What is the equivalent of Solution files in Linux C++ IDE

Question

I am very new to C++ development in Linux as I have always used Visual Studio in Windows for development.

There is a C++ project, the project has been designed in a

Answer 1

Linux does not use VS solution files. They are specific to Windows and Visual Studio. You will need to use cmake -G to generate the appropriate platform-specific build files. ie. One of these, depending on which IDE you chose to use:

Unix Makefiles               = Generates standard UNIX makefiles.
Ninja                        = Generates build.ninja files.
Watcom WMake                 = Generates Watcom WMake makefiles.
CodeBlocks - Ninja           = Generates CodeBlocks project files.
CodeBlocks - Unix Makefiles  = Generates CodeBlocks project files.
CodeLite - Ninja             = Generates CodeLite project files.
CodeLite - Unix Makefiles    = Generates CodeLite project files.
Eclipse CDT4 - Ninja         = Generates Eclipse CDT 4.0 project files.
Eclipse CDT4 - Unix Makefiles= Generates Eclipse CDT 4.0 project files.
KDevelop3                    = Generates KDevelop 3 project files.
KDevelop3 - Unix Makefiles   = Generates KDevelop 3 project files.
Kate - Ninja                 = Generates Kate project files.
Kate - Unix Makefiles        = Generates Kate project files.
Sublime Text 2 - Ninja       = Generates Sublime Text 2 project files.
Sublime Text 2 - Unix Makefiles
                           = Generates Sublime Text 2 project files.

Since you are using CLion, I would suggest cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" which are supported by several popular Linux C++ IDEs as well as GNU/Linux tooling found universally on Linux.