[Qt-creator] {macOS} Where to set CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM?

Thu Apr 9 22:59:33 CEST 2020

I want a solution that applies to all cmake projects, so I tried suggestion
#3 and added:

CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM:FILEPATH=<path to brew's>/ninja

to "CMake Configuration" in the kit.

Now I get a blank UI for my build settings with an error at the top
"Invalid codemodel file generated by CMake" and this error in the console:

----

Running <brew path>/cmake/3.17.0_1/bin/cmake <project path> -GNinja
-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Debug
-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER:STRING=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/clang++
-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER:STRING=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/clang
-DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM:FILEPATH=/usr/bin/make
-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH:STRING=/Users/maloney/dev/Trolltech/Qt-5.x
-DGIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE:BOOL=ON
-DQT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE:STRING=/Users/maloney/dev/Trolltech/Qt-5.x/bin/qmake
-DUSE_ASAN:BOOL=ON in
/private/var/folders/xs/ktjsndz94095_l042qqprtb40000gn/T/QtCreator-mxDtQs/qtc-cmake-ZFkreNHc.

-- The CXX compiler identification is AppleClang 11.0.0.11000033

-- Check for working CXX compiler:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/clang++

CMake Error:

The detected version of Ninja (GNU Make 3.81

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.

There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A

PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

This program built for i386-apple-darwin11.3.0) is less than the version of

Ninja required by CMake (1.3).

CMake Error at
/Users/maloney/dev/Cellar/cmake/3.17.0_1/share/cmake/Modules/CMakeTestCXXCompiler.cmake:37
(try_compile):

Failed to generate test project build system.

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So then I fell back to suggestion #2 and added the brew install path to the
environment setting of my kit. This resulted in the same error.

$ ninja --version
1.10.0

This is the most recent ninja release.

This seems way harder than it should be. Maybe a way to set the path to
ninja explicitly in the interface could be added?

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Andy Maloney  //  https://asmaloney.com
twitter ~ @asmaloney <https://twitter.com/asmaloney>

On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 3:15 AM Eike Ziller <Eike.Ziller at qt.io> wrote:

>
>
> > On Apr 7, 2020, at 21:39, Andy <asmaloney at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > (Using Qt Creator 4.11.2)
> >
> > I've recently switched to building with ninja. I have it installed using
> homebrew and it is in my PATH.
> >
> > When I try to set up a cmake-based project with Creator, I get this:
> >
> > CMake Error: CMake was unable to find a build program corresponding to
> "Ninja".  CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM is not set.  You probably need to select a
> different build tool.
> >
> > I found this bug report, but it is closed and doesn't seem to provide a
> solution:
> >
> > https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTCREATORBUG-17566
> >
> > I have tried setting CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM in my kit's "Environment", but
> that didn't do anything.
> >
> > Where am I supposed to set this so Creator can find ninja?
>
> The issue here is that macOS uses different environments for applications
> started from Finder / Spotlight / Dock, than what you get in Terminal.
> There are multiple possible solutions to your issue:
>
> - Run Qt Creator from the Terminal environment. E.g. open Terminal, run
> “open ~/path/to/Qt\ Creator.app”.
> - Set the PATH in your kit. In the environment setting of the Kit, add
> “PATH=/usr/local/bin:${PATH}”
> - Set CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM in the kit’s cmake configuration. That’s at the
> bottom of the kit settings, “CMake Configuration”, where also
> CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER and other things are set.
>
> You could also change the PATH or CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM in the corresponding
> settings in your project’s build configuration.
>
> Br, Eike
>
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