Clion Add External Library ((link))

CMake will automatically search standard system paths, or paths you hint via -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH .

# Tell CMake: "Add this path to the list of places to look for .h files" target_include_directories(MyProject PRIVATE libs/json) clion add external library

And use it in CMake like magic:

# 2. Link the library to your executable # "fmt" is the name defined inside the library's own CMakeLists.txt target_link_libraries(MyProject PRIVATE fmt) CMake will automatically search standard system paths, or

# Link the found library # Note: The syntax varies slightly by library, check the library docs target_link_libraries(MyProject PRIVATE SDL2::SDL2) clion add external library

include(FetchContent) FetchContent_Declare( sdl2 URL https://libsdl.org/release/SDL2-2.28.0.tar.gz ) FetchContent_MakeAvailable(sdl2) # SDL2 doesn't directly support this; you'd need to link to the built target. # This is why vcpkg is often easier for complex libs.