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// Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only
//! [building with cmake]
To build for Apple platforms you need to set \c cmake_minimum_required() to
3.21.1 or newer:
\code
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21.1)
\endcode
Go into the directory that contains the application:
\snippet snippets/code/doc_src_deployment.qdoc 28
Next, set the \c CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH variable to point to your
installation prefix. If you have a Cmake build already, delete the
\c CMakeCache.txt file. Then, rerun CMake:
\badcode \QtVersion
cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=path/to/Qt/\1/your_platform -S <source-dir> -B <build-dir> -G Ninja
\endcode
Alternatively, use the convenience script \c qt-cmake, which sets the
\c CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH variable for you.
\badcode \QtVersion
path/to/Qt/\1/your_platform/bin/qt-cmake -S <source-dir> -B <build-dir> -G Ninja
\endcode
Finally, go into your build directory and run your preferred build system.
In this example, we're using \c Ninja.
\badcode
cd path/to/build/dir
ninja
\endcode
Now, provided that everything compiled and linked without any errors, you
should have a \c plugandpaint.app bundle ready for deployment. Try
installing the bundle on a machine running \macos that does not have Qt or
any Qt applications installed.
//! [building with cmake]