[CMake] Re: [vtkusers] error: cmake + free optimizing compiler from .net framework SDK --- x86 conflicts with x64

[Weiguang Guan]

Hi Bill,

Thank you so much. Here I confirm that your guess is right. I paste part 
of the output below. Is there a workaround?

         "C:\Program Files\CMake 2.4\bin\cmake.exe" 
-HZ:\visualization\software\buildWin\libraries\
thirdParty\VTK\CMakeFiles\CMakeTmp 
-BZ:\visualization\software\buildWin\libraries\thirdParty\VTK\C
MakeFiles\CMakeTmp --check-build-system CMakeFiles\Makefile.cmake 0
-- Check for CL compiler version
-- Check for CL compiler version - 1400
-- Check if this is a free VC compiler
-- Check if this is a free VC compiler - no
-- Check CL platform
-- Check CL platform - 64 bit ================= (*** see this line ***)
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 
8/VC/bin/cl.exe
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 
8/VC/bin/cl.exe -- broke
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> My guess is that somehow the check size of void* failed to run correctly, and 
> cmake thinks you are on a 64 bit machine.   You can run cmake (not 
> CMakeSetup) from the command line and use --debug-trycompile to get cmake to 
> leave the try compile directories and not delete them.  Also, you might want 
> to try a simple hello world project instead of ITK or VTK.
>
> add_executable(foo foo.c)
>
> -Bill
>