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

[Weiguang Guan]

Hello all,

With the help from Bill Hoffman, the problem has been solved. I'd like to 
share the solution with you.

You may already find articles on the net, talking about free command-line 
c++ complier from within microsoft's .Net Framework SDK and win32 libs 
from within Platform SDK. I installed both and successfully compiled 
all the examples from the "OpenGL RedBook", and mistakenly thought I got 
the free comipler work.

Then, error occurred when I tried to build VTK --- CMake failed to 
compile/link a simple c++ program during configuring VTK because 
libcpmt.lib could not be found. In fact, all the c++ standard libs are NOT 
shipped with either Framework SDK or Platform SDK.

The right way is using Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition, which is 
free of charge. You can download it from 
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/. You need to 
uninstall .NetFramework SDK if you already install it, and make sure you 
set environmental variables correctly --- path, include, lib ...

Good luck!

Weiguang

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Weiguang Guan, Research Engineer
RHPCS, McMaster University
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On Wed, 6 Dec 2006, Weiguang Guan wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I wanted to make use of the free C/C++ command line compiler that comes with 
> microsoft's .net framework SDK 2.0 (platform SDK is installed as well). When 
> I was using CMake to configure VTK5.0 on a x86 machine, I chose "NMake 
> Makefile". But the C compiler failed to compile a simple test program, 
> complaining "fatal error LNK1112: module machine type 'X86' conflicts with 
> target machine type 'X64'. I have no idea why it considered my computer to be 
> x64, and it didn't help at all even if I changed /machine:x64 to 
> /machine:/x86 in CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS. Anybody had similar experience or 
> had suggestion to this situation? Thanks.
>
> Weiguang
>
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