[doc] prefer 'cmake -B' and 'cmake --build' everywhere (#10717)

demo/rmm_plugin/README.rst

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ run CMake with option ``-DPLUGIN_RMM=ON`` (``-DUSE_CUDA=ON`` also required):
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-  cmake .. -DUSE_CUDA=ON -DUSE_NCCL=ON -DPLUGIN_RMM=ON
+  cmake -B build -S . -DUSE_CUDA=ON -DUSE_NCCL=ON -DPLUGIN_RMM=ON
-  make -j$(nproc)
+  cmake --build build -j$(nproc)
 
 CMake will attempt to locate the RMM library in your build environment. You may choose to build
 RMM from the source, or install it using the Conda package manager. If CMake cannot find RMM, you
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ should specify the location of RMM with the CMake prefix:
 .. code-block:: sh
 
   # If using Conda:
-  cmake .. -DUSE_CUDA=ON -DUSE_NCCL=ON -DPLUGIN_RMM=ON -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$CONDA_PREFIX
+  cmake -B build -S . -DUSE_CUDA=ON -DUSE_NCCL=ON -DPLUGIN_RMM=ON -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$CONDA_PREFIX
   # If using RMM installed with a custom location
-  cmake .. -DUSE_CUDA=ON -DUSE_NCCL=ON -DPLUGIN_RMM=ON -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/path/to/rmm
+  cmake -B build -S . -DUSE_CUDA=ON -DUSE_NCCL=ON -DPLUGIN_RMM=ON -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/path/to/rmm
 
 ********************************
 Informing XGBoost about RMM pool

doc/build.rst

@@ -68,10 +68,8 @@ After obtaining the source code, one builds XGBoost by running CMake:
 .. code-block:: bash
 
   cd xgboost
-  mkdir build
+  cmake -B build -S .
-  cd build
+  cmake --build build -j$(nproc)
-  cmake ..
-  make -j$(nproc)
 
 Building on MacOS
 =================
@@ -94,12 +92,10 @@ following from the root of the XGBoost directory:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-  mkdir build
+  cmake -B build -S . -G"Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64"
-  cd build
+  # for VS15: cmake -B build -S . -G"Visual Studio 15 2017" -A x64
-  cmake .. -G"Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64"
+  # for VS16: cmake -B build -S . -G"Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64
-  # for VS15: cmake .. -G"Visual Studio 15 2017" -A x64
+  cmake --build build --config Release
-  # for VS16: cmake .. -G"Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64
-  cmake --build . --config Release
 
 This specifies an out of source build using the Visual Studio 64 bit generator. (Change the ``-G`` option appropriately if you have a different version of Visual Studio installed.)
 
@@ -127,10 +123,8 @@ From the command line on Linux starting from the XGBoost directory:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-  mkdir build
+  cmake -B build -S . -DUSE_CUDA=ON
-  cd build
+  cmake --build build -j4
-  cmake .. -DUSE_CUDA=ON
-  make -j4
 
 .. note:: Specifying compute capability
 
@@ -142,10 +136,8 @@ From the command line on Linux starting from the XGBoost directory:
 
   .. code-block:: bash
 
-    mkdir build
+    cmake -B build -S . -DUSE_CUDA=ON -DUSE_NCCL=ON -DNCCL_ROOT=/path/to/nccl2
-    cd build
+    cmake --build build -j4
-    cmake .. -DUSE_CUDA=ON -DUSE_NCCL=ON -DNCCL_ROOT=/path/to/nccl2
-    make -j4
 
 Some additional flags are available for NCCL, ``BUILD_WITH_SHARED_NCCL`` enables building XGBoost with NCCL as a shared library, while ``USE_DLOPEN_NCCL`` enables XGBoost  to load NCCL at runtime using ``dlopen``.
 
@@ -153,9 +145,7 @@ On Windows, run CMake as follows:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-  mkdir build
+  cmake -B build -S . -G"Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 -DUSE_CUDA=ON
-  cd build
-  cmake .. -G"Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 -DUSE_CUDA=ON
 
 (Change the ``-G`` option appropriately if you have a different version of Visual Studio installed.)
 
@@ -163,7 +153,7 @@ The above cmake configuration run will create an ``xgboost.sln`` solution file i
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-  cmake --build . --target xgboost --config Release
+  cmake --buildbuild. --target xgboost --config Release
 
 To speed up compilation, run multiple jobs in parallel by appending option ``-- /MP``.
 
@@ -250,14 +240,11 @@ There are several ways to build and install the package from source:
 
   .. code-block:: bash
 
-    # Under xgboost source directory
-    mkdir build
-    cd build
     # Build shared library libxgboost.so
-    cmake .. -GNinja
+    cmake -B build -S . -GNinja
-    ninja
+    cmake --build build
     # Install as editable installation
-    cd ../python-package
+    cd ./python-package
     pip install -e .
 
 4. Use ``libxgboost.so`` on system path.
@@ -336,11 +323,8 @@ above snippet can be replaced by:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-  mkdir build
+  cmake -B build -S . -DR_LIB=ON
-  cd build
+  cmake --build build --target install -j$(nproc)
-  cmake .. -DR_LIB=ON
-  make -j$(nproc)
-  make install
 
 
 Installing the development version with Visual Studio (Windows)
@@ -368,10 +352,8 @@ Open the Command Prompt and navigate to the XGBoost directory, and then run the
 .. code-block:: bash
 
   cd C:\path\to\xgboost
-  mkdir build
+  cmake -B build -S . -G"Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 -DR_LIB=ON -DR_VERSION=4.0.0
-  cd build
+  cmake --build build --target install --config Release
-  cmake .. -G"Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 -DR_LIB=ON -DR_VERSION=4.0.0
-  cmake --build . --target install --config Release
 
 
 .. _r_gpu_support:
@@ -385,10 +367,8 @@ On Linux, starting from the XGBoost directory type:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-  mkdir build
+  cmake -B build -S . -DUSE_CUDA=ON -DR_LIB=ON
-  cd build
+  cmake --build build --target install -j$(nproc)
-  cmake .. -DUSE_CUDA=ON -DR_LIB=ON
-  make install -j$(nproc)
 
 When default target is used, an R package shared library would be built in the ``build`` area.
 The ``install`` target, in addition, assembles the package files with this shared library under ``build/R-package`` and runs ``R CMD INSTALL``.
@@ -413,10 +393,8 @@ Open the Command Prompt and navigate to the XGBoost directory, and then run the
 .. code-block:: bash
 
   cd C:\path\to\xgboost
-  mkdir build
+  cmake -B build -S . -G"Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 -DUSE_CUDA=ON -DR_LIB=ON -DR_VERSION=4.0.0
-  cd build
+  cmake --build build --target install --config Release
-  cmake .. -G"Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 -DUSE_CUDA=ON -DR_LIB=ON -DR_VERSION=4.0.0
-  cmake --build . --target install --config Release
 
 If CMake can't find your R during the configuration step, you might provide the location of R to CMake like this: ``-DLIBR_HOME="C:\Program Files\R\R-4.0.0"``.
 

doc/contrib/unit_tests.rst

@@ -130,10 +130,9 @@ To build and run C++ unit tests enable tests while running CMake:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-  mkdir build
+  cmake -B build -S . -GNinja -DGOOGLE_TEST=ON -DUSE_DMLC_GTEST=ON -DUSE_CUDA=ON -DUSE_NCCL=ON
-  cd build
+  cmake --build build
-  cmake -GNinja -DGOOGLE_TEST=ON -DUSE_DMLC_GTEST=ON -DUSE_CUDA=ON -DUSE_NCCL=ON ..
+  cd ./build
-  ninja
   ./testxgboost
 
 Flags like ``USE_CUDA``, ``USE_DMLC_GTEST`` are optional. For more info about how to build

doc/tutorials/c_api_tutorial.rst

@@ -26,14 +26,12 @@ Run the following commands on your terminal. The below commands will install the
     # clone the XGBoost repository & its submodules
     git clone --recursive https://github.com/dmlc/xgboost
     cd xgboost
-    mkdir build
-    cd build
     # Activate the Conda environment, into which we'll install XGBoost
     conda activate [env_name]
     # Build the compiled version of XGBoost inside the build folder
-    cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$CONDA_PREFIX
+    cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$CONDA_PREFIX
     # install XGBoost in your conda environment (usually under [your home directory]/miniconda3)
-    make install
+    cmake --build build --target install
 
 *********************************************************************
 Configure CMakeList.txt file of your application to link with XGBoost
@@ -55,14 +53,12 @@ To ensure that CMake can locate the XGBoost library, supply ``-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PAT
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-  # Navigate to the build directory for your application
-  cd build
   # Activate the Conda environment where we previously installed XGBoost
   conda activate [env_name]
   # Invoke CMake with CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
-  cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$CONDA_PREFIX
+  cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$CONDA_PREFIX
   # Build your application
-  make
+  cmake --build build
 
 ************************
 Useful Tips To Remember

plugin/sycl/README.md

@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ See also [Intel® oneAPI Programming Guide](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us
 From the ``xgboost`` directory, run:
 
 ```bash
-$ mkdir build
+$ cmake -B build -S . -DPLUGIN_SYCL=ON
-$ cd build
+$ cmake --build build -j
-$ cmake .. -DPLUGIN_SYCL=ON
+```
-$ make -j
-```