[Paraview] ParaView-Superbuild Win10 Errors

Wed Mar 28 10:42:01 EDT 2018

I don't know how or why vrpn is used by paraview, so I'll have to defer to
others...

On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 8:23 AM, Jamil Goettlich <jamil.goettlich at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Aron,
>
> thank you for the reply. Youre right, there was an error way at the
> beginning concerning quat.lib.
> It seems like linking vrpn.lib failed because quat.lib cannot be
> recognized.
> Here is the full error (Using Win10, Compiler Visual Studio12.0 (cl.exe),
> ninja build system.
> Also, I enabled VRPN_USE_HID and disabled VRPN_USE_LOCAL_HIDAPI).
>
> [157/254] Linking CXX shared library vrpn.dll
> FAILED: vrpn.dll vrpn.lib
> cmd.exe /C "cd . && C:\KermsInstalls\cmake\bin\cmake.exe -E vs_link_dll
> --intdir=CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir --manifests  -- C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~3.0\VC\bin\amd64\link.exe
> /nologo CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Analog.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Analog_Output.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Auxiliary_Logger.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_BaseClass.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Button.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Connection.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Dial.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_FileConnection.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_FileController.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_ForceDevice.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Forwarder.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_ForwarderController.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_FunctionGenerator.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Imager.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_LamportClock.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Mutex.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Poser.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_RedundantTransmission.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Serial.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_SerialPort.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Shared.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_SharedObject.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Sound.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Text.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Tracker.C.obj  /out:vrpn.dll /implib:vrpn.lib
> /pdb:vrpn.pdb /dll /version:0.0 /machine:x64 /INCREMENTAL:NO  quat\quat.lib
> ws2_32.lib winmm.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib
> shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib  &&
> cd ."
> LINK: command "C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~3.0\VC\bin\amd64\link.exe /nologo
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Analog.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Analog_Output.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Auxiliary_Logger.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_BaseClass.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Button.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Connection.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Dial.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_FileConnection.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_FileController.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_ForceDevice.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Forwarder.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_ForwarderController.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_FunctionGenerator.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Imager.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_LamportClock.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Mutex.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Poser.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_RedundantTransmission.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Serial.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_SerialPort.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Shared.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_SharedObject.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Sound.C.obj CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Text.C.obj
> CMakeFiles\vrpn.dir\vrpn_Tracker.C.obj /out:vrpn.dll /implib:vrpn.lib
> /pdb:vrpn.pdb /dll /version:0.0 /machine:x64 /INCREMENTAL:NO quat\quat.lib
> ws2_32.lib winmm.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib
> shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib
> /MANIFEST /MANIFESTFILE:vrpn.dll.manifest" failed (exit code 1181) with
> the following output:
> LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'quat\quat.lib'
> [158/254] Linking CXX shared library gpsnmealib\gpsnmea.dll
>
> I checked for quat.lib but there is only quat.dll in the superbuild
> folder. Is there a flag to set for building the quat library statically or
> to tell vrpn to look for a dll?
>
> Thank a lot
> Jamil
>
> 2018-03-27 20:24 GMT+02:00 Aron Helser <aron.helser at kitware.com>:
>
>> Jamil,
>> Make sure you scroll up and find the first error - ninja is a parallel
>> build system, so the build will continue on other threads after the first
>> error. Then maybe you can solve that first error, and others will be fixed.
>>
>> It looks like an earlier error caused 'quat.lib' not to be built, but
>> it's hard to tell....
>> -Aron
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 10:37 AM, Jamil Goettlich <
>> jamil.goettlich at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Shawn,
>>>
>>> thanks a lot for the tip, configuring worked with the Visual Studio 12.0
>>> compiler! Now I am getting a lot of build errors though.
>>>
>>> C:\Tools\paraview\superbuild\hdf5\src\src\H5Ztrans.c(1135) : warning
>>> C4244: '=' : conversion from 'double' to 'float', possible loss of data
>>> [255/256] Linking C shared library bin\hdf5.dll
>>>    Creating library bin\hdf5.lib and object bin\hdf5.exp
>>> [256/256] Linking C shared library bin\hdf5_hl.dll
>>>    Creating library bin\hdf5_hl.lib and object bin\hdf5_hl.exp
>>> ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.
>>>
>>> LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'quat\quat.lib'
>>> [3/97] Linking CXX shared library gpsnmealib\gpsnmea.dll
>>> [4/97] Building CXX object client_src\CMakeFiles\vrpn_pri
>>> nt_messages.dir\vrpn_print_messages.C.obj
>>> [5/97] Building CXX object client_src\CMakeFiles\ff_clien
>>> t.dir\ff_client.C.obj
>>> [6/97] Building CXX object client_src\CMakeFiles\phan_cli
>>> ent.dir\phan_client.C.obj
>>> [7/97] Building CXX object client_src\CMakeFiles\printval
>>> s.dir\printvals.C.obj
>>> ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.
>>> CMake Error at C:/Tools/paraview/superbuild/sb-vrpn-build.cmake:43
>>> (message):
>>>   Failed with exit code 1
>>>
>>> These are some examples. My it be possible that the ninja version is not
>>> suited either? Do you know what ninja version you were building the
>>> superbuild with?
>>>
>>> Thanks a lot,
>>> Jamil
>>>
>>> (P.s. Sorry Shawn for my posting mistake)
>>>
>>> 2018-03-27 16:07 GMT+02:00 Shawn Waldon <shawn.waldon at kitware.com>:
>>>
>>>> Hi Jamil,
>>>>
>>>> Please keep replies CCed to the mailing list (Reply All) so others can
>>>> contribute to the discussion (or find answers to their own problems later
>>>> in the archives).
>>>>
>>>> We use the most recent release of ninja on most of our build machines
>>>> (so that one should work).  I'm not sure why you are getting that error
>>>> messages from what you have included... maybe others on the list can chime
>>>> in or you can give more details.
>>>>
>>>> Shawn
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 6:40 AM, Jamil Goettlich <
>>>> jamil.goettlich at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Shawn,
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks a lot for the tip, configuring worked with the Visual Studio
>>>>> 12.0 compiler! Now I am getting a lot of build errors though.
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\Tools\paraview\superbuild\hdf5\src\src\H5Ztrans.c(1135) : warning
>>>>> C4244: '=' : conversion from 'double' to 'float', possible loss of data
>>>>> [255/256] Linking C shared library bin\hdf5.dll
>>>>>    Creating library bin\hdf5.lib and object bin\hdf5.exp
>>>>> [256/256] Linking C shared library bin\hdf5_hl.dll
>>>>>    Creating library bin\hdf5_hl.lib and object bin\hdf5_hl.exp
>>>>> ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.
>>>>>
>>>>> LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'quat\quat.lib'
>>>>> [3/97] Linking CXX shared library gpsnmealib\gpsnmea.dll
>>>>> [4/97] Building CXX object client_src\CMakeFiles\vrpn_pri
>>>>> nt_messages.dir\vrpn_print_messages.C.obj
>>>>> [5/97] Building CXX object client_src\CMakeFiles\ff_clien
>>>>> t.dir\ff_client.C.obj
>>>>> [6/97] Building CXX object client_src\CMakeFiles\phan_cli
>>>>> ent.dir\phan_client.C.obj
>>>>> [7/97] Building CXX object client_src\CMakeFiles\printval
>>>>> s.dir\printvals.C.obj
>>>>> ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.
>>>>> CMake Error at C:/Tools/paraview/superbuild/sb-vrpn-build.cmake:43
>>>>> (message):
>>>>>   Failed with exit code 1
>>>>>
>>>>> These are some examples. My it be possible that the ninja version is
>>>>> not suited either? Do you know what ninja version you were building the
>>>>> superbuild with?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks a lot,
>>>>> Jamil
>>>>>
>>>>> 2018-03-26 17:21 GMT+02:00 Shawn Waldon <shawn.waldon at kitware.com>:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Jamil,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm not sure if this will get you all the way to a build, but here
>>>>>> are some pointers:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We build with the visual studio compiler but use the Ninja generator
>>>>>> since it is significantly faster than VS.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> VS 2017 may not work.  Our binaries are built with 2013 right now and
>>>>>> we plan to move to 2015 after the current release cycle.  If you want what
>>>>>> you are building to be compatible with the Kitware binaries, you will need
>>>>>> to use 2013.  Also, I believe there are compiler errors if you use 2017
>>>>>> right now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To build with Ninja and VS compilers, you need to be in a visual
>>>>>> studio command prompt rather than a normal shell (it sets a bunch of
>>>>>> environment vars, which I think is what is missing in your last example).
>>>>>> To convert a normal command prompt you run (example is for VS2015, your
>>>>>> path may differ) 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio
>>>>>> 14.0/VC/vcvarsall.bat x64' in your shell and it will set the environment
>>>>>> variables for you.  If you have the environment set up before running cmake
>>>>>> -G Ninja it should just pick the right compiler.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> HTH,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Shawn
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 10:59 AM, Jamil Goettlich <
>>>>>> jamil.goettlich at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am having Problems building ParaView with ParaView-Superbuild. As
>>>>>>> Visual Studio is not supported, I tried other build systems and compilers.
>>>>>>> Unfortunately none of them succeeded. On the other hand I was able to build
>>>>>>> small HelloWord programs with each of the combinations listed below and
>>>>>>> without any errors. Here is what I did:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> First, I cloned from git:
>>>>>>> git clone --recursive https://gitlab.kitware.com/par
>>>>>>> aview/paraview-superbuild.git
>>>>>>> Then cd paraview-superbuild and created new folder (build).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The following cases did not work out (Doesnt matter if using Git
>>>>>>> Bash or VS Command Prompt):
>>>>>>> Build System: Ninja, Compiler: MinGW
>>>>>>> command: cmake .. -G "Ninja"
>>>>>>> Error:
>>>>>>> CMake Error at superbuild/projects/win32/boost.cmake:5 (message):
>>>>>>>   At least Visual Studio 9.0 is required
>>>>>>> Call Stack (most recent call first):
>>>>>>>   superbuild/cmake/SuperbuildMacros.cmake:477 (include)
>>>>>>>   superbuild/CMakeLists.txt:145 (_superbuild_discover_projects)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Although I have Visual Studio 15 2017 installed it does not seem to
>>>>>>> work.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Build System: Ninja, Compiler: MSVC compiler (cl.exe in C:\Program
>>>>>>> Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools
>>>>>>> \MSVC\14.12.25827\bin\Hostx64\x64)
>>>>>>> Error:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The C compiler
>>>>>>> "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual
>>>>>>> Studio/2017/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.12.25827/bin/Hostx86/
>>>>>>> x64/cl.exe"
>>>>>>> is not able to compile a simple test program.
>>>>>>> It fails with the following output:
>>>>>>> Change Dir: C:/Tools/paraview-superbuild/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp
>>>>>>> Run Build Command:"nmake" "/NOLOGO" "cmTC_008b4\fast"
>>>>>>> "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual
>>>>>>> Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.12.25827\bin\Hostx64\x64\nmake.exe"
>>>>>>> -f CMakeFiles\cmTC_008b4.dir\build.make /nologo -L
>>>>>>> CMakeFiles\cmTC_008b4.dir\build
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Building C object CMakeFiles/cmTC_008b4.dir/testCCompiler.c.obj
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> C:\PROGRA~2\MIB055~1\2017\COMMUN~1\VC\Tools\MSVC\1412~1.258\bin\Hostx86\x64\cl.exe
>>>>>>> @C:\Users\JamiG\AppData\Local\Temp\nmD540.tmp
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> testCCompiler.c
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> C:\Tools\paraview-superbuild\build\CMakeFiles\CMakeTmp\testCCompiler.c:
>>>>>>> fatal error C1001: An internal error has occurred in the compiler.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> (compiler file 'msc1.cpp', line 1507)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> To work around this problem, try simplifying or changing the program
>>>>>>> near the locations listed above.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please choose the Technical Support command on the Visual C++
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Help menu, or open the Technical Support help file for more
>>>>>>> information
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Internal Compiler Error in C:\PROGRA~2\MIB055~1\2017\COMM
>>>>>>> UN~1\VC\Tools\MSVC\1412~1.258\bin\Hostx86\x64\cl.exe. You will be
>>>>>>> prompted to send an error report to Microsoft later.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\PROGRA~2\MIB055~1\2017\COM
>>>>>>> MUN~1\VC\Tools\MSVC\1412~1.258\bin\Hostx86\x64\cl.exe' : return
>>>>>>> code '0x2'
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Stop.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual
>>>>>>> Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.12.25827\bin\Hostx64\x64\nmake.exe"'
>>>>>>> : return code '0x2'
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Stop.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Build System: NMake, Compiler: MSVC compiler (cl.exe in C:\Program
>>>>>>> Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools
>>>>>>> \MSVC\14.12.25827\bin\Hostx64\x64)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here, cmake recognized the compiler, but it throws another error
>>>>>>> Error:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> CMake Error at C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.10/M
>>>>>>> odules/CMakeDetermineRCCompiler.cmake:20 (message):
>>>>>>> Could not find compiler set in environment variable RC:
>>>>>>> rc.
>>>>>>> Call Stack (most recent call first):
>>>>>>> C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.10/M
>>>>>>> odules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake:323 (enable_language)
>>>>>>> C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.10/M
>>>>>>> odules/Platform/Windows-MSVC-C.cmake:5 (__windows_compiler_msvc)
>>>>>>> C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.10/M
>>>>>>> odules/CMakeCInformation.cmake:48 (include)
>>>>>>> CMakeLists.txt:3 (project)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> CMake Error: CMAKE_RC_COMPILER not set, after EnableLanguage
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am out of ideas now.
>>>>>>> I would be really happy for a detailed build description as I am
>>>>>>> sure I did not understand something properly.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And every hint on how to resolve on of those errors is very welcome
>>>>>>> too.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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