# CMAKE_GENERATOR

The generator used to build the project. See `cmake-generators(7)`.

The name of the generator that is being used to generate the build files. (e.g. `Unix Makefiles`, `Ninja`, etc.)

The value of this variable should never be modified by project code. A generator may be selected via the `cmake(1)` `-G` option, interactively in `cmake-gui(1)`, or via the `CMAKE_GENERATOR` environment variable.