Creating CMake Linux projects with Visual Studio

This tutorial shows how to create, build and debug a simple CMake-based project with Visual Studio and use the Advanced CMake Project Subsystem to automatically update the CMakeLists.txt files when editing the project.

Before you begin, make sure that VisualGDB 5.3 or later is installed.

  1. Start Visual Studio and open the “New Project” dialog. Select the Linux Project Wizard from VisualGDB folder: