1. navigate to the directory where you would like your build to be placed
2. call cmake, and supply the root directory of the source directory as the parameter (specifically, the location of the CMakeLists.txt file)
3. afterwards, simply type make, and everything should hopefully work...

e.g. Your source directory

• some_dir\ngs_aligner\src

• some_dir\ngs_aligner\build

In some_dir\ngs_aligner\build, simply type:

• cmake ..\src

Side note, to optimize the speed of your program, you can do a "Release" build (using the above example):

• navigate to the build directory
• type ccmake ..\src (note extra c)
• You should obtain an option screen
• Move to CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE, press [enter] to edit
  • Type "Release", [enter] to finish
• Hit [c] to confirm the change
• Hit [q] to quit
• type make as usual...
  • If all went well, your program is not optimized, and may run faster