Example of cross platform C++ CMake build with google tests

CMake Build and Run in WSL

Open WSL command prompt

wsl

Go to the source file directory

cd /mnt/c/code/c++/github.com/335is/hello_test

Create a build directory, generate makefiles, build all outputs.

mkdir build
cd build
cmake -S ../ -B .
make

Run the tests, display return value

./hello_test
echo $?

CMake Build and Run in Windows

Open developer command prompt for Visual Studio

%comspec% /k "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Professional\Common7\Tools\VsDevCmd.bat"

Go to the source file directory

cd C:\github.com\335is\hello_test

Build with CMake in Windows

rd /s /q build
md build
cd build
cmake -S ../ -B .
cmake --build . --config Debug
cmake --build . --config Release

Run the tests, display return value

.\Debug\hello_test.exe
.\Release\hello_test.exe
echo %ERRORLEVEL%