[vtkusers] CMake fails VTK not Found

[David Doria]

On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 6:48 PM, Bob Palank <bob at stlcc.org> wrote:
> CMake 2.8.4 Reports:
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> CMake Error at D:/Program Files/CMake
> 2.8/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/FindVTK.cmake:135 (MESSAGE):
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>   VTK not found.  Set the VTK_DIR cmake cache entry to the directory
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>   containing VTKConfig.cmake.  This is either the root of the build tree, or
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>   PREFIX/lib/vtk for an installation.  For VTK 4.0, this is the location of
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>   UseVTK.cmake.  This is either the root of the build tree or
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>   PREFIX/include/vtk for an installation.
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> Call Stack (most recent call first):
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>   CMakeLists.txt:5 (find_package)
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> Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
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> To resolve this issue, I guess I should  go into some file that contsins the
> VTK_DIR cmake cache entry.
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> Which file?
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> In this file, I should locate the VTK_DIR cmake cache entry and change it.
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> What does this entry look like?
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> On my system I found 6 files named VTKConfig.cmake. - all on my D Drive
> Do I need to change one or all of them .
> My guess would be to change something in the one found in
> D:\MyProjects\VTKCVSBin
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> Help is appreciated.
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> Bob
>

You should not have to edit any files manually. When you run CMake,
you should just point it (through the CMake GUI) to the VTK build that
you want to use by setting the VTK_DIR variable. That is, if you want
to use the build in D:\MyProjects\VTKCVSBin, set VTK_DIR to
D:\MyProjects\VTKCVSBin.

David