How to fix CMake Error: Cannot find source file: *.cpp

Problem:

You are trying to build your CMake-based project using a CMakeLists.txt like

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
project(my_project)

add_executable(my_project *.cpp)

Solution

You can’t use the glob pattern *.cpp directly in add_executable(). You need to use file(GLOB ...) in order to set a variable, which you can then use in add_executable():

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
project(my_project)

file(GLOB SRC_FILES *.cpp)
add_executable(my_project ${SRC_FILES})