[CMake] Problem running cmake 2.8.4 on Ubuntu 10.04

[Alan W. Irwin]

On 2011-07-06 11:36+0200 pellegrini wrote:

> Hello everybody,
>
> I have troubles running cmake 2.8.4 on my ubuntu 10.04 machine.
> I must use that version because of a bug fix concerning rc files.
>
> When running cmake, I get the following error message:
>
> ##################################################################
>
> -- The Fortran compiler identification is Intel
> -- Check for working Fortran compiler: /home/pellegrini/bin/ifort
> -- Check for working Fortran compiler: /home/pellegrini/bin/ifort  -- works
> -- Detecting Fortran compiler ABI info
> CMake Error at 
> /home/pellegrini/Downloads/cmake-2.8.4-Linux-i386/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompilerABI.cmake:31 
> (TRY_COMPILE):
> Cannot copy output executable
>
>   ''
>
> to destination specified by COPY_FILE:
>
>   '/home/pellegrini/Diffraction/crysfml/build/ifort_release_win/CMakeFiles/CMakeDetermineCompilerABI_Fortran.bin'
>
> Unable to find the executable at any of:
>
>   /home/pellegrini/Diffraction/crysfml/build/ifort_release_win/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/cmTryCompileExec
>   /home/pellegrini/Diffraction/crysfml/build/ifort_release_win/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/Debug/cmTryCompileExec
>   /home/pellegrini/Diffraction/crysfml/build/ifort_release_win/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/Development/cmTryCompileExec
>
> Call Stack (most recent call first):
> /home/pellegrini/Downloads/cmake-2.8.4-Linux-i386/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/CMakeTestFortranCompiler.cmake:59 
> (CMAKE_DETERMINE_COMPILER_ABI)
> CMakeLists.txt:73 (PROJECT)
>
>
> -- Detecting Fortran compiler ABI info - done
> CMake Error at 
> /home/pellegrini/Downloads/cmake-2.8.4-Linux-i386/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompilerABI.cmake:48 
> (FILE):
> file STRINGS file
> "/home/pellegrini/Diffraction/crysfml/build/ifort_release_win/CMakeFiles/CMakeDetermineCompilerABI_Fortran.bin"
> cannot be read.
> Call Stack (most recent call first):
> /home/pellegrini/Downloads/cmake-2.8.4-Linux-i386/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/CMakeTestFortranCompiler.cmake:59 
> (CMAKE_DETERMINE_COMPILER_ABI)
> CMakeLists.txt:73 (PROJECT)
>
>
> -- Checking whether /home/pellegrini/bin/ifort supports Fortran 90
> -- Checking whether /home/pellegrini/bin/ifort supports Fortran 90 -- yes
> -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
>
> ##################################################################
>
> The same settings work well on my windows machine ...
>
> would you have any idea ?

Hi Eric:

I have no experience with ifort, but I do have just a quick thought
which may or may not have anything to do with the Linux build errors
you are seeing.

I noticed "ifort_release_win" in your above error messages.  Just in
case that "win" has anything to do with your Windows build, you must
do your Linux build starting with a completely empty build tree. For
example, stale Windows build results in that tree would completely
mess up your Linux build.  Even if you confine your builds to one
platform, if things go wrong (like above) it is always a good idea to start over
with a fresh build starting with an empty build tree in case your
build is getting messed up by stale build results on the same
platform.  Of course, none of these comments are relevant if you
get the above error messages starting with an empty build tree.

Alan
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