[vtkusers] compiling vtk

[David Partyka]

When you run CMake did you launch if from a mingw/msys terminal? You have to
do that so that it will find the compiler.

On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Christian Vander Jagt <
chrisvanderjagt at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi. I am attempting to use CMake to compile VTK so that I can use it with
> Python. I am using CMake 2.8.4 GUI. When I try to compile, I get this
> message:
> CMake Error: CMake was unable to find a build program corresponding to
> "Visual Studio 8 2005". CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM is not set. You probably need to
> select a different build tool.
>
> CMake Error: Could not find cmake module file:C:/Program Files/CMake
> 2.8/vtk/CMakeFiles/CMakeCCompiler.cmake
>
> CMake Error: Could not find cmake module file:C:/Program Files/CMake
> 2.8/vtk/CMakeFiles/CMakeCXXCompiler.cmake
>
> Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
>
> I am specifiying the compilers (mingw32-gcc.exe for C and mingw32-c++.exe
> for C++, leaving Fortran blank), I have the correct path to the source code,
> and the folder i am trying to build it in is C:/Program Files/CMake 2.8/vtk
>
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