Re: Compiling with Microsoft Visual C++

[Kornel Benko]

Am Sonntag, 19. Juni 2016 um 19:52:25, schrieb racoon <xraco...@gmx.de>
> On 19.06.2016 19:36, Kornel Benko wrote:
> > Am Sonntag, 19. Juni 2016 um 19:23:14, schrieb racoon <xraco...@gmx.de>
> >> On 19.06.2016 18:20, Georg Baum wrote:
> >>> racoon wrote:
> >
> > ...
> >
> >>>
> >>> The most important question now is why cmake does not find your C 
> >>> compiler.
> >>
> >> I have no clue. There is a cl.exe in
> >>
> >> C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\bin
> >
> > Daniel, please check if you have cl.exe in PATH.
> > 1.) Open a command window.
> > 2.) call 'cl -v'
> 
> In a common command window cl is not found.
> 
> But if I start
> 
> 1) Open Developer Command Prompt for VS2015
> 2) call 'cl -v'
> 
> I get
> 
> Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.00.23918 for x86
> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
> cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '-v'
> cl : Command line error D8003 : missing source filename
> 
> So I guess that's okay.
> 
> > Alternatively you can specify the compiler via
> >     -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 
> > 14.0\VC\bin/cl.exe"
> 
> Not sure what that means. I tried
> 
> cmake-gui.exe -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft 
> Visual Studio 14.0\VC\bin/cl.exe"

The parameter was meant for 'cmake', not for 'cmake-gui'.

> but probably there was a typo so I tried

Cmake and most other window programs understand '/' IMHO.

> cmake-gui.exe -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft 
> Visual Studio 14.0\VC\bin\cl.exe"
> 
> Same problem.
> 
> > or set CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER in cmake-gui.
> 
> So where how do I do that exactly? I tried to "+ Add Entry" and
> 
> Name: CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER
> Type: FILEPATH
> Value: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\bin\cl.exe

I would try to use '/' everywhere.
You may click on the button '...' near the file-path-value and select the 
compiler from the dialog.

> No luck either.
> 
> Daniel

        Kornel
        Kornel

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