[vtkusers] Can VTK be used with Codegear XE4 compilers???

[Bill Lorensen]

Can you compile a simple C program directly (without cmake)?


On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Bo Berglund <bo.berglund at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 02 Aug 2013 19:22:10 +0200, Bo Berglund
> <bo.berglund at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:30:40 -0400, Robert Maynard
> ><robert.maynard at kitware.com> wrote:
> >
> >>If my memory is correct we fixed some XE4 issues for the 5.8 release.
> >>I don't know if that was for the new 64bit compiler they have (clang
> >>based) or the old 32bit compiler.
> >>
> >The situation is as follows:
> >I need to set up a working development IDE for the application that
> >was developed using BDS2006 (C++ Builder). To do that I have to
> >compile VTK and build the IDE package vtkBorlandRenderWindowPkg.
> >At the time the developer left the company VTK he used VTK version
> >5.0.2, so I have tried to get everything as close to that process as
> >possible.
> >The CMake used was 2.8.8 so that is what I also used.
> >I can do this with BDS2006 but it is a long and tedious path to set it
> >all up (mainly because I don't understand all the workings of
> >CMake...).
> >
> >But now I need to move on to the latest compiler, RAD Studio XE4, and
> >I have tried to follow the leftover how-to:
> >- Check out tag VTK-5-0-2 of VTK from public.kitware.com via cvs
> >- Set up environment variables for the souce directory (VTKSRC) and
> >output binaries (VTKBIN).
> >- Start CMakeGui and select Borland makefile and the source folder.
> >
> >At this point I get an error from CMake: "Error in configuration
> >process, project files may be invalid"...
> >
> >What does that mean and what can I do about it?
>
> I hit OK and investigated further.
> This is what CMake said on a Win7X64 PC with RAD Studio XE4 installed:
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> The C compiler identification is Embarcadero 6.60.81>1
> The CXX compiler identification is Embarcadero 6.60.81>1
> Check for working C compiler: C:/Programs/Embarcadero/RAD
> Studio/11.0/bin/bcc32.exe
> Check for working C compiler: C:/Programs/Embarcadero/RAD
> Studio/11.0/bin/bcc32.exe -- broken
> CMake Error at
> C:/Programs/CMake/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake:52
> (MESSAGE):
>   The C compiler "C:/Programs/Embarcadero/RAD
> Studio/11.0/bin/bcc32.exe" is
>   not able to compile a simple test program.
>
>   It fails with the following output:
>
>    Change Dir: C:/Engineering/VTKBIN/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp
>
>
>
>   Run Build Command:make "cmTryCompileExec2564975305\fast"
>
>   MAKE Version 5.4 Copyright (c) 1987, 2010 Embarcadero Technologies,
> Inc.
>
>         make -f CMakeFiles\cmTryCompileExec2564975305.dir\build.make -l -o
>   CMakeFiles\cmTryCompileExec2564975305.dir\build
>
>   MAKE Version 5.4 Copyright (c) 1987, 2010 Embarcadero Technologies,
> Inc.
>
>         C:\Programs\CMake\bin\cmake.exe -E cmake_progress_report
>   C:\Engineering\VTKBIN\CMakeFiles\CMakeTmp\CMakeFiles 1
>
>   Building C object
>   CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec2564975305.dir/testCCompiler.c.obj
>
>         C:\Programs\EMBARC~1\RADSTU~1\11.0\bin\bcc32.exe -tR @MAKE0000.@@@
>
>   Embarcadero C++ 6.60 for Win32 Copyright (c) 1993-2013 Embarcadero
>   Technologies, Inc.
>
>   C:\Engineering\VTKBIN\CMakeFiles\CMakeTmp\testCCompiler.c:
>
>   Linking C executable cmTryCompileExec2564975305.exe
>
>         C:\Programs\EMBARC~1\RADSTU~1\11.0\bin\bcc32.exe -tR
>   -ecmTryCompileExec2564975305.exe @MAKE0002.@@@
>
>   Embarcadero C++ 6.60 for Win32 Copyright (c) 1993-2013 Embarcadero
>   Technologies, Inc.
>
>   Turbo Incremental Link 6.50 Copyright (c) 1997-2013 Embarcadero
>   Technologies, Inc.
>
>   Fatal: Expected an option: LC:\Programs\Embarcadero\RAD
> Studio\11.0\lib
>
>   ** error 1 ** deleting cmTryCompileExec2564975305.exe
>
>   ** error 1 ** deleting cmTryCompileExec2564975305\fast
>
>   CMake will not be able to correctly generate this project.
> Call Stack (most recent call first):
>   CMakeLists.txt:2 (PROJECT)
>
> Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> What can I do to fix this, which I don't understand?????
>
> --
> Bo Berglund
> Developer in Sweden
>
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