lchsk / cookiecutter-cpp-project

Cookiecutter template for C++ projects

Cookiecutter template for C++ projects

Generate a new C++ project with a simple command:

$ cookiecutter cookiecutter-cpp-project

Features

• Generates a new C++ project built with CMake
• It can optionally include installation commands
• It can optionally generate configuration for building DEB and RPM packages with CPack
• It generates a man page
• It can optionally add CMake configuration for Boost, SFML, GoogleTest

Variables

Variable	Description
project_name	Name of the project
project_short_description	Short description of the project
license	License e.g. GPLv3
author_name	Author's name
author_email	Author's email
cpp_standard	C++ language standard, e.g. 17, 11
add_installation	If y then installation command (make install) will be generated
use_cpack	If y then commands to generate DEB and RPM packages will be added
add_boost	If y then it will be built with Boost library
add_sfml	If y then it will be built with SFML library
add_google_test	If y then it will add support for tests with GoogleTest