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xPack CMake v3.31.9-1 released

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Liviu Ionescu (ilg)
Liviu Ionescu (ilg)

Version 3.31.9-1 is a new release; it follows the upstream release.

The xPack CMake is a standalone cross-platform binary distribution of CMake.

There are separate binaries for Windows (x64), macOS (x64 and arm64) and GNU/Linux (x64 and arm64).

Raspberry Pi

The main targets for the GNU/Linux Arm binaries are the Raspberry Pi class devices (aarch64 only; armv6 and armv7l are no longer supported).

Download​

The binary files are available from GitHub Releases.

Prerequisites​

  • x64 Windows: Windows 7 with the Universal C Runtime (UCRT), Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11
  • x64 macOS: 11.0 or later
  • arm64 macOS: 11.0 or later
  • x64 GNU/Linux: any system with GLIBC 2.28 or higher (like Ubuntu 20 or later, Debian 10 or later, RedHat 8 or later, Fedora 29 or later, etc)
  • arm64 GNU/Linux: any system with GLIBC 2.28 or higher (like Raspberry Pi OS, Ubuntu 20 or later, Debian 10 or later, RedHat 8 or later, Fedora 29 or later, etc)

Install​

The easiest way to install this specific version, is by using xpm:

xpm install @xpack-dev-tools/cmake@3.31.9-1.1 -verbose

Comprehensive instructions for installing xPack CMake on different platforms can be found in the Install Guide.

Compliance​

The xPack CMake is based on the official CMake, with no changes.

The current version is based on:

  • CMake release 3.31.9 from 24 Sep 2025.

Changes​

  • none
tip

Starting with mid-2024 (v3.28.6-1), the patch to spawn processes on Windows via cmd.exe /c was no longer applied. The direct consequence is applications started via .cmd shim need to declare the .cmd extension explicitly (like ninja.cmd).

Bug fixes​

  • none

Enhancements​

  • none

Known problems​

  • none

Documentation​

The current CMake documentation is available online from:

Build​

The binaries for all supported platforms (Windows, macOS and GNU/Linux) were built using the xPack Build Box (XBB), a set of build environments based on slightly older distributions, that should be compatible with most recent systems.

For the prerequisites and more details on the build procedure, please see the Maintainer Info page.

CI tests​

Before publishing, a set of simple tests were performed on an exhaustive set of platforms. The results are available from:

Tests​

TBD

Checksums​

The SHA-256 hashes for the files are:

c9881cde73aeb457cfafc6baac483e90b5e152a38256ebd812e3373b4009e9fa
xpack-cmake-3.31.9-1-darwin-arm64.tar.gz

f7666cbd5667e044bc849efabc0c4cc418956b59c9293d74b5c5bff802ade828
xpack-cmake-3.31.9-1-darwin-x64.tar.gz

23754f32bf524c4425eb5b85b995ba33360d29bfc5771aecad47b428e489efeb
xpack-cmake-3.31.9-1-linux-arm64.tar.gz

76870fcbef9c618bff4d61b4b4dfffd8780aef7ea46a8478b2c81936c14106b6
xpack-cmake-3.31.9-1-linux-x64.tar.gz

fbb9233a1a16347ca58ae874d2c148a5744b9358607fe16abb665637a05567e3
xpack-cmake-3.31.9-1-win32-x64.zip

Folders hierarchy​

After install, the package creates a hierarchy of folders like the following (only the first two depth levels are shown):

C:> tree /f %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\xPacks\@{{packageScope}}\{{packageName}}\3.31.9-1.1\.content
Folder PATH listing
Volume serial number is B02D-925C
├── README.md
├── bin
│   ├── cmake.exe
│   ├── cmcldeps.exe
│   ├── cpack.exe
│   ├── ctest.exe
│   ├── libgcc_s_seh-1.dll
│   └── libstdc++-6.dll
├── distro-info
│   └── licenses
├── doc
│   └── cmake-3.30
└── share
  ├── aclocal
  ├── bash-completion
  ├── cmake-3.31
  ├── emacs
  └── vim

11 directories, 8 files

Deprecation notices​

GNU/Linux minimum requirements​

The minimum requirement is GLIBC 2.28, available starting with Ubuntu 20, Debian 10 and RedHat 8. Support for RedHat 7 was dropped in 2022. Support for Ubuntu 18 was dropped in 2025.

32-bit support​

Support for 32-bit x64 GNU/Linux and x64 Windows was dropped in 2022 and for 32-bit Arm GNU/Linux in 2025.

Pre-deprecation notice for x64 macOS​

Apple has discontinued support for the x64 (Intel) architecture. GitHub will no longer support this architecture on macOS after the macOS 15 runner image is retired in November 2027; building and testing x64 macOS binaries will become more difficult, requiring a self-hosted runner, and cannot be guaranteed in the long term.

You should begin migrating your projects to arm64-based (Apple Silicon) binaries to prepare for this possible deprecation.

Analytics​

Credit to Shields IO for the badges and to Somsubhra/github-release-stats for the individual file counters.