Are you using an Express edition of VS without an SDK installed? If so, install an SDK and try again from a clean build directory.
If not, we'll need more information. VS 2010 on Windows 7 works great for me, even for a VTK build tree... On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 3:48 PM, David Doria <daviddo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am trying to build VTK for the first time on a 64bit Windows 7 > system. I have Visual Studio 2010 installed. I ran the 64bit Visual > Studio Command Prompt and ran 'cmake-gui' from it. I pointed it to the > VTK source directory and gave it a build directory. When I configure, > I get: > > ------------------------------- > Error in configuration process, project files may be invalid > > The C compiler identification is MSVC 16.0.30319.1 > The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 16.0.30319.1 > Check for working C compiler using: Visual Studio 10 Win64 > Check for working C compiler using: Visual Studio 10 Win64 -- broken > CMake Error at > C:/bin/cmake/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake:61 > (message): > The C compiler "D:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio > 10.0/VC/bin/x86_amd64/cl.exe" is not able to compile a simple test program. > It fails with the following output: > Change Dir: c:/build/VTK/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp > Run Build Command:d:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.com > CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE.sln /build Debug /project cmTryCompileExec2926210968 > Microsoft (R) Visual Studio Version 10.0.30319.1. > Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved. > 1>------ Build started: Project: cmTryCompileExec2926210968, Configuration: > Debug x64 ------ > 1> Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 16.00.30319.01 for x64 > 1> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. > 1> > 1> cl /c /Zi /W3 /WX- /Od /Ob0 /D WIN32 /D _WINDOWS /D _DEBUG /D > "CMAKE_INTDIR=\"Debug\"" /D _MBCS /Gm- /RTC1 /MDd /GS /fp:precise > /Zc:wchar_t /Zc:forScope /Fo"cmTryCompileExec2926210968.dir\Debug\\" > /Fd"C:/build/VTK/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/Debug/cmTryCompileExec2926210968.pdb" > /Gd /TC /errorReport:prompt testCCompiler.c /Zm1000 > 1> > 1> testCCompiler.c > 1>LINK : fatal error LNK1123: failure during conversion to COFF: file > invalid or corrupt > ========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped > ========== > CMake will not be able to correctly generate this project. > Call Stack (most recent call first): > CMakeLists.txt:3 (project) > Configuring incomplete, errors occurred! > > ----------------------- > > I am using cmake-2.8.10.1. Any suggestions? > > David > -- > > 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 -- 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
