CMake predefined build configurations

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CMake projects are supported in Visual Studio 2017 and later.

In a CMake project, build configurations are stored in a CMakeSettings.json file. When you choose Manage Configurations from the build configuration dropdown in the main toolbar, a dialog appears that shows the default CMake configurations available in Visual Studio:

  • x86 Debug
  • x86 Release
  • x64 Debug
  • x64 Release
  • Linux-Debug
  • Linux-Release
  • IoT Debug
  • IoT Release
  • MinGW Debug
  • MinGW Release

When you choose a configuration, it's added to the CMakeSettings.json file in the project's root folder. You can then use it to build your project. For information about the configuration properties, see CMakeSettings reference.

Linux predefined build configurations:

{
      "name": "Linux-Debug",
      "generator": "Unix Makefiles",
      "remoteMachineName": "user@host",
      "configurationType": "Debug",
      "remoteCMakeListsRoot": "/var/tmp/src/${workspaceHash}/${name}",
      "cmakeExecutable": "/usr/local/bin/cmake",
      "buildRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\install\\${name}",
      "remoteBuildRoot": "/var/tmp/build/${workspaceHash}/build/${name}",
      "remoteInstallRoot": "/var/tmp/build/${workspaceHash}/install/${name}",
      "remoteCopySources": true,
      "remoteCopySourcesOutputVerbosity": "Normal",
      "remoteCopySourcesConcurrentCopies": "10",
      "remoteCopySourcesMethod": "rsync",
      "remoteCopySourcesExclusionList": [
        ".vs",
        ".git"
      ],
      "rsyncCommandArgs": "-t --delete --delete-excluded",
      "remoteCopyBuildOutput": false,
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "inheritEnvironments": [
        "linux_x64"
      ]
}

{
      "name": "Linux-Release",
      "generator": "Unix Makefiles",
      "remoteMachineName": "${defaultRemoteMachineName}",
      "configurationType": "RelWithDebInfo",
      "remoteCMakeListsRoot": "/var/tmp/src/${workspaceHash}/${name}",
      "cmakeExecutable": "/usr/local/bin/cmake",
      "buildRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\install\\${name}",
      "remoteBuildRoot": "/var/tmp/build/${workspaceHash}/build/${name}",
      "remoteInstallRoot": "/var/tmp/build/${workspaceHash}/install/${name}",
      "remoteCopySources": true,
      "remoteCopySourcesOutputVerbosity": "Normal",
      "remoteCopySourcesConcurrentCopies": "10",
      "remoteCopySourcesMethod": "rsync",
      "remoteCopySourcesExclusionList": [
        ".vs",
        ".git"
      ],
      "rsyncCommandArgs": "-t --delete --delete-excluded",
      "remoteCopyBuildOutput": false,
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "inheritEnvironments": [
        "linux_x64"
      ]
},

You can use these optional settings for more control:

{
      "remotePrebuildCommand": "",
      "remotePreGenerateCommand": "",
      "remotePostbuildCommand": "",
}

These options allow you to run commands on the remote system before and after building, and before CMake generation. The values can be any command that is valid on the remote system. The output is piped back to Visual Studio.

IoT predefined build configurations

{
      "name": "IoT-Debug",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "configurationType": "Debug",
      "inheritEnvironments": [
        "gcc-arm"
      ],
      "buildRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "-v",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "intelliSenseMode": "linux-gcc-arm",
      "variables": [
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_C_COMPILER",
          "value": "arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe"
        },
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER",
          "value": "arm-none-eabi-g++.exe"
        },
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_C_FLAGS",
          "value": "-nostartfiles"
        },
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS",
          "value": "-nostartfiles -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions"
        },
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD",
          "value": "14"
        },
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME",
          "value": "Generic"
        },
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR",
          "value": "arm"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "IoT-Release",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "configurationType": "Release",
      "inheritEnvironments": [
        "gcc-arm"
      ],
      "buildRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "-v",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "intelliSenseMode": "linux-gcc-arm",
      "variables": [
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_C_COMPILER",
          "value": "arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe"
        },
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER",
          "value": "arm-none-eabi-g++.exe"
        },
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_C_FLAGS",
          "value": "-nostartfiles"
        },
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS",
          "value": "-nostartfiles -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions"
        },
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD",
          "value": "14"
        },
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME",
          "value": "Generic"
        },
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR",
          "value": "arm"
        }
      ]
    }

MinGW predefined build configurations

{
      "environments": [
        {
          "MINGW64_ROOT": "C:\\msys64\\mingw64",
          "BIN_ROOT": "${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\bin",
          "FLAVOR": "x86_64-w64-mingw32",
          "TOOLSET_VERSION": "7.3.0",
          "PATH": "${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\bin;${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\..\\usr\\local\\bin;${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\..\\usr\\bin;${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\..\\bin;${env.PATH}",
          "INCLUDE": "${env.INCLUDE};${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\include\\c++\\${env.TOOLSET_VERSION};${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\include\\c++\\${env.TOOLSET_VERSION}\\tr1;${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\include\\c++\\${env.TOOLSET_VERSION}\\${env.FLAVOR}",
          "environment": "mingw_64"
        }
      ],
      "name": "Mingw64-Debug",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "configurationType": "Debug",
      "inheritEnvironments": [
        "mingw_64"
      ],
      "buildRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "-v",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "intelliSenseMode": "linux-gcc-x64",
      "variables": [
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_C_COMPILER",
          "value": "${env.BIN_ROOT}\\gcc.exe"
        },
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER",
          "value": "${env.BIN_ROOT}\\g++.exe"
        }
      ]
    }

{
      "environments": [
        {
          "MINGW64_ROOT": "C:\\msys64\\mingw64",
          "BIN_ROOT": "${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\bin",
          "FLAVOR": "x86_64-w64-mingw32",
          "TOOLSET_VERSION": "7.3.0",
          "PATH": "${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\bin;${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\..\\usr\\local\\bin;${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\..\\usr\\bin;${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\..\\bin;${env.PATH}",
          "INCLUDE": "${env.INCLUDE};${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\include\\c++\\${env.TOOLSET_VERSION};${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\include\\c++\\${env.TOOLSET_VERSION}\\tr1;${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\include\\c++\\${env.TOOLSET_VERSION}\\${env.FLAVOR}",
          "environment": "mingw_64"
        }
      ],
      "name": "Mingw64-Release",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "configurationType": "RelWithDebInfo",
      "inheritEnvironments": [
        "mingw_64"
      ],
      "buildRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "-v",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "intelliSenseMode": "linux-gcc-x64",
      "variables": [
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_C_COMPILER",
          "value": "${env.BIN_ROOT}\\gcc.exe"
        },
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER",
          "value": "${env.BIN_ROOT}\\g++.exe"
        }
      ]
    }

x86-64 predefined build configurations

    {
      "name": "x86-Debug",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "configurationType": "Debug",
      "inheritEnvironments": [
        "msvc_x86"
      ],
      "buildRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "-v",
      "ctestCommandArgs": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "x86-Release",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "configurationType": "RelWithDebInfo",
      "inheritEnvironments": [
        "msvc_x86"
      ],
      "buildRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "-v",
      "ctestCommandArgs": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "x64-Debug",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "configurationType": "Debug",
      "inheritEnvironments": [
        "msvc_x64_x64"
      ],
      "buildRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "-v",
      "ctestCommandArgs": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "x64-Release",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "configurationType": "RelWithDebInfo",
      "inheritEnvironments": [
        "msvc_x64_x64"
      ],
      "buildRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "-v",
      "ctestCommandArgs": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "x86-Release2",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "configurationType": "RelWithDebInfo",
      "inheritEnvironments": [
        "msvc_x86"
      ],
      "buildRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${env.USERPROFILE}\\CMakeBuilds\\${workspaceHash}\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "-v",
      "ctestCommandArgs": ""
    }
  ]
}

In a CMake project, build configurations are stored in a CMakeSettings.json file. When you choose Manage Configurations from the build configuration dropdown in the main toolbar, a dialog appears that shows the default CMake configurations available in Visual Studio:

  • x86 Debug
  • x86 Clang Debug
  • x86 Release
  • x86 Clang Release
  • x64 Debug
  • x64 Clang Debug
  • x64 Release
  • x64 Clang Release
  • Linux-Debug
  • Linux-Release
  • Linux-Clang-Debug
  • Linux-Clang-Release
  • Existing Cache (remote)
  • Existing Cache
  • MinGW Debug
  • MinGW Release
  • WSL Debug
  • WSL Release
  • WSL Clang Debug
  • WSL Clang Release
  • Clang

When you choose a configuration, it's added to the CMakeSettings.json file in the project's root folder. You can then use it to build your project.

{
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "x64-Debug",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "configurationType": "Release",
      "inheritEnvironments": [ "msvc_x64_x64" ],
      "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "-v",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "variables": []
    },
    {
      "name": "Linux-Debug",
      "generator": "Unix Makefiles",
      "configurationType": "Release",
      "cmakeExecutable": "/usr/bin/cmake",
      "remoteCopySourcesExclusionList": [ ".vs", ".git", "out" ],
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "inheritEnvironments": [ "linux_x64" ],
      "remoteMachineName": "${defaultRemoteMachineName}",
      "remoteCMakeListsRoot": "$HOME/.vs/${projectDirName}/${workspaceHash}/src",
      "remoteBuildRoot": "$HOME/.vs/${projectDirName}/${workspaceHash}/out/build/${name}",
      "remoteInstallRoot": "$HOME/.vs/${projectDirName}/${workspaceHash}/out/install/${name}",
      "remoteCopySources": true,
      "rsyncCommandArgs": "-t --delete --delete-excluded",
      "remoteCopyBuildOutput": false,
      "remoteCopySourcesMethod": "rsync",
      "addressSanitizerRuntimeFlags": "detect_leaks=0",
      "variables": []
    },
    {
      "name": "Linux-Release",
      "generator": "Unix Makefiles",
      "configurationType": "RelWithDebInfo",
      "cmakeExecutable": "/usr/bin/cmake",
      "remoteCopySourcesExclusionList": [ ".vs", ".git", "out" ],
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "inheritEnvironments": [ "linux_x64" ],
      "remoteMachineName": "${defaultRemoteMachineName}",
      "remoteCMakeListsRoot": "$HOME/.vs/${projectDirName}/${workspaceHash}/src",
      "remoteBuildRoot": "$HOME/.vs/${projectDirName}/${workspaceHash}/out/build/${name}",
      "remoteInstallRoot": "$HOME/.vs/${projectDirName}/${workspaceHash}/out/install/${name}",
      "remoteCopySources": true,
      "rsyncCommandArgs": "-t --delete --delete-excluded",
      "remoteCopyBuildOutput": false,
      "remoteCopySourcesMethod": "rsync",
      "addressSanitizerRuntimeFlags": "detect_leaks=0",
      "variables": []
    },
    {
      "name": "Linux-Clang-Debug",
      "generator": "Unix Makefiles",
      "configurationType": "Debug",
      "cmakeExecutable": "/usr/bin/cmake",
      "remoteCopySourcesExclusionList": [ ".vs", ".git", "out" ],
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "inheritEnvironments": [ "linux_clang_x64" ],
      "remoteMachineName": "${defaultRemoteMachineName}",
      "remoteCMakeListsRoot": "$HOME/.vs/${projectDirName}/${workspaceHash}/src",
      "remoteBuildRoot": "$HOME/.vs/${projectDirName}/${workspaceHash}/out/build/${name}",
      "remoteInstallRoot": "$HOME/.vs/${projectDirName}/${workspaceHash}/out/install/${name}",
      "remoteCopySources": true,
      "rsyncCommandArgs": "-t --delete --delete-excluded",
      "remoteCopyBuildOutput": false,
      "remoteCopySourcesMethod": "rsync",
      "addressSanitizerRuntimeFlags": "detect_leaks=0",
      "variables": []
    },
    {
      "name": "Linux-Clang-Release",
      "generator": "Unix Makefiles",
      "configurationType": "RelWithDebInfo",
      "cmakeExecutable": "/usr/bin/cmake",
      "remoteCopySourcesExclusionList": [ ".vs", ".git", "out" ],
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "inheritEnvironments": [ "linux_clang_x64" ],
      "remoteMachineName": "${defaultRemoteMachineName}",
      "remoteCMakeListsRoot": "$HOME/.vs/${projectDirName}/${workspaceHash}/src",
      "remoteBuildRoot": "$HOME/.vs/${projectDirName}/${workspaceHash}/out/build/${name}",
      "remoteInstallRoot": "$HOME/.vs/${projectDirName}/${workspaceHash}/out/install/${name}",
      "remoteCopySources": true,
      "rsyncCommandArgs": "-t --delete --delete-excluded",
      "remoteCopyBuildOutput": false,
      "remoteCopySourcesMethod": "rsync",
      "addressSanitizerRuntimeFlags": "detect_leaks=0",
      "variables": []
    },
    {
      "name": "Existing Cache (Remote)",
      "cacheRoot": "",
      "remoteCopySourcesExclusionList": [ ".vs", ".git", "out" ],
      "inheritEnvironments": [ "linux_x64" ],
      "remoteMachineName": "${defaultRemoteMachineName}",
      "remoteCopySources": false,
      "rsyncCommandArgs": "-t --delete --delete-excluded",
      "remoteCopyBuildOutput": false,
      "remoteCopySourcesMethod": "rsync",
      "addressSanitizerRuntimeFlags": "detect_leaks=0",
      "variables": []
    },
    {
      "name": "Mingw64-Debug",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "configurationType": "Debug",
      "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${projectDir\\out\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "-v",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "inheritEnvironments": [ "mingw_64" ],
      "environments": [
        {
          "MINGW64_ROOT": "C:\\msys64\\mingw64",
          "BIN_ROOT": "${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\bin",
          "FLAVOR": "x86_64-w64-mingw32",
          "TOOLSET_VERSION": "7.3.0",
          "PATH": "${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\bin;${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\..\\usr\\local\\bin;${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\..\\usr\\bin;${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\..\\bin;${env.PATH}",
          "INCLUDE": "${env.INCLUDE};${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\include\\c++\\${env.TOOLSET_VERSION};${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\include\\c++\\${env.TOOLSET_VERSION}\\tr1;${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\include\\c++\\${env.TOOLSET_VERSION}\\${env.FLAVOR}",
          "environment": "mingw_64"
        }
      ],
      "variables": [
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_C_COMPILER",
          "value": "${env.BIN_ROOT}\\gcc.exe",
          "type": "STRING"
        },
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER",
          "value": "${env.BIN_ROOT}\\g++.exe",
          "type": "STRING"
        }
      ],
      "intelliSenseMode": "linux-gcc-x64"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mingw64-Release",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "configurationType": "RelWithDebInfo",
      "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${projectDir\\out\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "-v",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "inheritEnvironments": [ "mingw_64" ],
      "environments": [
        {
          "MINGW64_ROOT": "C:\\msys64\\mingw64",
          "BIN_ROOT": "${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\bin",
          "FLAVOR": "x86_64-w64-mingw32",
          "TOOLSET_VERSION": "7.3.0",
          "PATH": "${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\bin;${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\..\\usr\\local\\bin;${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\..\\usr\\bin;${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\..\\bin;${env.PATH}",
          "INCLUDE": "${env.INCLUDE};${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\include\\c++\\${env.TOOLSET_VERSION};${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\include\\c++\\${env.TOOLSET_VERSION}\\tr1;${env.MINGW64_ROOT}\\include\\c++\\${env.TOOLSET_VERSION}\\${env.FLAVOR}",
          "environment": "mingw_64"
        }
      ],
      "variables": [
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_C_COMPILER",
          "value": "${env.BIN_ROOT}\\gcc.exe",
          "type": "STRING"
        },
        {
          "name": "CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER",
          "value": "${env.BIN_ROOT}\\g++.exe",
          "type": "STRING"
        }
      ],
      "intelliSenseMode": "linux-gcc-x64"
    },
    {
      "name": "x64-Release",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "configurationType": "RelWithDebInfo",
      "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "-v",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "inheritEnvironments": [ "msvc_x64_x64" ],
      "variables": []
    },
    {
      "name": "x86-Debug",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "configurationType": "Debug",
      "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "-v",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "inheritEnvironments": [ "msvc_x86" ],
      "variables": []
    },
    {
      "name": "x86-Release",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "configurationType": "RelWithDebInfo",
      "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "-v",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "inheritEnvironments": [ "msvc_x86" ],
      "variables": []
    },
    {
      "name": "x86-Clang-Debug",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "configurationType": "Debug",
      "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "-v",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "inheritEnvironments": [ "clang_cl_x86" ],
      "variables": []
    },
    {
      "name": "x86-Clang-Release",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "configurationType": "RelWithDebInfo",
      "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "-v",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "inheritEnvironments": [ "clang_cl_x86" ],
      "variables": []
    },
    {
      "name": "Existing Cache",
      "cacheRoot": "",
      "inheritEnvironments": [],
      "variables": []
    },
    {
      "name": "WSL-Debug",
      "generator": "Unix Makefiles",
      "configurationType": "Debug",
      "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeExecutable": "/usr/bin/cmake",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "inheritEnvironments": [ "linux_x64" ],
      "wslPath": "${defaultWSLPath}",
      "addressSanitizerRuntimeFlags": "detect_leaks=0",
      "variables": []
    },
    {
      "name": "WSL-Release",
      "generator": "Unix Makefiles",
      "configurationType": "RelWithDebInfo",
      "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeExecutable": "/usr/bin/cmake",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "inheritEnvironments": [ "linux_x64" ],
      "wslPath": "${defaultWSLPath}",
      "addressSanitizerRuntimeFlags": "detect_leaks=0",
      "variables": []
    },
    {
      "name": "WSL-Clang-Debug",
      "generator": "Unix Makefiles",
      "configurationType": "Debug",
      "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeExecutable": "/usr/bin/cmake",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "inheritEnvironments": [ "linux_clang_x64" ],
      "wslPath": "${defaultWSLPath}",
      "addressSanitizerRuntimeFlags": "detect_leaks=0",
      "variables": []
    },
    {
      "name": "WSL-Clang-Release",
      "generator": "Unix Makefiles",
      "configurationType": "RelWithDebInfo",
      "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
      "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeExecutable": "/usr/bin/cmake",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "inheritEnvironments": [ "linux_clang_x64" ],
      "wslPath": "${defaultWSLPath}",
      "addressSanitizerRuntimeFlags": "detect_leaks=0",
      "variables": []
    }
  ]
}

See also

CMake Projects in Visual Studio
Configure a Linux CMake project
Connect to your remote Linux computer
Configure CMake debugging sessions
Deploy, run, and debug your Linux project
CMake predefined configuration reference