Configuring an c++ OpenCV project with Cmake - opencv

Question

I consider this a fundamental step for creating projects that use OpenCV libraries so you don't need to manually include all the libraries. There is not detailed information on this topic, at least for a newbie that just wants to use OpenCV as soon as posible, so:
Which is the easiest and scalable way to create a multiplatform c++ OpenCV with Cmake?

Answer 1

First: create a folder Project containing two subfolders src and include, and a file called CMakeLists.txt.
Second: Put your cpp inside the src folder and your headers in the include folders.
Third: Your CMakeLists.txt should look like this:
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
PROJECT (name)
find_package(OpenCV REQUIRED )
set( NAME_SRC
src/main.cpp
)
set( NAME_HEADERS
include/header.h
)
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include )
link_directories( ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
add_executable( name ${NAME_SRC} ${NAME_HEADERS} )
target_link_libraries( sample_pcTest ${OpenCV_LIBS} )
Fourth: Open CMake GUI and select the root folder as input and create a build folder for the output. Click configure, then generate, and choose the generator (VisualStudio, Eclipse, ...)

Answer 2

I am using opencv3.0 and cmake3.8,
config below work for me!
######## A simple cmakelists.txt file for OpenCV() #############
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
PROJECT(word)
FIND_PACKAGE( OpenCV REQUIRED )
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${OpenCV_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
ADD_EXECUTABLE(word main.c)
TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES (word ${OpenCV_LIBS})
########### end ####################################