[vtkusers] configuration errors, vtk 4.2 Latest Release, cmake 2.2.2, windows xp

[Ravi Jonnal]

Hello group.

I've been trying to build VTK on my machine and I'm getting some very 
confusing errors at the configuration step.  Perhaps someone has seen 
these?

My setup:
Windows XP, VTK 4.2 Latest Release, CMake 2.2.2, Visual Studio .NET 2003 
w/ Visual C++ 7

This was just my latest attempt; I've tried using the VTK 4.4 interim 
release, and I've tried using older versions of CMake, i.e. 2.0.6 and 
1.8.3, and in each case I get the same errors.

I'm using the CMakeSetup GUI.  These are the errors I get (sorry if there 
are typos; I had to transcribe the contents of the error message windows, 
and I'm a bad typist).  I've included any of my comments on the errors in 
square brackets []:



CMake Error:  Unable to find executable for TRY_RUN:  tried 
"d:/VTKbin/CMakeTmp/cmTryCompileExec.exe" and 
"d:/VTKbin/CMakeTmp/Debug/cmTryCompileExec.exe" and 
"d:/VTKbin/CMakeTmp/Development/cmTryCompileExec.exe".
[CMake is correct; these files do not exist.]

CMake Error:  Error in cmake code at
D:/VTK/CMake/vtkLoadCMakeExtensions.cmake:7:
LOAD_COMMAND Attempt to load command failed from file: 
cmVTK_WRAP_TCL2.dll
[CMake is correct again; this DLL is not compiled.]

CMake Error:  Error in cmake code at
D:/VTK/CMakeLists.txt:102:
A command failed during the invocation of macro 
"VTK_LOAD_SINGLE_CMAKE_EXTENSION"

CMake Error:  Error in cmake code at
D:/VTK/CMake/vtkLoadCMakeExtensions.cmake:17
VTK_LOAD_SINGLE_EXTENSION unknown error.

CMake Error:  Error in cmake code at
D:/VTK/CMakeLists.txt:102:
A command failed during the invocation of macro 
"VTK_LOAD_CMAKE_EXTENSIONS"

CMake Error:  Error in cmake code at
D:/VTK/CMake/vtkLoadCMakeExtensions.cmake:102
VTK_LOAD_CMAKE_EXTENSIONS unknown error.

The end of a CMakeLists file was reached with an IF statement that was not 
closed properly.
Within the directlyr: D:/VTK
The arguments are: COMMAND VTK_WRAP_TCL2

[The following error appears several (maybe 7) times, with subdirectories 
other than "Filtering" and various line numbers instead of "102":]
CMakeError:  Error in cmake code at
D:/VTK/Filtering/CMakeLists.txt:102:
Unknown CMake command "VTK_MAKE_INSTANTIATOR2".

[Due to this final error, I never get the "OK" button, i.e. it's never 
ready to run.]
CMake Error:  Error in configuration process, project files may be 
invalid.




What obvious setup/configuration step have I missed?  My apologies in 
advance if it's something stupid.

All the best,

Ravi


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