Cmake Find Package

Cmake find package notes

The primary methods of bringing dependencies is find_package and FetchContent.

The command has a few modes by which it searches for packages.

Module Mode

In this mode, cmake searches for a file called Find<PackageName>.cmake, looking first in the locations listed in the CMAKE_MODULE_PATH, then among the find modules provided by the cmake installation.

Config mode

in this mode, cmake searches for a file called, lowercasePackageName-config.cmake