[SOLVED] Problem in installing Cmake

[Amir]

Hello
I was trying to install Sofa due to:
http://www.sofa framework.org/community/doc/getting-started/build/linux/
but when I installed Cmake and configure the CMake I got this error:
”Error in the configuration process, project file maybe invalid”
the generation didn’t complete and so I can not go further.
I followed the steps according to the tutorial and I also thought it’s because it couldn’t recognize the compiler, but the last version of c and c++ was already installed. also in Cmake lines the address of some entries is mentioned as not found.
Please help me, I tried to uninstall many times and do these steps but it didn’t work.
Thanks

[Hugo]

Hi @amir

This is the message given by the pop-up window.
But the console of CMake should provide you a more detailed explanation of the error (and its reason).

Could you share it with us?

Hugo

[Amir]

Hi @Hugo
I installed it in Linux ubuntu 16.04, I had Ros before, so it had Cmake 3.5.2, So I uninstalled the older Cmake first by (sudo apt-get remove Cmake and sudo apt-get autoremove –purge cmake). then start to install the Cmake 3.16.6.
Cmake it seems working well when I run CMake-GUI in the build directory of SOFA.
Cmakes open and after clicking the configuration button. this error appeared then generation didn’t complete, So I can not use make or ninja in the next step. I tried Ninja and Unix Makefile and none of them worked.
I uninstalled the Cmake and installed another version(3.13.4) and try it again, but I received the same error. then I tried to deselect some items in Cmake entries to find the problem, I don’t know I have the right to do it or not, Maybe I shouldn’t do that. is it possible to roll back to before changes?
every time Cmake keeps the caches even after uninstalling it completely. is there any way to remove it completely? Should I reinstall Linux?
Many Thanks
Amir

[Hugo]

Hi @amir

Wait, installing an up-to-date version of cmake was a good step.
To help you, I need the error output given by the CMake gui (see the bottom area, below the configure button)

Could you copy paste what appears in this text area when configuring fails?

To start fresh with CMake, you can click on File –> Delete Cache
Best,

Hugo

[Amir]

Dear @Hugo

this is the log message as you requested:

Install prefix: /home/amir/sofa/build/install
Boost version: 1.58.0
Found the following Boost libraries:
  system
  filesystem
  program_options
  thread
  chrono
  date_time
  atomic
Adding collection SofaComponentAll
SofaTest: optional dependency SofaPython NOT found, Python_test won't be built
Adding module SofaExporter
SofaPython disabled, will not compile python bindings.
Adding module SofaSparseSolver
-- metis was not found, SparseLDLSolver won't be built
-- csparse was found, SparseLUSolver and SparseCholeskySolver will be built
Adding module SofaPreconditioner
Adding module SofaHaptics
Adding module SofaOpenglVisual
Adding plugin CImgPlugin
CImgPlugin: TIFF Image Format enabled
CImgPlugin: JPEG Image Format enabled
CImgPlugin: PNG Image Format enabled
Adding plugin SofaMiscCollision
SofaMiscModule: build all maintained sofa components.
SofaMiscCollision: optional dependency SofaSphFluid not found de-activing: <SpatialGridPointModel>
-- PSL is an experimental feature, use it at your own risk.
Adding application runSofa
Write Plugin list at /home/amir/sofa/build/lib/plugin_list.conf.default
Configuring done
CMake Error in extlibs/gtest/CMakeLists.txt:
  Target "gtest" requires the language dialect "CXX17" (with compiler
  extensions), but CMake does not know the compile flags to use to enable it.

CMake Error in SofaKernel/extlibs/newmat/CMakeLists.txt:
  Target "newmat" requires the language dialect "CXX17" (with compiler
  extensions), but CMake does not know the compile flags to use to enable it.

CMake Error in SofaKernel/extlibs/tinyxml/CMakeLists.txt:
  Target "tinyxml" requires the language dialect "CXX17" (with compiler
  extensions), but CMake does not know the compile flags to use to enable it.

CMake Error in SofaKernel/modules/SofaHelper/CMakeLists.txt:
  Target "SofaHelper" requires the language dialect "CXX17" (with compiler
  extensions), but CMake does not know the compile flags to use to enable it.

CMake Error in SofaKernel/modules/SofaHelper/SofaHelper_test/CMakeLists.txt:
  Target "SofaHelper_test" requires the language dialect "CXX17" (with
  compiler extensions), but CMake does not know the compile flags to use to
  enable it.

CMake Error in SofaKernel/modules/SofaHelper/SofaHelper_test/system/TestPlugin/CMakeLists.txt:
  Target "TestPlugin" requires the language dialect "CXX17" (with compiler
  extensions), but CMake does not know the compile flags to use to enable it.

....

CMake Error in applications/plugins/SofaMiscCollision/CMakeLists.txt:
  Target "SofaMiscCollision" requires the language dialect "CXX17" (with
  compiler extensions), but CMake does not know the compile flags to use to
  enable it.

CMake Error in applications/projects/runSofa/CMakeLists.txt:
  The CXX_STANDARD property on target "runSofa" contained an invalid value:
  "17".

CMake Error in applications/projects/runSofa/runSofa_test/CMakeLists.txt:
  Target "runSofa_test" requires the language dialect "CXX17" (with compiler
  extensions), but CMake does not know the compile flags to use to enable it.

Generating done

Many Thanks
Amir

[Hugo]

Thanks @amir
Ok, what is your compiler and its version?

[Amir]

Thanks @ Hugo
g++ –version
g++ (Ubuntu 7.4.0-1ubuntu1~16.04~ppa1) 7.4.0

gcc –version
gcc (Ubuntu 7.4.0-1ubuntu1~16.04~ppa1) 7.4.0

python
Python 2.7.12 (default, Oct 8 2019, 14:14:10)

[Amir]

Dear @Hugo
I’ve noticed one thing I don’t know it is related or not:
I install Cmake 3.16.6 but when I open it with GUI at the top of the bar it mentioned
3.5.2. I don’t know I uninstall it completely. it is the version of GUI I think when I checked its version.

[Hugo]

Hi @amir
Yes you might have two versions of cmake installed. What tells your the window appearing when you click on “About” in the GUI?
How did you install the newer version of cmake?

Hugo

[Amir]

it says the version is 3.5.2

I installed from source code as fallow:

$ sudo apt purge cmake
$ wget https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v3.16.6/cmake-3.13.6.tar.gz
$ tar -zxvf cmake-3.13.4.tar.gz
$ cd cmake-3.13.4
$ ./bootstrap
$ make
$ sudo make install

[Hugo]

could you try:
– sudo apt list cmake (to see if any other cmake is installed)
– and try to locate where is your cmake-3.13 installed

Once you could just run cmake-3.13 with its full path to see if it solves the pb.

Hugo

[Amir]

dear @Hugo
cmake 3.13 is located in the home directory
/home/cmake3.13
and the others are:
$ sudo apt list cmake -a

Listing… Done
cmake/xenial,now 3.5.2-2ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1~ppa1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
cmake/xenial-updates 3.5.1-1ubuntu3 amd64
cmake/xenial 3.5.1-1ubuntu1 amd64
but here it dosnt show the 3.13.

Should I change the home directory?

[Hugo]

Can you try running the cmake (3.13) you installed in your home, inside your build/ repository of SOFA ?

Hugo

[Amir]

Dear @Hugo
I don’t know how to specify Cmake to run the latest version(3.13).
I try to change the default version to the new one, but after running the older one always run.

[Guillaume]

Hi Amir,

If I understand correctly, you have 2 version of CMake installed:
– CMake 3.13 in your home with executable at /home/amir/cmake3.13/bin/cmake
– CMake 3.5.2 in your system

To switch which CMake is used by default, you must use update-alternatives (paths may differ upon your installation):

sudo update-alternatives \
    --install /home/amir/cmake3.13/bin/cmake cmake /home/amir/cmake3.13/bin/cmake 20 \
    --slave /home/amir/cmake3.13/bin/ctest ctest /home/amir/cmake3.13/ctest3 \
    --slave /home/amir/cmake3.13/bin/cpack cpack /home/amir/cmake3.13/cpack3 \
    --slave /home/amir/cmake3.13/bin/ccmake ccmake /home/amir/cmake3.13/ccmake3 \
    --family cmake

[Amir]

Dear @Guillaume
Dear @Hugo
Thanks for your support. I did the following and the problem is solved.

sudo apt purge cmake
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get build-dep cmake-qt-gui
wget https://cmake.org/files/v3.17/cmake-3.17.0.tar.gz
tar -xzf cmake-3.17.0.tar.gz
cd cmake-3.17.0/
./configure –qt-gui
make -j5
bin/cmake-gui

I checked the sudo update-alternatives before but it’s didn’t work for me, I don’t know why.
Many thanks for your fast and supportive response. Let’s learn the SOFA!!:-)

[Hugo]

Congrats @amir and thanks @guillaumeparan!
Enjoy your first steps with SOFA!

Cheers,

Hugo

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