Build the CLI binary app from a local source repository

Source codeSource code

CatBoost source code is stored as a Git repository on GitHub at https://github.com/catboost/catboost/. You can obtain a local copy of this Git repository by running the following command from a command line interpreter (you need to have Git command line tools installed):

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

Build using CMakeBuild using CMake

Build catboost target. See Build native artifacts.

Build using Ya MakeBuild using Ya Make

1. Setup build environment

2. Open the catboost/catboost/app directory from the local copy of the CatBoost repository.

3. Run the following command:

   ../../ya make -r [optional parameters]
   

   Parameter	Description
   -DCUDA_ROOT	The path to CUDA. This parameter is required to support training on GPU.
   -DHAVE_CUDA=no	Disable CUDA support. This speeds up compilation. By default, the package is built with CUDA support if CUDA Toolkit is installed.
   -o	The directory to output the compiled package to. By default, the current directory is used.