hi, thnx for helping. interesting to see you use the 251 cmake unaltered for 256 and it works. I guess the path building problem is a mingw thing indeed. why would it create another CMakeFiles in CMakeTmp? Where can I find the script that prescribes this?
I just added a screenie of explorer and the cmake error log. le me know if this brings to you some fresh idea's On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 3:07 AM, Bram Kouwenberg <kouwenberg.b...@gmail.com>wrote: > here s the same message with the screenie as a png > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Bram Kouwenberg <kouwenberg.b...@gmail.com> > Date: Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 2:43 AM > Subject: Re: [CMake] compiling problem cmake > To: Jean-Christophe Fillion-Robin <jchris.filli...@kitware.com> > Cc: cmake@cmake.org > > > the python source i got from http://python.org/ftp/python/2.5.6/ > > the directions I followed were mainly from > http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/BuildingPythonWithCMake#Building_Python_for_Linux_or_Windows > were > I took the 251 snapshot and changed the patch number to 6. Then during > configuring I had to manually indicate some modules and env variables, up > until this error appeared. let me know if you need know more > > On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 12:53 AM, Jean-Christophe Fillion-Robin < > jchris.filli...@kitware.com> wrote: > >> Hi Bram, >> >> In order to reproduce and understand the problem, would also be great to >> point us to a repository or place to download the sources. >> >> Additionally, could you also mention which version of CMake and which >> generator you were using ? >> >> Hth >> Jc >> >> On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 6:30 PM, Bram Kouwenberg < >> kouwenberg.b...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, i want to compile an old python version from source with cmake on >>> win 7 but during this process things go wrong with compiling a test >>> already; below is the error text: there's a proble creating a folder >>> '/cmTryCompileExec/fast' >>> in CmakeTmp. I don't now why. the only strange thing is in explorer I see >>> the following tree: >>> >>> >>> C:\python256\CMakeFiles\CMakeTmp\CMakeFiles\cmTryCompileExec.dir >>> >>> >>> it seems the config process creates another Cmakefiles folder. I have no >>> clue why since I'm not familiar with configuring/compiling, but it might >>> explain why this TryCompilefast folder cannot be created. >>> >>> >>> Anybody see what the problem is here? >>> >>> >>> tnx >>> >>> >>> >>> The C compiler identification is GNU >>> >>> The CXX compiler identification is GNU >>> >>> Found Eclipse version 4.1 () >>> >>> Check for working C compiler: C:/MinGW32/bin/gcc.exe >>> >>> Check for working C compiler: C:/MinGW32/bin/gcc.exe -- broken >>> >>> CMake Error at C:/Program Files/CMake >>> 2.8/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake:52 (MESSAGE): >>> >>> The C compiler "C:/MinGW32/bin/gcc.exe" is not able to compile a simple >>> >>> test program. >>> >>> It fails with the following output: >>> >>> Change Dir: C:/python256/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp >>> >>> Run Build Command:C:/PROGRA~1/CMAKE2~1.8/bin/cmake.exe >>> >>> "cmTryCompileExec/fast" >>> >>> CMake Error: The source directory >>> >>> "C:/python256/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/cmTryCompileExec/fast" does not exist. >>> >>> Specify --help for usage, or press the help button on the CMake GUI. >>> >>> CMake will not be able to correctly generate this project. >>> >>> Call Stack (most recent call first): >>> >>> CMakeLists.txt:3 (project) >>> >>> Configuring incomplete, errors occurred! >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Powered by www.kitware.com >>> >>> Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >>> http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >>> >>> Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: >>> http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ >>> >>> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >>> http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> +1 919 869 8849 >> >> > >
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