Build the binary with CMake

Dependencies and requirements

Make sure you have the following installed:

1. CMake, version 3.15 or higher
2. Python with development headers installed, version 3.6 or higher
3. For Linux and Windows - CUDA, version 11.0 or higher
4. Conan, most recent versions are preferable

Building steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/catboost/catboost.git
   

2. Go to the root directory of the CatBoost repository local copy.

3. Run CMake with the appropriate build type and specifying Python3_ROOT_DIR, e.g.:

   cmake ./ -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPython3_ROOT_DIR=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.10/
   

4. Build the binary from the generated makefiles:

   cmake --build catboost
   

The output directory for the binary is ./catboost/catboost/app.