I’ve built a small third-party CMake module called CMakeDependencyDiagram that helps you explore and understand your project’s build dependencies.
It works by leveraging CMake’s --graphviz output and turning it into an interactive minimal web page. Instead of staring at a static .dot file, you can click around, zoom, and navigate the dependency graph right in your browser.
Highlights:
Drop-in CMake module – no modifications to your project sources required.
Uses Graphviz for layout, outputs HTML/JS for exploration.
Helps track down circular dependencies, see build structure at a glance, and onboard new devs faster.
No external server needed – the generated HTML is self-contained and can be opened locally or shared.
It works by leveraging CMake’s --graphviz output and turning it into an interactive minimal web page. Instead of staring at a static .dot file, you can click around, zoom, and navigate the dependency graph right in your browser.
Highlights:
Drop-in CMake module – no modifications to your project sources required.
Uses Graphviz for layout, outputs HTML/JS for exploration.
Helps track down circular dependencies, see build structure at a glance, and onboard new devs faster.
No external server needed – the generated HTML is self-contained and can be opened locally or shared.
Repo: https://github.com/renn0xtek9/CMakeDependencyDiagram
Feedback, suggestions, and contributions welcome!