# The project name is rather unimportant and you can name it anything you want. To do that, create a file called CMakeLists.txt in the main folder and paste the following content in there: Next, we will set up a CMake project definition.

To check whether you extracted the files in the correct location, make sure that the paths gmod-headers/include and gmod-headers/examples are present in the main folder. You will have to replace that name accordingly if you chose something different. While you can name it freely, for this guide I will use gmod-headers as the name of the subfolder. Now, download a copy of the headers into a subfolder of the main folder. This will contain all the files related to your module and will be referred to as 'main folder' from now on. They will provide your project with information about how to interface with the game and set a few common settings for compiling the module.įirst, create an empty folder. If you don't want to use an IDE you can also build the module manually, but that approach will not be detailed in this guide. If you want to use an IDE, you should be able to choose any as long as it has support for CMake projects (Visual Studio, CLion, etc.).

You can install both through either the Visual Studio Installer ('Desktop development with C++' in Visual Studio 2019) on Windows, Xcode/homebrew on macOS, or by using your favorite package manager on Linux.įor CMake, downloads are also available on the CMake website. Dependenciesīinary Modules only need CMake and a C++ compiler for building. Binary modules allow you to extend Lua's functionality using C++.

Gmod file exists in two addons