPACK_CMAKE_GENERATOR "Unix Makefiles")
SET(CPACK_GENERATOR "STGZ;TGZ;TZ")
SET(CPACK_INSTALL_CMAKE_PROJECTS "/home/andy/vtk/CMake-bin;CMake;ALL;/")
SET(CPACK_NSIS_DISPLAY_NAME "CMake 2.5")
SET(CPACK_OUTPUT_CONFIG_FILE "/home/andy/vtk/CMake-bin/CPackConfig.cmake")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE "/home/andy/vtk/CMake/Copyright.txt")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "CMake is a build tool")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_EXECUTABLES "ccmake;CMake")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "cmake-2.5.0-Linux-i686")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY "CMake 2.5")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_REGISTRY_KEY "CMake 2.5.0")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "CMake")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "Kitware")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION "2.5.0")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "2")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "5")
SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "0")
SET(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "/home/andy/vtk/CMake/Copyright.txt")
SET(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_README "/home/andy/vtk/CMake/Templates/CPack.GenericDescription.txt")
SET(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_WELCOME "/home/andy/vtk/CMake/Templates/CPack.GenericWelcome.txt")
SET(CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR "TGZ;TZ")
SET(CPACK_SOURCE_OUTPUT_CONFIG_FILE "/home/andy/vtk/CMake-bin/CPackSourceConfig.cmake")
SET(CPACK_SOURCE_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "cmake-2.5.0")
SET(CPACK_SOURCE_STRIP_FILES "")
SET(CPACK_STRIP_FILES "bin/ccmake;bin/cmake;bin/cpack;bin/ctest")
SET(CPACK_SYSTEM_NAME "Linux-i686")
SET(CPACK_TOPLEVEL_TAG "Linux-i686")</nowiki></pre>
 
These variables can be overwritten on the command line using the option "-D":
 
cpack -D CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR=Me -D CPACK_SYSTEM_NAME=super-duper-linux ...
 
=CPack Settings=
{|
|- bgcolor="#abcdef"
! Variable Name || ____________Description____________ || Example
|-
| CPACK_CMAKE_GENERATOR || What CMake generator should be used if the project is CMake project || Unix Makefiles
|-
| CPACK_GENERATOR || CPack generator to be used || STGZ;TGZ;TZ
|-
| CPACK_INSTALL_CMAKE_PROJECTS || List of four values: Build directory, Project Name, Project Component, Directory in the package || /home/andy/vtk/CMake-bin;CMake;ALL;/
|-
| CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE || File used as a description of a project || /path/to/project/ReadMe.txt
|-
| CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY || Description summary of a project || CMake is a build tool
|-
| CPACK_PACKAGE_EXECUTABLES || Pair of project executable and label || ccmake;CMake
|-
| CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME || Package file name without extension. Also a directory of installer || cmake-2.5.0-Linux-i686
|-
| CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY || Installation directory on the target system || CMake 2.5")
|-
| CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_REGISTRY_KEY || Registry key used when installing this project || CMake 2.5.0
|-
| CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME || Package name || CMake
|-
| CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR || Package vendor name || Kitware
|-
| CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION || Package full version || 2.5.0
|-
| CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR || Package Major Version || 2
|-
| CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR || Package Minor Version || 5
|-
| CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH || Package Patch Version || 0
|-
| CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE || License file for the project || /home/andy/vtk/CMake/Copyright.txt
|-
| CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_README || ReadMe file for the project || /home/andy/vtk/CMake/Templates/CPack.GenericDescription.txt
|-
| CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_WELCOME || Welcome file for the project || /home/andy/vtk/CMake/Templates/CPack.GenericWelcome.txt
|-
| CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR || List of generators used for the source package || TGZ;TZ
|-
| CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES || Pattern of files in the source tree that won't be packaged ||  /CVS/;/\\.svn/;\\.swp$;\\.#;/#;.*~;cscope.*
|-
| CPACK_SOURCE_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME || Name of the source package || cmake-2.5.0
|-
| CPACK_SOURCE_STRIP_FILES || List of files in the source tree that will be stripped ||
|-
| CPACK_STRIP_FILES || List of files to be stripped || bin/ccmake;bin/cmake;bin/cpack;bin/ctest
|-
| CPACK_SYSTEM_NAME || System name || Linux-i686
|-
| CPACK_TOPLEVEL_TAG || Directory for the installed || Linux-i686
|}
 
=Conclusion=
 
CPack is a powerful, easy to use, cross-platform packaging tool. Using a simple
configuration file or using a CMake module, the author of a project can package
complex project into a simple installer.
 
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