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Use VS Code, CMake, and Batch Files to Simplify Your C++ Builds

by honey the codewitch

Presenting a simple to create understandable and maintainable builds for projects with dependencies

A CMake Tutorial for Visual C++ Developers

by Marius Bancila

This article provides an introduction to CMake through a series of examples to help you, as VC++ developers, to create and maintain CMake projects.

Implementing a WADO Server using Orthanc

by Sébastien Jodogne

This article explains how to create a basic WADO server to provide Web access to DICOM images. The WADO server is implemented as a plugin for Orthanc, a lightweight DICOM store.

Porting a Large Project from Windows to Linux

by Greg Utas

Analogous functions, subtle differences, multiple compilers...

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Use VS Code, CMake, and Batch Files to Simplify Your C++ Builds

by honey the codewitch

Presenting a simple to create understandable and maintainable builds for projects with dependencies

Porting a Large Project from Windows to Linux

by Greg Utas

Analogous functions, subtle differences, multiple compilers...

Writing CI Pipeline using GitHub Actions to Build C++ Project

by Iqra Ali

This article gives a practical overview of using GitHub Actions to automate a CI pipeline to build C++ project which is configured using CMake.

How to Make a C++ Qt Android Project with CMake on Windows

by Vhalun

A step-by-step tutorial about how to build a Qt/C++ project on Android

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Cmake

How to use makefile to compile a project with multiple files ?

31 Dec 2019 by k5054

Take a look here: CMake Tutorial — CMake 3.16.2 Documentation[^]. That should guide you in creating your CMakeList.txt file. Are you sure you're using cmake, though? Generating a Makefile through cmake should produce a Makefile that is many lines long. In my case, even the simplest cmake...

How to build external libraries for C++ without step-by-step instructions.

20 Oct 2021 by Rick York

I use VS19 also and I make libraries all the time, no pun intended. Portability to other environments is of zero concern for me so I just use VS19's built-in settings to make it happen. I select a configuration type of static library which is...

Use VS Code, CMake, and Batch Files to Simplify Your C++ Builds

3 Oct 2023 by honey the codewitch

Presenting a simple to create understandable and maintainable builds for projects with dependencies

Could not find compiler set in environment variable CXX:

21 Feb 2021 by Rick York

It says, Could not find compiler set in environment variable CXX: g++-4.9. That means the EV is set to g++-4.9 but that compiler can not be found. You need to either make that compiler accessible to Cmake or set the environment variable CXX to...

Cmake installation & updates for C++ project in visual studio 2019

8 Jun 2021 by Richard MacCutchan

As far as I am aware it is a standard part of the Visual Studio installation.

Why can QT not find opencv module which already is installed ?

3 Oct 2022 by Richard MacCutchan

Possibly because your include statement is telling the compiler to look in the standard library locations and your opencv is in your project folder. Try changing it to #include "opencv2/xfeatures2d.hpp" with double quotes rather than angle...

Unity hub install bug

13 Aug 2023 by Andre Oosthuizen

This seems to be an issue all over, have a look at these 2 links which has some kinds of solutions - "Installing..." is taking forever, unity hub[^] Unity Hub SDK and NDK tools download freeze[^]

CMake: how to specify custom import library name (MSVC)

16 Oct 2011 by OlegKrivtsov

Hello,I generate a shared library named, for example, mylib80.dll (it haspostfix "80", because I want to embed version info into library name.I use set_target_properties with _POSTFIX property to achievethis. By default, CMake names corresponding import library asmylib80.lib. But I...

compiling opencv for arm architecture

14 Jan 2012 by 01.mandar

i have set up target fs on /home/myself/filesys/bin..etc//GCC compile:host $ arm_v5t_le-gcc hello.c -o helloRun:target $ cd /opt/hellotarget $./helloi have installed opencv2.3 on host ubuntu machine now i want opencv to be ported to DM6446 so i follow 1 uncompress opencv2.3...

Full file path in dll

27 Apr 2015 by KarstenK

you must build the dll in release mode. Check the compiler settings in your project. In a release build these macro should not get compiled in the binary output.Maybe you should look WHERE the release dll is build. :-O

How to build a C++ embedded Python file that requires a cmake?

22 Jul 2015 by mayooran99

I have created a C++ file which has a function that should be called from the Python file. But this C++ file requires to be built through cmake as there are OpenCV dependencies. When I run the main Python file I am getting the following error:ImportError:...

How to build a C++ embedded Python file that requires a cmake?

23 Jul 2015 by Albert Holguin

Your extension definition needs to include your dependencies.See here: https://docs.python.org/2/extending/building.html[^]Example from above:module1 = Extension('demo', define_macros = [('MAJOR_VERSION', '1'), ...

How can I incorporate cmake file when building with distutils python?

23 Jul 2015 by Albert Holguin

I don't think you can... if you want to use CMake, you'd have to use Swig to tie your C++ in with your Python. You're sort of mixing two things that don't have too much to do with each other.

Building a pacman project

28 Jul 2016 by OriginalGriff

The best thing for you to do is contact the author: go to the GIT page, click on the author name and you should see his email.He is the person you need to talk to, not a completely unrelated site...I suspect it's this guy: edoren (Manuel Sabogal) · GitHub[^]

How to make cmakefile.txt from linux makefile

31 Aug 2017 by forest-321

Hi, friends! I want to compile a open source c++ project on windows system. But this project is configured linux cpp, h files and configure files such as 'configure', 'Makefile', 'Makefile.am', 'Makefile.in' and so on. Thanks. What I have tried: To compile on windows, I tried to use cmake,...

Mfast installation on windows using cmake-gui tool

25 Sep 2018 by soul.at.peace

I am trying to use mFast for FastFix protocol on my windows machine but not able to install using cmake-gui.exe I am using Visual studio 2010 on Windows Server 2003. CMAKE-LISTS.txt file (GLOB headers "*.h") ## retrieve all header files in current directory file (GLOB sources "*.cpp") ##...

Error occur during installation of lightgbm

22 Feb 2019 by Member 13233096

I am using R studio, Now i want to install LightGBM for window. I have Installed Git for Window, CMAKE and MINGW64. The path of GIT is C:\Program Files\Git\bin and the path of CMAKE is C:\Users\MuhammadMaqsood\Downloads\cmake-3.13.3-win64-x64\bin I have set...

How to use makefile to compile a project with multiple files ?

31 Dec 2019 by TankRockett

Recently i've just built an SFML/C++ project on Visual Studio Code using CMake and MinGW.I've successfully compiled and run a test file in my project folder. Here's my Makefile: StarFire: g++ main.cpp -o main.exe -DSFML_STATIC -I F:\SFMLPrj\StarFirestc\Prefixes\include -L...

Problem in setting up QT to integrate with opencv in ubuntu using cmake

19 Mar 2020 by lock&_lock

Hi, I've been following an OpenCV tutorial from a book. Prior to it, I have OpenCV already installed on my machine. I'm working with OpenCV & C++ on a terminal and compile my program with CMake. Here's my Ubuntu OpenCV version : Ubuntu 18.04.4...

Problem in setting up QT to integrate with opencv in ubuntu using cmake

14 Apr 2020 by lock&_lock

Took me almost 2 weeks tried to integrate QT and OpenGL. I changed my CMake settings back & forth so I'm not exactly sure if this will be the same case for everyone but this this what worked for me. Make sure you have Java installed and...

Cmake re-generates ninja make files every time after visual studio starts -> all source files are recompiled

22 Jul 2020 by Vassili Kravtchenko-Berejnoi

I'm currently working in a c++/MinGW64 project where I'd like to use VS2019. The project uses CMake in combination with Ninja, so I simply open it in a "Folder View". I have brought VS2019 to generate the ninja makefiles and build the entire...

Cmake installation & updates for C++ project in visual studio 2019

8 Jun 2021 by Southmountain

I try to pick up CMake build tool and manually install a copy of CMake directly from www.cmake.org. Late on I start a CMake project inside Visual Studio 2019 enterprise, and find out CMake is installed already on my machine. Also I notice,...

Cmake error at cmakelists.txt:107 (enable_language): generator cmake error at cmakelists.txt:107 (enable_language): generato visual studio 17 2022 could not find any instance of visual studio.r

29 Jul 2021 by Member 11246616

I solved my problem. Opencv version must be changed.

How to build external libraries for C++ without step-by-step instructions.

20 Oct 2021 by Weird Japanese Shows

Hello guys, Whenever I need to change my pc, I'm haunted by the thoughts of rebuilding external libraries. Some libraries have step-by-step insturctions which prevents it from becoming a challenge but some libraries like libpqxx(postgresql's c++...

How to build external libraries for C++ without step-by-step instructions.

20 Oct 2021 by Richard MacCutchan

This is the Quick Answers forum, and there is nowhere near enough space (or time) to provide product tutorials. You will need to find them for yourself. For example: CMake Reference Documentation — CMake 3.22.0-rc1 Documentation[^], make(1) -...

Why can QT not find opencv module which already is installed ?

3 Oct 2022 by Member 11246616

I have project written in cmakelists.txt using opencv. And, I want to run this project in QT in ubuntu. But there is an error; `/home/asiye/ 38 | #include | ...

Is there a way to automatically generate cmakelists.txt for my project? If not, then how to write it manually and then let the IDE update it?

28 Feb 2023 by Shobhit_23

I was writing a calculator project containing multiple source and header files. I had uploaded those files on Github, but left out the cmakefile. Due to some reasons I lost access to my older account and had to reinstall the system. Now when I am...

Cmake: how to make config of directory "B" depend on build of directory "a"

30 Mar 2023 by twhall

In a CMake project: I have a directory "A" for an external project. Its CMakeLists.txt file first attempts find_package (A-PKG ...). If A-PKG_FOUND, it extracts some paths, and defines some variables according to what it found. Else, it sets...

Problem when compiling in C++ using a mingw and cmake.

28 Oct 2021 by User 15226833

Hi everyone. My question is same title. Yes problem when compile. Please help me. This is a code of my program (in CPP): // Written by UKI COMPUTERS (ukicomputers.github.io - github.com/ukicomputers) // Based on (C) UKI COMPUTERS Self-Protecting...

Use cmake on a target without sources

2 Oct 2023 by honey the codewitch

I can't seem to find this answer anywhere. I have several libraries that are header-only due to being templatized. What I'd like is to provide a CMakeLists.txt under each of them that exports their include folder as an include location, if that...

Use cmake on a target without sources

2 Oct 2023 by honey the codewitch

Declare using INTERFACE add_library(htcw_bits INTERFACE) target_include_directories(htcw_bits INTERFACE "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}" )

Could not find compiler set in environment variable CXX:

21 Feb 2021 by User 14731409

While following this article https://medium.com/@ivan.mejia/modern-c-micro-service-implementation-rest-api-b499ffeaf898[^] I tried to clone and build the rest sdk for linux from GitHub - ivanmejiarocha/micro-service: sample micro-service in...

A CMake Tutorial for Visual C++ Developers

10 Apr 2017 by Marius Bancila

This article provides an introduction to CMake through a series of examples to help you, as VC++ developers, to create and maintain CMake projects.

Implementing a WADO Server using Orthanc

18 Jul 2016 by Sébastien Jodogne

This article explains how to create a basic WADO server to provide Web access to DICOM images. The WADO server is implemented as a plugin for Orthanc, a lightweight DICOM store.

Porting a Large Project from Windows to Linux

7 Jul 2022 by Greg Utas

Analogous functions, subtle differences, multiple compilers...

Using GoogleTest and GoogleMock frameworks for embedded C

8 Nov 2015 by Michael Pan

Presenting techniques for effective usage of Google unit test frameworks in embedded environment.

How to Make a C++ Qt Android Project with CMake on Windows

14 Jun 2017 by Vhalun

A step-by-step tutorial about how to build a Qt/C++ project on Android

Writing CI Pipeline using GitHub Actions to Build C++ Project

20 Apr 2020 by Iqra Ali

This article gives a practical overview of using GitHub Actions to automate a CI pipeline to build C++ project which is configured using CMake.

Unity hub install bug

13 Aug 2023 by OriginalGriff

We can't help you - we have no access to your systems, or any clue what is happening at the Unity end. Try here: Unity Customer Service: Technical Support & Training | Unity[^]

Full file path in dll

27 Apr 2015 by Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

When you are using predefined macros like __FILE__ the compiler (at the pre-processing stage) puts the evaluated value of the macro in the binary created. For __FILE__ that value is the full path to the file as loaded by the pre-processor...If you do not want to see it don't use it or use it...

How to make cmakefile.txt from linux makefile

31 Aug 2017 by Jochen Arndt

There is no ready-to-use conversion. But before trying to compile you should check if the source can be build for Windows. That should be stated somewhere in the documentation. If it is a rather simple project, just create a new console or DLL project (depends on the type of the source), add...

Problem when compiling in C++ using a mingw and cmake.

18 Oct 2021 by OriginalGriff

Read the error message: Quote: master/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/crt0.S.obj: in function `__get_current_exception': (.reset+0x9c): undefined reference to `main' You application does not contain an entry point, and cannot be built into an...

Unity hub install bug

13 Aug 2023 by Mus_ 90YT

So when trying to install one version of unity in unity hub, the last 2 files are bugged; -Android NDK: Freezed at 22% -CMake: Download failed: Validation Failed Even tho I've restarted the failed downloads nothing has changed. I'm scared...

Full file path in dll

27 Apr 2015 by babbbam

Hi,I have a c++ program that compiles to a dll.When i open the dll in a text editor i noticed that in some part of the dll i can actually see a full path to the source files i.e c:\myproject\myfile.hI have noticed that this happens when i use macro in my code with __FILE__ and when...

How can I incorporate cmake file when building with distutils python?

22 Jul 2015 by mayooran99

I have a C++ logic which I'm calling from Python. I have created a setup.py using distutils to build and install. The C++ logic has a cmake file. To build the C++ this cmake file needs to be incorporated into the setup.py file. How can I do this? Below is my cmake file for the C++...

Cmake error at cmakelists.txt:107 (enable_language): generator cmake error at cmakelists.txt:107 (enable_language): generato visual studio 17 2022 could not find any instance of visual studio.r

29 Jul 2021 by Member 11246616

I run Cmake for install opencv for windows 10 but there is an error CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:107 (enable_language): Generator CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:107 (enable_language): Generato Visual Studio 17 2022 could not find any...

Cmake error at cmakelists.txt:107 (enable_language): generator cmake error at cmakelists.txt:107 (enable_language): generato visual studio 17 2022 could not find any instance of visual studio.r

29 Jul 2021 by Richard MacCutchan

See could not find any instance of Visual Studio - Google Search[^]

Problem when compiling in C++ using a mingw and cmake.

28 Oct 2021 by User 15226833

In this line: #include "keypad/pico_keypad4x4.h" Replace with this: #include "keypad/pico_keypad4x4.c" Beacuse, this library HAS NOT GOT a main function (.h file C++ in this thing calculate as program).

Is there a way to automatically generate cmakelists.txt for my project? If not, then how to write it manually and then let the IDE update it?

28 Feb 2023 by Richard MacCutchan

Take a look at cmake(1) — CMake 3.26.0-rc4 Documentation[^] for guidance on creating your make file.