How to add qt and boost to the PATH?

[Kliment]

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.

[Guillaume]

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.

[Kliment]

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?

[Hugo]

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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