json2cmake

json2cmake converts JSON compilation database files into CMake files. The resulting CMakeLists.txt file can then be used to recompile the same object files with less overhead via Ninja, used as an IDE project file for CLion, or for integration into a larger CMake project.

The output files only include object library definitions, as a compile_commands.json file typically doesn't contain any linker commands.

Installation

json2cmake is available as a pip package, and can be installed like so:

$ pip install --user json2cmake

pipsi is a useful tool to keep scripts out of other Python environments and virtualenvs:

$ pipsi install json2cmake

Usage

Simply run json2cmake in the directory containing compile_commands.json:

$ json2cmake
$ cat CMakeLists.txt
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.8)
project(autogenerated)
...

License

json2cmake is licensed under the MIT License.