What's the word "clone" doing in there? That should be a URL, not command parameters.
On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 2:01 AM, Owen Hogarth II <gurenc...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have been reading this: > https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.0/module/ExternalProject.html > > trying to add sdl external project but I am having issues. I created a new > cmake project to test. > > I already downloaded the sdl library and can build it correctly by manually > calling cmake commands but this is how I'd like to distribute sdl w/ my > library. > > here's my new test cmake: > > cmake_minimum_required(VERSION2.8) > project(sdl_external) > > include(ExternalProject) > > ExternalProject_Add(sdl > HG_REPOSITORY clone http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL > # PREFIX ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/sdl > > # SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/sdl > > # INSTALL_COMMAND cmake ../ PREFIX=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} > ) > > I get this build output: > cmake ../ > -- The C compiler identification is GNU 4.9.2 > -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 4.9.2 > -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc > -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- works > -- Detecting C compiler ABI info > -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done > -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ > -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- works > -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info > -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done > -- Found Hg: /usr/bin/hg (found version "3.1.2") > -- Configuring done > -- Generating done > -- Build files have been written to: /home/blubee/sdk/test/build > Scanning dependencies of target sdl > [ 12%] Creating directories for 'sdl' > [ 25%] Performing download step (hg clone) for 'sdl' > -- Avoiding repeated hg clone, stamp file is up to date: > '/home/blubee/sdk/_b/build/test/ > build/sdl-prefix/src/sdl-stamp/sdl-hginfo.txt' > [ 37%] No patch step for 'sdl' > [ 50%] Performing update step (hg pull) for 'sdl' > abort: no repository found in ' > /home/blubee/sdk/test/build/sdl-prefix/src/sdl' ( > .hg not found)! > CMakeFiles/sdl.dir/build.make:89: recipe for target > 'sdl-prefix/src/sdl-stamp/sdl-update' > failed > make[2]: *** [sdl-prefix/src/sdl-stamp/sdl-update] Error 255 > CMakeFiles/Makefile2:60: recipe for target 'CMakeFiles/sdl.dir/all' failed > make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/sdl.dir/all] Error 2 > Makefile:76: recipe for target 'all' failed > make: *** [all] Error 2 > > my external build file isn't very verbose but I don't get the error > > why is it reporting that no repository found. > abort: no repository found in > '/home/blubee/sdk/test/build/sdl-prefix/src/sdl' ( > .hg not found)! > > Why isn't the mercurial project not being downloaded? > > -- > > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > > Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more > information on each offering, please visit: > > CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html > CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html > CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake -- Powered by www.kitware.com Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more information on each offering, please visit: CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake