CMakePresets.json

{
    "version": 3,
    "cmakeMinimumRequired": {
        "major": 3,
        "minor": 15,
        "patch": 0
    },
    "configurePresets": [
	{
	    "name": "base",
	    "displayName": "Basic Config",
	    "description": "The base from which all presets inherit",
	    "hidden": true,
            "generator": "Ninja",
            "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/build/",
            "cacheVariables": {
                "CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX": "${sourceDir}/build/install/",
		"CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS": "ON"
	    }
	},
	{
	    "name": "nix",
	    "displayName": "Common settings for all Nix builds",
	    "description": "Common settings for building on Nix systems",
	    "hidden": true,
            "cacheVariables": {
                "CONAN": "OFF"
	    }
	},
	{
	    "name": "tests",
	    "displayName": "Testing and benchmark settings",
	    "description": "Common settings to build tests and benchmarks",
	    "hidden": true,
            "cacheVariables": {
                "BUILD_TESTS": "ON",
                "BUILD_BENCHMARKS": "ON"
            }
	},

	{
            "name": "Release",
            "displayName": "Release build settings",
            "description": "Common settings for all release builds",
	    "hidden": true,
            "cacheVariables": {
                "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Release"
            }
	},
        {
            "name": "Debug",
            "displayName": "Debug build settings",
            "description": "Common settings for all debug builds",
	    "hidden": true,
            "cacheVariables": {
                "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Debug"
            }
        },
	{
	    "name": "GUI-base",
	    "displayName": "GUI build settings",
	    "description": "Common settings for all GUI builds",
	    "hidden": true,
            "cacheVariables": {
                "GUI": "ON"
	    }
	},
	{
	    "name": "MPI-base",
	    "displayName": "MPI build settings",
	    "description": "Common settings for all GUI builds",
	    "hidden": true,
            "cacheVariables": {
                "PARALLEL": "ON"
	    }
	},


	{
	    "name": "GUI",
	    "displayName": "GUI Build",
	    "description": "The preset for a GUI developer build with tests",
	    "inherits": ["base", "Release", "GUI-base", "tests"]
	},
	{
	    "name": "GUI-Release",
	    "displayName": "GUI Release Build",
	    "description": "The preset for a GUI production build without tests",
	    "inherits": ["base", "Release", "GUI-base"]
	},
	{
	    "name": "GUI-Debug",
	    "displayName": "GUI Debug Build",
	    "description": "The preset for a GUI debug build with tests",
	    "inherits": ["base", "Debug", "GUI-base", "tests"]
	},
	{
	    "name": "GUI-nix",
	    "displayName": "GUI Nix Build",
	    "description": "The preset for a GUI developer build on a Nix system with tests",
	    "inherits": ["base", "Release", "GUI-base", "nix", "tests"]
	},
	{
	    "name": "GUI-Debug-nix",
	    "displayName": "GUI Debug Nix Build",
	    "description": "The preset for a GUI debug build on a Nix system with tests",
	    "inherits": ["base", "Debug", "GUI-base", "nix", "tests"]
	},

	{
	    "name": "MPI",
	    "displayName": "MPI Build",
	    "description": "The preset for a MPI developer build, with tests",
	    "inherits": ["base", "Release", "MPI-base", "tests"]
	},
	{
	    "name": "MPI-Release",
	    "displayName": "MPI Release Build",
	    "description": "The preset for a MPI production build, with without tests",
	    "inherits": ["base", "Release", "MPI-base"]
	},
	{
	    "name": "MPI-Debug",
	    "displayName": "MPI Debug Build",
	    "description": "The preset for a MPI debug build, with tests and debugging enabled",
	    "inherits": ["base", "Debug", "MPI-base", "tests"]
	},
	{
	    "name": "MPI-nix",
	    "displayName": "MPI Nix Build",
	    "description": "The preset for a MPI developer build on a Nix system, with tests",
	    "inherits": ["base", "Release", "MPI-base", "nix"]
	},
	{
	    "name": "MPI-Debug-nix",
	    "displayName": "MPI Debug Nix Build",
	    "description": "The preset for a MPI debug build on a Nix system, with tests",
	    "inherits": ["base", "Debug", "MPI-base", "nix"]
	},

	{
	    "name": "CLI",
	    "displayName": "CLI Build",
	    "description": "The preset for a CLI developer build with tests",
	    "inherits": ["base", "Release"]
	},
	{
	    "name": "CLI-Release",
	    "displayName": "CLI Release Build",
	    "description": "The preset for a CLI production build without tests",
	    "inherits": ["base", "Release"]
	},
	{
	    "name": "CLI-Debug",
	    "displayName": "CLI Debug Build",
	    "description": "The preset for a CLI debug build with tests",
	    "inherits": ["base", "Debug"]
	},
	{
	    "name": "CLI-nix",
	    "displayName": "CLI Nix Build",
	    "description": "The preset for a CLI developer build on a Nix system with tests",
	    "inherits": ["base", "Release", "nix"]
	},
	{
	    "name": "CLI-Debug-nix",
	    "displayName": "CLI Debug Nix Build",
	    "description": "The preset for a CLI debug build on a Nix system with tests",
	    "inherits": ["base", "Debug", "nix"]
	},

        {
            "name": "SCARF",
            "displayName": "SCARF build",
            "description": "Best setup for SCARF",
	    "inherits" : ["MPI-Release"]
        }
    ]
}