1CMAKE_GENERATOR
2---------------
3
4The generator used to build the project.  See :manual:`cmake-generators(7)`.
5
6The name of the generator that is being used to generate the build
7files.  (e.g.  ``Unix Makefiles``, ``Ninja``, etc.)
8
9The value of this variable should never be modified by project code.
10A generator may be selected via the :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-G`` option,
11interactively in :manual:`cmake-gui(1)`, or via the :envvar:`CMAKE_GENERATOR`
12environment variable.
13