From 9cd5bec89ca0d24e878944eddff1ee26313d84d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: xantares <xantares09@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:33:00 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add an option to disable CLI executables

the cmake option BUILD_CLI_EXECUTABLES is added
---
 CMakeLists.txt                                |  1 +
 src/mlpack/methods/CMakeLists.txt             | 13 +++++++
 src/mlpack/methods/adaboost/CMakeLists.txt    |  8 +---
 src/mlpack/methods/cf/CMakeLists.txt          |  8 +---
 .../methods/decision_stump/CMakeLists.txt     |  9 +----
 src/mlpack/methods/det/CMakeLists.txt         | 10 +----
 src/mlpack/methods/emst/CMakeLists.txt        |  9 +----
 src/mlpack/methods/fastmks/CMakeLists.txt     | 10 ++---
 src/mlpack/methods/gmm/CMakeLists.txt         | 28 ++------------
 src/mlpack/methods/hmm/CMakeLists.txt         | 37 ++-----------------
 .../methods/hoeffding_trees/CMakeLists.txt    |  9 +----
 src/mlpack/methods/kernel_pca/CMakeLists.txt  |  9 +----
 src/mlpack/methods/kmeans/CMakeLists.txt      |  9 +----
 src/mlpack/methods/lars/CMakeLists.txt        |  8 +---
 .../methods/linear_regression/CMakeLists.txt  |  9 +----
 .../local_coordinate_coding/CMakeLists.txt    |  9 +----
 ...n.cpp => local_coordinate_coding_main.cpp} |  0
 .../logistic_regression/CMakeLists.txt        |  9 +----
 src/mlpack/methods/lsh/CMakeLists.txt         |  8 +---
 src/mlpack/methods/mean_shift/CMakeLists.txt  |  9 +----
 src/mlpack/methods/mvu/CMakeLists.txt         |  9 +----
 src/mlpack/methods/naive_bayes/CMakeLists.txt |  9 +----
 src/mlpack/methods/nca/CMakeLists.txt         |  8 +---
 .../methods/neighbor_search/CMakeLists.txt    | 16 +-------
 src/mlpack/methods/nmf/CMakeLists.txt         |  8 +---
 src/mlpack/methods/pca/CMakeLists.txt         |  9 +----
 src/mlpack/methods/perceptron/CMakeLists.txt  |  9 +----
 src/mlpack/methods/radical/CMakeLists.txt     |  9 +----
 .../methods/range_search/CMakeLists.txt       |  9 +----
 src/mlpack/methods/rann/CMakeLists.txt        |  8 +---
 .../methods/softmax_regression/CMakeLists.txt |  8 +---
 .../methods/sparse_coding/CMakeLists.txt      |  9 +----
 32 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 259 deletions(-)
 rename src/mlpack/methods/local_coordinate_coding/{lcc_main.cpp => local_coordinate_coding_main.cpp} (100%)

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 64ff308daa..6425ae2b10 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ enable_cxx11()
 
 # First, define all the compilation options.
 # We default to debugging mode for developers.
+option(BUILD_CLI_EXECUTABLES "Build command-line executables" ON)
 option(DEBUG "Compile with debugging information" ON)
 option(PROFILE "Compile with profiling information" ON)
 option(ARMA_EXTRA_DEBUG "Compile with extra Armadillo debugging symbols." OFF)
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/CMakeLists.txt
index be5dc80764..7e2fa33ac6 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+
+macro (add_cli_executable name)
+if (BUILD_CLI_EXECUTABLES)
+  add_executable(mlpack_${name}
+    ${name}_main.cpp
+  )
+  target_link_libraries(mlpack_${name}
+    mlpack
+  )
+  install(TARGETS mlpack_${name} RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+endif ()
+endmacro ()
+
 # Recurse into each method mlpack provides.
 set(DIRS
   adaboost
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/adaboost/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/adaboost/CMakeLists.txt
index 1a734dda93..af2c59a9bb 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/adaboost/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/adaboost/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,10 +16,4 @@ endforeach()
 # the parent scope).
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_adaboost
-  adaboost_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_adaboost
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_adaboost RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable (adaboost)
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/cf/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/cf/CMakeLists.txt
index 5b3c777cf6..30f5a4fb98 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/cf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/cf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,10 +17,4 @@ endforeach()
 # the parent scope).
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_cf
-  cf_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_cf
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_cf RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable (cf)
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/decision_stump/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/decision_stump/CMakeLists.txt
index c485f704dd..c0cb4bb42a 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/decision_stump/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/decision_stump/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,10 +16,5 @@ endforeach()
 # the parent scope).
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_decision_stump
-  decision_stump_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_decision_stump
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_decision_stump RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(decision_stump)
+
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/det/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/det/CMakeLists.txt
index b356db7344..73b0474eeb 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/det/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/det/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,12 +19,4 @@ endforeach()
 # append sources (with directory name) to list of all mlpack sources (used at the parent scope)
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-# executable
-add_executable(mlpack_det
-  det_main.cpp
-)
-# link dependencies of executable
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_det
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_det RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(det)
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/emst/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/emst/CMakeLists.txt
index 90817b9936..dfcc332253 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/emst/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/emst/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,10 +21,5 @@ endforeach()
 # the parent scope).
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_emst
-  emst_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_emst
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_emst RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(emst)
+
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/fastmks/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/fastmks/CMakeLists.txt
index e1524bb593..9f7c8f5673 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/fastmks/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/fastmks/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ endforeach()
 # the parent scope).
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_fastmks
-  fastmks_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_fastmks
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_fastmks RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(fastmks)
+
+
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/gmm/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/gmm/CMakeLists.txt
index 5587f99200..e443cc25ab 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/gmm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/gmm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,28 +21,6 @@ endforeach()
 # the parent scope).
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-# main executable, gmm
-add_executable(mlpack_gmm_train
-  gmm_train_main.cpp
-)
-
-# link dependencies of gmm
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_gmm_train
-  mlpack
-)
-
-add_executable(mlpack_gmm_generate
-  gmm_generate_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_gmm_generate
-  mlpack
-)
-
-add_executable(mlpack_gmm_probability
-  gmm_probability_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_gmm_probability
-  mlpack
-)
-
-install(TARGETS mlpack_gmm_train mlpack_gmm_generate mlpack_gmm_probability RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(gmm_train)
+add_cli_executable(gmm_generate)
+add_cli_executable(gmm_probability)
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/hmm/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/hmm/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d1dbd0d7b..245a2e5d39 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/hmm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/hmm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,37 +18,8 @@ endforeach()
 # the parent scope).
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_hmm_train
-  hmm_train_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_hmm_train
-  mlpack
-)
+add_cli_executable(hmm_train)
+add_cli_executable(hmm_loglik)
+add_cli_executable(hmm_viterbi)
+add_cli_executable(hmm_generate)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_hmm_loglik
-  hmm_loglik_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_hmm_loglik
-  mlpack
-)
-
-add_executable(mlpack_hmm_viterbi
-  hmm_viterbi_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_hmm_viterbi
-  mlpack
-)
-
-add_executable(mlpack_hmm_generate
-  hmm_generate_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_hmm_generate
-  mlpack
-)
-
-install(TARGETS
-    mlpack_hmm_train
-    mlpack_hmm_loglik
-    mlpack_hmm_viterbi
-    mlpack_hmm_generate
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/hoeffding_trees/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/hoeffding_trees/CMakeLists.txt
index 1420dbfc05..b43e1938ea 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/hoeffding_trees/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/hoeffding_trees/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,10 +26,5 @@ endforeach()
 # the parent scope).
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_hoeffding_tree
-  hoeffding_tree_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_hoeffding_tree
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_hoeffding_tree RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(hoeffding_tree)
+
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/kernel_pca/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/kernel_pca/CMakeLists.txt
index 55f1cadc9e..837aec78f6 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/kernel_pca/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/kernel_pca/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,10 +16,5 @@ set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
 add_subdirectory(kernel_rules)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_kernel_pca
-  kernel_pca_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_kernel_pca
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_kernel_pca RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(kernel_pca)
+
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/kmeans/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/kmeans/CMakeLists.txt
index 168373c576..2c3eafc666 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/kmeans/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/kmeans/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,11 +37,4 @@ endforeach()
 # the parent scope).
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-# The main K-Means executable.
-add_executable(mlpack_kmeans
-  kmeans_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_kmeans
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_kmeans RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(kmeans)
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/lars/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/lars/CMakeLists.txt
index 00c72e268e..938be8cfef 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/lars/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/lars/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,10 +14,4 @@ endforeach()
 # append sources (with directory name) to list of all mlpack sources (used at the parent scope)
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_lars
-  lars_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_lars
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_lars RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(lars)
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/linear_regression/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/linear_regression/CMakeLists.txt
index c4058d2dff..70270ae2af 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/linear_regression/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/linear_regression/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,10 +15,5 @@ endforeach()
 # the parent scope)
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_linear_regression
-  linear_regression_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_linear_regression
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_linear_regression RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(linear_regression)
+
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/local_coordinate_coding/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/local_coordinate_coding/CMakeLists.txt
index ca3495e490..67db549551 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/local_coordinate_coding/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/local_coordinate_coding/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,10 +18,5 @@ endforeach()
 # append sources (with directory name) to list of all mlpack sources (used at the parent scope)
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_local_coordinate_coding
-  lcc_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_local_coordinate_coding
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_local_coordinate_coding RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(local_coordinate_coding)
+
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/local_coordinate_coding/lcc_main.cpp b/src/mlpack/methods/local_coordinate_coding/local_coordinate_coding_main.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/mlpack/methods/local_coordinate_coding/lcc_main.cpp
rename to src/mlpack/methods/local_coordinate_coding/local_coordinate_coding_main.cpp
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/logistic_regression/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/logistic_regression/CMakeLists.txt
index 5b384dc3d8..50906c2540 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/logistic_regression/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/logistic_regression/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,10 +17,5 @@ endforeach()
 # the parent scope)
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_logistic_regression
-  logistic_regression_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_logistic_regression
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_logistic_regression RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(logistic_regression)
+
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/lsh/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/lsh/CMakeLists.txt
index 4324100e3e..3540e04c7b 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/lsh/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/lsh/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,10 +17,4 @@ set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
 # The code to compute the approximate neighbor for the given query and reference
 # sets with p-stable LSH.
-add_executable(mlpack_lsh
-  lsh_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_lsh
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_lsh RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(lsh)
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/mean_shift/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/mean_shift/CMakeLists.txt
index da74e0edf8..7e32c34f86 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/mean_shift/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/mean_shift/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,11 +14,4 @@ endforeach()
 # the parent scope).
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-# The main K-Means executable.
-add_executable(mlpack_mean_shift
-  mean_shift_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_mean_shift
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_mean_shift RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(mean_shift)
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/mvu/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/mvu/CMakeLists.txt
index a208a14142..187b48e2b6 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/mvu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/mvu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,10 +14,5 @@ endforeach()
 # the parent scope).
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mvu
-  mvu_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mvu
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mvu RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(mvu)
+
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/naive_bayes/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/naive_bayes/CMakeLists.txt
index 05f87fc726..edeb9b49e9 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/naive_bayes/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/naive_bayes/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,10 +14,5 @@ endforeach()
 # the parent scope).
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_nbc
-  nbc_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_nbc
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_nbc RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(nbc)
+
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/nca/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/nca/CMakeLists.txt
index d49c63bcfb..0854a93756 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/nca/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/nca/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,10 +16,4 @@ endforeach()
 # the parent scope).
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_nca
-  nca_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_nca
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_nca RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable (nca)
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/neighbor_search/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/neighbor_search/CMakeLists.txt
index fbf672fe5f..dd26eeba80 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/neighbor_search/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/neighbor_search/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,18 +29,6 @@ endforeach()
 # the parent scope).
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_allknn
-  allknn_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_allknn
-  mlpack
-)
+add_cli_executable(allknn)
+add_cli_executable(allkfn)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_allkfn
-  allkfn_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_allkfn
-  mlpack
-)
-
-install(TARGETS mlpack_allknn mlpack_allkfn RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/nmf/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/nmf/CMakeLists.txt
index 71a33ed4c4..8a29289607 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/nmf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/nmf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-add_executable(mlpack_nmf
-  nmf_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_nmf
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_nmf RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(nmf)
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/pca/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/pca/CMakeLists.txt
index 258e022a3f..a60462a6d1 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/pca/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/pca/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,10 +14,5 @@ endforeach()
 # the parent scope).
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_pca
-  pca_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_pca
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_pca RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(pca)
+
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/perceptron/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/perceptron/CMakeLists.txt
index 3f91c84939..75c002a3c9 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/perceptron/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/perceptron/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,11 +19,4 @@ set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 add_subdirectory(initialization_methods)
 add_subdirectory(learning_policies)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_perceptron
-  perceptron_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_perceptron
-  mlpack
-)
-
-install(TARGETS mlpack_perceptron RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(perceptron)
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/radical/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/radical/CMakeLists.txt
index 1729b3a9f5..c1101c0ded 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/radical/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/radical/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,10 +13,5 @@ endforeach()
 # append sources (with directory name) to list of all mlpack sources (used at the parent scope)
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_radical
-  radical_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_radical
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_radical RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(radical)
+
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/range_search/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/range_search/CMakeLists.txt
index 54f96213f0..0195877ad6 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/range_search/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/range_search/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,10 +20,5 @@ endforeach()
 # the parent scope).
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_range_search
-  range_search_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_range_search
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_range_search RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(range_search)
+
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/rann/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/rann/CMakeLists.txt
index 9cccfcc13e..2effb36411 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/rann/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/rann/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,10 +36,4 @@ set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
 # The code to compute the rank-approximate neighbor
 # for the given query and reference sets
-add_executable(mlpack_allkrann
-  allkrann_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_allkrann
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_allkrann RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(allkrann)
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/softmax_regression/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/softmax_regression/CMakeLists.txt
index 67ebb845b2..bf69266fc9 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/softmax_regression/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/softmax_regression/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,10 +16,4 @@ endforeach()
 # the parent scope).
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_softmax_regression
-  softmax_regression_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_softmax_regression
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_softmax_regression RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(softmax_regression)
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/sparse_coding/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/methods/sparse_coding/CMakeLists.txt
index 706e86bbb4..db8227d6e7 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/sparse_coding/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/sparse_coding/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,10 +18,5 @@ endforeach()
 # append sources (with directory name) to list of all mlpack sources (used at the parent scope)
 set(MLPACK_SRCS ${MLPACK_SRCS} ${DIR_SRCS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-add_executable(mlpack_sparse_coding
-  sparse_coding_main.cpp
-)
-target_link_libraries(mlpack_sparse_coding
-  mlpack
-)
-install(TARGETS mlpack_sparse_coding RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+add_cli_executable(sparse_coding)
+