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@@ -44,10 +44,32 @@ $ cd wabt This will fetch the testsuite and gtest repos, which are needed for some tests. -## Building (macOS and Linux) +## Building using CMake directly (Linux and macOS) -You'll need [CMake](https://cmake.org). If you just run `make`, it will run -CMake for you, and put the result in `out/clang/Debug/` by default: +You'll need [CMake](https://cmake.org). You can then run CMake, the normal way: + +```console +$ mkdir build +$ cd build +$ cmake .. +... +``` + +This will produce build files using CMake's default build generator. Read the CMake +documentation for more information. + +**NOTE**: You must create a separate directory for the build artifacts (e.g. `build` above). +Running `cmake` from the repo root directory will not work since the build produces an +executable called `wasm2c` which conflicts with the `wasm2c` directory. + +## Building using the top-level `Makefile` (Linux and macOS) + +**NOTE**: Under the hood, this uses `make` to run CMake, which then calls `make` again. +On some systems (typically macOS), this doesn't build properly. If you see these errors, +you can build using CMake directly as described above. + +You'll need [CMake](https://cmake.org). If you just run `make`, it will run CMake for you, +and put the result in `out/clang/Debug/` by default: > Note: If you are on macOS, you will need to use CMake version 3.2 or higher @@ -58,10 +80,6 @@ $ make This will build the default version of the tools: a debug build using the Clang compiler. -**NOTE**: Under the hood, this uses make to run CMake, which then calls make again. -On some systems, this doesn't build properly. If you see these errors, you can build -using CMake directly as described below. - There are many make targets available for other configurations as well. They are generated from every combination of a compiler, build type and configuration. @@ -80,17 +98,6 @@ $ make clang-debug-lsan $ make gcc-debug-no-re2c ``` -### Building using CMake directly - -You can also run CMake yourself, the normal way: - -```console -$ mkdir build -$ cd build -$ cmake .. -... -``` - ## Building (Windows) You'll need [CMake](https://cmake.org). You'll also need |