[IGSTK-Developers] Cmake help

[Kevin Gary]

Hi Luis,

Thanks for responding. I did do a 't' and still do not see any variables.
I am running ccmake from the proper placces I think. I also go
ahead and generate a makefile and do 'make' and cannot build
as it first complains about not finding ITK-related things.

I obviously need the 'cmake for dummies' crash course.
I'll read the online docs and maybe get some help from the
group Monday.

Thanks,
K2


Luis Ibanez wrote:

>
> Hi Kevin,
>
> CMakes makes reasonable effort for finding the other tools that
> you need for IGSTK (e.g. ITK, VTK, FLTK). When CMake finds any
> of those tools on it own, then it will not ask you for them.
>
> It UNIX (Mac/Linux) it is easier to find things in standard
> directories (e.g. /use/local...), therefore CMake tends to have
> more success finding things, if they are installed in the standard
> typical places.
>
> So, to put it short: If ccmake is not asking your for those other
> componente it may mean that they have been found.  Note however,
> that CMake does a sequencial analysis. That means: when you hit
> the "c" key for configuring, it will look for the first tool in
> the list of dependencies and if it is not found it will ask you
> for this specific one. Then you will hit "c" again and search for
> the next one... and so on.  This is necessary because at every
> time you hit "c", new dependencies may come into play and cmake
> must reevaluate the tools needed.
>
> So, don't worry if the options do not appear at the beginnin.
> Just select "c" (for configure) and see what the dialogs bring.
> If you manage to go through the configuration without being asked
> about FLTK, that means that CMake found it on its own.
>
> You can alway double-check the entire cache by going to the
> "Advanced" mode. This is done with the "t" key. In this mode
> CMake will show you all the variables in the cache. If you go
> through the multiple pages of the GUI, you should be able to
> see the FLTK related variables.
>
>
> Please let me know if you find any problem
> during the configuration.
>
>
>
>     Thanks
>
>
>        Luis
>
>
>
> -----------------
> Kevin Gary wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately I am not familiar with cmake so sometimes (like now)
>> I have questions that are probably elementary to you folks.
>>
>> In following our build instructions, it says to run ccmake from the
>> binary directory and specify the source directory. I do so, but
>> ccmake only asks me to configure 5 cmake-related looking
>> variables (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE, CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX)
>> etc. and not the ITK/VTK/FLTK related ones I typically see
>> in the GUI version on windows (I'm on a Mac/Darwin).
>>
>> Pointers?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> K2
>>
>
>
>


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