How to add qt and boost to the PATH?

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  • 28 July 2017 at 17:30 #9875
    Kliment
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    So I downloaded SOFA on windows and when I want to Configure it with Cmake I get this error: “Cannot find any Qt libraries on your system, please set Qt5_DIR or Qt4_DIR if you want to compile GUIs using Qt”

    I am guessing this is because I haven’t completed the “PATH” step in the installation guide. But I don’t really understand that step. To what do I need to add “your/boost/path/libXX-msvc-XX” and what will the XX be? Similar question for qt.

    28 July 2017 at 17:55 #9876
    Guillaume
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    Hi Kliment,

    What are the versions and installation directories of Qt and Boost on your computer?

    Here is what I have on mine:
    – Qt installed in C:\dev\Qt\5.7\msvc2015_64
    – Boost installed in C:\dev\boost\boost_1_59_0\lib64-msvc-14.0

    To configure SOFA (in CMake GUI), I set these CMake variables:
    – For Qt detection: CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=C:\dev\Qt\5.7\msvc2015_64
    – For Boost detection: BOOST_LIBRARYDIR=C:\dev\boost\boost_1_59_0\lib64-msvc-14.0
    Note: BOOST_ROOT=C:\dev\boost\boost_1_59_0 may also be needed depending on what you have in your PATH.

    Speaking of PATH, I suggest you to install Windows Path Editor to easily edit your system PATH.
    On my side I added:
    – For Qt detection: C:\dev\Qt\5.7\msvc2015_64\bin and C:\dev\Qt\5.7\msvc2015_64\lib
    – For Boost detection: C:\dev\boost\boost_1_59_0\lib64-msvc-14.0

    Hope this helps.
    Guillaume.

    28 July 2017 at 18:22 #9878
    Kliment
    Blocked

    Hi Guillaume,

    Thank you for your quick response. I also don’t know how to set the CMake variables? There are no such fields in the Cmake gui.

    How should I set the variables that you are talking about?

    28 July 2017 at 18:37 #9880
    Hugo
    Keymaster

    Hey Kliment,

    If a CMake variable is not present, just add it yourself in cmake-gui using “Add Entry”

    Cheers

    Hugo

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