Download, build and statically link wxWidgets as the GUI library for your C++ project!

Full Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjNg5HdgNO0

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14 FATAL_ERROR)

project(wx_cmake_fetchcontent_template LANGUAGES CXX)

include(FetchContent)

set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)

set(wxBUILD_SHARED OFF)

message(STATUS "Fetching wxWidgets...")

FetchContent_Declare(
   wxWidgets
   GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/wxWidgets/wxWidgets.git
   GIT_SHALLOW ON
)
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(wxWidgets)

set(SRCS main.cpp)

add_executable(main WIN32 ${SRCS})
target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE wxcore wxnet)

System Requirements

To get started with this project, ensure you have the following tools and libraries:

• CMake (Version 3.14 or later): Essential for building and managing the project files.
• C++ Compiler: Compatible with Clang, GCC, or MSVC. Choose one based on your development environment.
• GTK3 Development Libraries (for Linux users): Necessary for GUI development on Linux platforms.

Building the Project

Debug

Follow these steps to build the project:

1. Create a build directory & configure the build:

   cmake -S. -Bbuild

2. Build the project:

   cmake --build build -j

This will create a build directory and compile all necessary artifacts there. The main executable will be located in build/.

Release

For release build use --config Release on Windows:

cmake -S. -Bbuild
cmake --build build -j --config Release

Artifacts for both configurations will be generated in the build directory.

On Mac or Linux you'll need to maintain two build trees:

cmake -S. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
cmake --build build -j
cmake -S. -Bbuild-rel -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build build-rel -j

License

MIT License. Can be used in closed-source commercial products.

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