CMake supports an extensive list of native build tools for different platforms. Both command-line tools, such as Unix Makefiles and Ninja, and integrated development environment (IDE) tools are supported. You can find an up-to-date list of the generators available on your platform and for your installed version of CMake by running the following:
$ cmake --help
The output of this command will list all options to the CMake command-line interface. At the bottom, you will find the list of available generators. For example, this is the output on a GNU/Linux machine with CMake 3.11.2 installed:
GeneratorsThe following generators are available on this platform: Unix Makefiles = Generates standard UNIX makefiles. Ninja = Generates build.ninja ...
