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Specifically use make instead of ninja when importing cmake project in KDevelop

I am trying to set up a c++ project I am working on in KDevelop, since it looked like an interesting IDE. For this project I am using cmake and make, but for some reason when I import the project using the CMakeLists.txt file it is setting up the KDevelop project to use ninja. I haven't been able to find any way to switch the project to using make, either online or just by digging through the menus. Is there any way to do this?

Solution

  • The relevant setting is Settings -> Configure KDevelop -> CMake -> Default generator.

    If the build directory is already configured with -G"Unix Makefiles" (or another generator) when you import the project, KDevelop should detect and use that backend regardless of the default.