[Qt-creator] {macOS} Where to set CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM?
Eike Ziller
Eike.Ziller at qt.io
Tue Apr 14 14:41:22 CEST 2020
> On Apr 14, 2020, at 14:25, Andy <asmaloney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I currently have it set as part of the cmake vars in the kit.
>
> For any project I have that previously used "Unix Makefile" (that's a lot of projects) I have to remove all the build folders and the CMakeLists.txt.user files (which nukes all my other project preferences) and then sometimes that works. Sometimes I have to restart Qt Creator. I have to wrestle it into submission. Then recreate my project preferences.
>
> There is some (over-?) caching done here as Tobias mentioned. I still think this should be simpler!
>
> Might that also explain why sometimes I can't turn off an option in a project using the interface? I click the checkbox to turn it off, click the button to apply config, and it turns it back on, ...then applies config. Then I have to delete everything and start from scratch. Very time consuming and anti-productive.
Not sure if that is your issue, but sometimes you have to run CMake multiple times (i.e. click apply changes multiple times), to make it actually apply changes. That is not specific to Qt Creator though, and happens on the command line too - that’s cmake itself.
> Semi-related: Is there a way to use the "official" CMake application to handle my configuration instead? I find it much more intuitive. Or is this too tightly integrated?
>
> Thanks everyone for your help!
>
> ---
> Andy Maloney // https://asmaloney.com
> twitter ~ @asmaloney
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 2:24 AM Eike Ziller <Eike.Ziller at qt.io> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Qt Creator does not set CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM explicitly itself, so it must be pulled in from some configuration.
> This could be from an existing CMakeCache.txt in the build directory,
> or maybe it somehow slipped into your project’s .user file (CMakeLists.txt.user in your project source).
> In these cases the variable will be set in your project’s build configuration in Projects mode, so check if it’s there and if so, you need to fix it there.
>
> Hope that helps, Eike
>
> > On Apr 10, 2020, at 19:08, Andy <asmaloney at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Uh.. no I did not. As I said in my previous email I set it to <path to brew's>/ninja.
> >
> > It did not work fine. Nor did setting the PATH in the environment setting of my kit work.
> >
> > Is it possible there's some Qt Creator cache somewhere that's borking it? Maybe something in one of these temp directories? /private/var/folders/xs/ktjsndz94095_l042qqprtb40000gn/T/QtCreator-mxDtQs/
> >
> > I did try deleting that and my build directory to start from scratch and still nothing worked.
> >
> > ---
> > Andy Maloney // https://asmaloney.com
> > twitter ~ @asmaloney
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 11:52 PM Aleksandr Chupikov <spider.ch at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello Andy.
> > You set CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM to /usr/bin/make instead of ninja executable.
> > Try set it to /usr/local/bin/ninja and it will work fine.
> >
> >
> > пт, 10 апр. 2020 г. в 04:00, Andy <asmaloney at gmail.com>:
> > 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
> >
> > Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> >
> > 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.
> > ----
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > ---
> > Andy Maloney // https://asmaloney.com
> > twitter ~ @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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> Eike Ziller
> Principal Software Engineer
>
> The Qt Company GmbH
> Erich-Thilo-Straße 10
> D-12489 Berlin
> eike.ziller at qt.io
> http://qt.io
> Geschäftsführer: Mika Pälsi,
> Juha Varelius, Mika Harjuaho
> Sitz der Gesellschaft: Berlin, Registergericht: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 144331 B
>
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Eike Ziller
Principal Software Engineer
The Qt Company GmbH
Erich-Thilo-Straße 10
D-12489 Berlin
eike.ziller at qt.io
http://qt.io
Geschäftsführer: Mika Pälsi,
Juha Varelius, Mika Harjuaho
Sitz der Gesellschaft: Berlin, Registergericht: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 144331 B
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