I’ve found myself in a bit of a pickle and could really use some help from the community. So, here’s the deal: I decided to install CMake from source a little while ago because I thought it would give me the best version and all the flexibility I needed for my projects. It seemed to go well, and I was feeling pretty great about my setup—until I realized that I don’t really need it anymore.

Now, I’m in a situation where I want to uninstall CMake completely, but here’s the catch: I have no idea how to do that when you install software from source. I’ve read some stuff online about package managers and whatnot, but since I originally built it from scratch, none of those commands seem to apply to me. It’s like I stumbled into a secret club without the handbook on how to get out.

I tried searching for some uninstall options in the original source directory where I compiled CMake, but I couldn’t find anything that looked promising. I mean, is it as simple as just deleting the binaries and the folders? Or is there some magical make uninstall command that I’m just missing? I’ve heard people mention using `make uninstall`, but I’m not sure that’ll work since I don’t remember if I even set it up for that during installation.

I’d really love to clean up my system and remove all traces of CMake since I probably won’t use it in the near future. If anyone has gone through this process or has some tips on the better way to manage this, I would greatly appreciate it. How do I find out where everything was installed? Are there any specific files I should look for or delete? I’m hoping there’s an easy way to untangle this mess without having to resort to wiping out my whole system. Any advice would be super helpful!