CMake for CodeBlocks under windows - windows

Question

I'm trying to use CMake to code with CodeBlocks under Windows.
Inside Cygwin console I do :
cmake .. -G"CodeBlocks - Unix Makefiles"
and output is :
CMake Error: CMake was unable to find a build program corresponding to "Unix Makefiles". CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM is not set. You probably need to select a different build tool.
CMake Error: Error required internal CMake variable not set, cmake may be not be built correctly.
Missing variable is:
CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ENV_VAR
CMake Error: Error required internal CMake variable not set, cmake may be not be built correctly.
Missing variable is:
CMAKE_C_COMPILER
CMake Error: Could not find cmake module file:D:/sources/tests/testOSG/build_CodeBlocks/CMakeFiles/CMakeCCompiler.cmake
CMake Error: Error required internal CMake variable not set, cmake may be not be built correctly.
Missing variable is:
CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ENV_VAR
CMake Error: Error required internal CMake variable not set, cmake may be not be built correctly.
Missing variable is:
CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER
CMake Error: Could not find cmake module file:D:/sources/tests/testOSG/build_CodeBlocks/CMakeFiles/CMakeCXXCompiler.cmake
CMake Error: CMAKE_C_COMPILER not set, after EnableLanguage
CMake Error: CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER not set, after EnableLanguage
-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
I tried to set those problematic variables, but result is the same :
set CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=C:/Progra~2/CodeBlocks/MinGW/bin/mingw32-make.exe
set CMAKE_C_COMPILER=C:/Progra~2/Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0/VC/bin/cl.exe
set CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=C:/Progra~2/Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0/VC/bin/cl.exe
Any ideas how to make it work ?
Edit : adding the path to the compiler helps, but there's still an error :
-- The C compiler identification is unknown
-- The CXX compiler identification is unknown
-- Defining WIN32 under Cygwin due to CMAKE_LEGACY_CYGWIN_WIN32
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0/VC/bin/cl.exe
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0/VC/bin/cl.exe -- broken
CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-2.8.9/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake:52 (MESSAGE):
The C compiler "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio
10.0/VC/bin/cl.exe" is not able to compile a simple test program.
It fails with the following output:
Change Dir: /cygdrive/d/sources/tests/testOSG/build_CodeBlocks/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp
Run Build Command:C:/Program\ Files\
(x86)/CodeBlocks/MinGW/bin/mingw32-make.exe
"cmTryCompileExec437970983/fast"
C:/Program Files (x86)/CodeBlocks/MinGW/bin/mingw32-make -f
CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec437970983.dir/build.make
CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec437970983.dir/build
/usr/bin/sh: -c: line 0: Erreur de syntaxe près du symbole inattendu « (
»
/usr/bin/sh: -c: line 0: `C:/Program Files
(x86)/CodeBlocks/MinGW/bin/mingw32-make -f
CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec437970983.dir/build.make
CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec437970983.dir/build'
mingw32-make: *** [cmTryCompileExec437970983/fast] Error 1
CMake will not be able to correctly generate this project.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

Answer 1

Maybe you installed the 'basic setup' from 'MinGW Installation Manager'. As it does not install the GNU C++ compiler with package name- 'mingw-gcc-g++'you should select its 'bin' and 'dev' and install manually. This worked for me.

Answer 2

for me following worked:
downloaded codeblocks-17.12mingw-setup.
added path to /MinGW/bin
hint: DONT INSTALL TO PATH WITH SPACES IN IT
in my case C:\Program Files (x86)\CodeBlocks\MinGW\bin dont worked for some projects.
when using c:\codeblocks... they work
in cmake use "CodeBlocks - MinGW Makefiles"
then open project.cbp

Answer 3

Make sure the directory with compilers(MinGw-gcc.exe or something similar) is in the PATH, after that start console one more time and try to run cmake again.