Issue with CMake

[jbierlaire]

Hi,

I have installed CC on the Cloudcompare.org website, and it works perfectly fine.
I know want to develop a CC plugin. For me to try out and visualize small changes in the source code I am writing, I need to add my plugin folder in the CC plugin directory.
However, with the version installed from cloudcompare.org, the plugin directory only has .dll files, and I can't copy my folder in this directory, in order to try out my plugin (as explained in https://github.com/CloudCompare/CloudCo ... IBUTING.md). I also can add that qDummyPlugin does not exist anymore (as you surely know).

So I have tried to install the version from github, using the following link instructions https://github.com/CloudCompare/CloudCo ... r/BUILD.md After cloning the directory, I have everything I need to compile CC using CMake.

Here are my directories : source code : C:/Users/bierlaire/Desktop/CloudCompare with everything that I just cloned
where to build the binaries : C:/Users/bierlaire/Desktop/build (empty folder)
Please note that I can't work on C:/Program Files since I have not all the permissions on my laptop.

Trying to compile, I get this error :

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CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:3 (project):
  Generator

    Visual Studio 15 2017

  could not find any instance of Visual Studio.

Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "C:/Users/bierlaire/Desktop/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".

I have everything in the prerequisites, as well as Visual Studio 2019 and Visual Studio 2017. This is also why this issue is frustrating.

Please be aware that I am a beginner with CMake.
I am also open to any other solution in order to try out my plugin code without using CMake.

Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Jules

[WargodHernandez]

I would suggest using visual studio 2019 CMAKE, just right click on the folder C:/Users/bierlaire/Desktop/CloudCompare and select "Open with Visual Studio".

then set your CMAKE settings from the project menu

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[jbierlaire]

Thank you for your answer.

I have done what you suggested, and I had an issue with QT5, which I fixed by adding the correct folder path.
Now trying to right click and open the folder, I get this issue :

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I have tried to look at CMakeLists.txt, but I have no clue on what should fix this error.
Do you have any idea ?

[WargodHernandez]

To give me a better idea of how you have it set up, please attach the CMakeSettings.json file that VS2019 created.
go to the CMake Settings like before and then select CMakeSettings.json

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[jbierlaire]

Here is my CMakeSettings.json :

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{
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "x64-Debug",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "configurationType": "Debug",
      "inheritEnvironments": [ "msvc_x64_x64" ],
      "buildRoot": "C:/Users/bierlaire/Desktop/build/CMakeFiles",
      "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "cmakeToolchain": "C:/Users/bierlaire/Desktop/CloudCompare/CMakeLists.txt"
    }
  ]
}

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[WargodHernandez]

I would remove this line

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, 
      "cmakeToolchain": "C:/Users/bierlaire/Desktop/CloudCompare/CMakeLists.txt"

The CloudCompare CMakeLists is not a tool chain.