[vtkusers] cannot compile vtk with cmake 2.05 and vc++ 8 2005

Tue Jan 25 16:49:16 EST 2005

Bill,

I found this in the CMakeCCompiler.cmake

SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "cl")
SET(CMAKE_AR "CMAKE_AR-NOTFOUND")
SET(CMAKE_RANLIB ":")
SET(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC )
SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LOADED 1)
SET(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_MINGW )
SET(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_CYGWIN )
IF(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_CYGWIN)
  SET(CYGWIN 1)
  SET(UNIX 1)
ENDIF(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_CYGWIN)

IF(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_MINGW)
  SET(MINGW 1)
ENDIF(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_MINGW)
SET(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC_RUN 1)

CMakeCXXCompiler.cmake
SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER "cl")
SET(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX )
SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LOADED 1)
SET(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC_RUN 1)

Does this mean that its finding gcc instead of the
vc++ compiler, even though I specified it to use the
vc++ compiler?

Also, I tried the command you told me and I got this
errors:

C:\opt\vtk_build>cmake --debug-trycompile ../VTK 
debug trycompile on
-- Check for working C compiler: cl -- works
-- Check for working CXX compiler: cl -- works
CMake Error: An attempt was made to access a variable:
CMAKE_WORDS_BIGENDIAN that has not been defined. Some
variables were always defined by CMake in versions
prior to 1.6. To fix this you might need to set the
cache value of CMAKE_BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY to 1.4 or
less. If you are writing a CMakeList file, (or have a
lready set CMAKE_BACKWARDS_COMPATABILITY to 1.4 or
less) then you probably need to include a CMake module
to test for the feature this variable defines.

CMake Error: An attempt was made to access a variable:
CMAKE_SIZEOF_INT that has not been defined. Some
variables were always defined by CMake in versions
prior to 1.6. To fix this you might need to set the
cache value of CMAKE_BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY to 1.4 or
less. If you are writing a CMakeList file, (or have
already set CMAKE_BACKWARDS_COMPATABILITY to 1.4 or
less) then you probably need to include a CMake module
to test for the feature this variable defines.

CMake Error: An attempt was made to access a variable:
CMAKE_WORDS_BIGENDIAN that has not been defined. Some
variables were always defined by CMake in versions
prior to 1.6. To fix this you might need to set the
cache value of CMAKE_BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY to 1.4 or
less. If you are writing a CMakeList file, (or have a
lready set CMAKE_BACKWARDS_COMPATABILITY to 1.4 or
less) then you probably need to include a CMake module
to test for the feature this variable defines.
-- Compiling VTK CMake commands
-- Compiling VTK CMake commands - done
-- Loading VTK CMake commands
CMake Error: Error in cmake code at
C:/opt/VTK/CMake/vtkLoadCMakeExtensions.cmake:7:
LOAD_COMMAND Attempt to load command failed from file
: cmVTK_WRAP_TCL2.dll
CMake Error: Error in cmake code at
C:/opt/VTK/CMake/vtkLoadCMakeExtensions.cmake:17:
A command failed during the invocation of macro
"VTK_LOAD_SINGLE_CMAKE_EXTENSION".
Loading VTK command VTK_WRAP_TCL2 - failed
-- Configuring done

Something's wrong with the cmake commands, how do I
proceed now?

Thanks,
Alexis

--- "William A. Hoffman" <billlist at nycap.rr.com>
wrote:

> Have a look at CMakeError.log and CMakeOutput.log
> and see if you can
> see why it can not build the test programs.
> 
> -Bill
> 
> 
> At 04:08 PM 1/25/2005, Alexis H. Rivera-Rios wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I selected the Visual Studion 8 option (it's the
> only
> >option that works in my system) and I made sure the
> >CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM is correct.  Still, it doesn't
> >work. Any other pointers?
> >
> >I'm using the XP Service Pack 2 SDK Update and I'm
> >running on an XP Service Pack 2. I don't know if
> this
> >matters.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Alexis
> >
> >--- "William A. Hoffman" <billlist at nycap.rr.com>
> >wrote:
> >
> >> I just tried it here and it worked fine.
> >> Make sure you pick the Visual Studio 8 2005
> >> generator in
> >> the Build for box of cmake.  
> >> 
> >> Also make sure VCExpress.exe is in your path,
> when
> >> cmake is
> >> run it should create this cache entry:
> >> 
> >>
>
>CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM:FILEPATH=C:/PROGRA~1/MID05A~1/Common7/IDE/VCExpress.exe
> >> 
> >> -Bill
> >> 
> >> At 02:52 PM 1/25/2005, Alexis H. Rivera-Rios
> wrote:
> >> >Hi,
> >> >
> >> >Im trying to compile VTK with Cmake 2.0 patch 5
> on
> >> a
> >> >WinXP box using Visual C++ 8 2005 Express.
> >> >
> >> >When I hit the configure button, cmake starts
> the
> >> >configuration process and I get this error:
> >> >
> >> >Check size of int:
> >> >CMake Error: Unable to find executable for
> >>
>
>>TRY_RUNC:/opt/vtk_build/CMakeTmp/Debug/cmTryCompileExec.exe
> >> >
> >> >If I hit ok, I still get the same error for the
> >> >following tests:
> >> >Check size long, void*, char, short, float,
> double,
> >> >long long, __int64
> >> >Checking signedness of char
> >> >Looking for pthread.h
> >> >Checking old streams end-of-file bug level
> >> >
> >> >Then I get this other error when checking if the
> >> >system is bigendian:
> >> >CMake Error: An attempt was made to access a
> >> variable:
> >> >CMAKE_WORDS_BIGENDIAN that has not been defined.
> >> Some
> >> >variables were always defined by CMake in
> versions
> >> >prior to 1.6. To fix this you might need to set
> the
> >> >cache value of CMAKE_BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY to
> 1.4
> >> or
> >> >less. If you are writing a CMakeList file, (or
> have
> >> >already set CMAKE_BACKWARDS_COMPATABILITY to 1.4
> or
> >> >less) then you probably need to include a CMake
> >> module
> >> >to test for the feature this variable defines.
> >> >
> >> >It also happens when 
> >> >checking CXX include file sstream
> >> >checking support for c++ explicit template
> >> >instantiation - yes
> >> >
> >> >Then I get a whole bunch of the same errors
> during
> >> the
> >> >configuration (no message in the status bar).
> >> >
> >> >At that point, I get the cache values shown,
> which
> >> I
> >> >can modify... but I don't get the ok button to
> be
> >> >enabled.
> >> >
> >> >I click on configure again, I get the same
> errors.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Other errors that I got when I ran cmake from
> the
> >> >command line are the following:
> >> >CMake Error: An attempt was made to access a
> >> variable:
> >> >CMAKE_SIZEOF_INT that has not been defined. Some
> >> >variables were always defined by CMake in
> versions
> >> >prior to 1.6. To fix this you might need to set
> the
> >> >cache value of CMAKE_BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY to
> 1.4
> >> or
> >> >less. If you are writing a CMakeList file, (or
> have
> >> >already set CMAKE_BACKWARDS_COMPATABILITY to 1.4
> or
> >> >less) then you probably need to include a CMake
> >> module
> >> >to test for the feature this variable defines.
> >> >
> >> >Has anybody seen this errors trying to compile
> VTK?
> >> >How to I resolve this?  By the way, I try to
> >> download
> >> >the latest version of CMake to build it from
> >> scratch,
> >> >but I got the same errors trying to build cmake
> >> too. 
> >> >I also tried older versions of Cmake that
> support
> >> >visual c++ 8 and I got the same error there too.
> >> >
> >> >Thanks,
> >> >Alexis
> >> >
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> >> you do, don't do this
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