Switch CMake Generator to Ninja

March 28, 2020

The default CMake build generator is operating system dependent. In general many projects can benefit from increased build speed and especially rebuild speed of Ninja. Switch the default build generator on any platform by setting environment variable CMAKE_GENERATOR.

CMAKE_GENERATOR=Ninja

Ninja executable can be installed by any one of:

download
WinGet: winget install Ninja-build.Ninja
Python: pip install ninja
Homebrew: brew install ninja

If using Conan Package Manager, tell Conan to use Ninja by setting environment variable

CONAN_CMAKE_GENERATOR=Ninja