# CMakeGraphVizOptions

The builtin graphviz support of CMake.

## Variables specific to the graphviz support

CMake can generate graphviz files, showing the dependencies between the targets in a project and also external libraries which are linked against. When CMake is run with the `--graphviz=foo.dot` option, it will produce:

- a `foo.dot` file showing all dependencies in the project

- a `foo.dot.<target>` file for each target, file showing on which other targets the respective target depends

- a `foo.dot.<target>.dependers` file, showing which other targets depend on the respective target

The different dependency types `PUBLIC`, `PRIVATE` and `INTERFACE` are represented as solid, dashed and dotted edges.

This can result in huge graphs. Using the file `CMakeGraphVizOptions.cmake` the look and content of the generated graphs can be influenced. This file is searched first in `CMAKE_BINARY_DIR` and then in `CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR`. If found, it is read and the variables set in it are used to adjust options for the generated graphviz files.

`GRAPHVIZ_GRAPH_TYPE`

  The graph type.

  - Mandatory : NO

  - Default : “digraph”

  Valid graph types are:

  - “graph” : Nodes are joined with lines

  - “digraph” : Nodes are joined with arrows showing direction

  - “strict graph” : Like “graph” but max one line between each node

  - “strict digraph” : Like “graph” but max one line between each node in each direction

`GRAPHVIZ_GRAPH_NAME`

  The graph name.

  - Mandatory : NO

  - Default : “GG”

`GRAPHVIZ_GRAPH_HEADER`

  The header written at the top of the graphviz file.

  - Mandatory : NO

  - Default : “node [n fontsize = “12”];”

`GRAPHVIZ_NODE_PREFIX`

  The prefix for each node in the graphviz file.

  - Mandatory : NO

  - Default : “node”

`GRAPHVIZ_EXECUTABLES`

  Set this to FALSE to exclude executables from the generated graphs.

  - Mandatory : NO

  - Default : TRUE

`GRAPHVIZ_STATIC_LIBS`

  Set this to FALSE to exclude static libraries from the generated graphs.

  - Mandatory : NO

  - Default : TRUE

`GRAPHVIZ_SHARED_LIBS`

  Set this to FALSE to exclude shared libraries from the generated graphs.

  - Mandatory : NO

  - Default : TRUE

`GRAPHVIZ_MODULE_LIBS`

  Set this to FALSE to exclude module libraries from the generated graphs.

  - Mandatory : NO

  - Default : TRUE

`GRAPHVIZ_EXTERNAL_LIBS`

  Set this to FALSE to exclude external libraries from the generated graphs.

  - Mandatory : NO

  - Default : TRUE

`GRAPHVIZ_IGNORE_TARGETS`

  A list of regular expressions for ignoring targets.

  - Mandatory : NO

  - Default : empty

`GRAPHVIZ_GENERATE_PER_TARGET`

  Set this to FALSE to exclude per target graphs `foo.dot.<target>`.

  - Mandatory : NO

  - Default : TRUE

`GRAPHVIZ_GENERATE_DEPENDERS`

  Set this to FALSE to exclude depender graphs `foo.dot.<target>.dependers`.

  - Mandatory : NO

  - Default : TRUE