Is it possible build googletest without Visual Studio?

[StanleyWu8787]

I follow https://github.com/google/googletest/blob/main/googletest/README.md

There is a part about windows:

If you use Windows and have Visual Studio installed, a gtest.sln file and several .vcproj files will be created. You can then build them using Visual Studio.

My question is can we build googletest without Visual Studio?
There is no any information about this question.

And there is no Makefile after cmake ..

Thanks for your help!

[Shriharsh-Deshmukh]

Yes, you can build GoogleTest without Visual Studio by using CMake with a different generator. For example, on Windows, you can use MinGW or another compatible toolchain.

1. Generate Makefiles:

   cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" ..

2. Build Using MinGW:

   mingw32-make

This process avoids using Visual Studio and relies on MinGW to build GoogleTest.

[StanleyWu8787]

Thanks for answer.