This prefers c++ over CC as the C++ compiler command. See PR 203793. Upstreamed as 6f666f4335c7f6b44fc4ccdc886590094fdfa16d Will be included in CMake 3.10 --- Modules/Platform/FreeBSD-CXX.cmake.orig 2017-06-14 21:54:30 UTC +++ Modules/Platform/FreeBSD-CXX.cmake @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_NAMES) + set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_NAMES c++) +endif()