"Please create a separate build directory and run 'cmake path_to_kdelibs [options]' there."

Alexander Neundorf neundorf at kde.org
Wed Mar 29 21:54:54 CEST 2006


On Wednesday 29 March 2006 19:21, Kurt Pfeifle wrote:
> Hi,
>
> today (after a week or so not trying to compile), I get this error:
>
>   kdev4-[SCR]@horizon:~/KDE/build/kdelibs> cmake ../../kdelibs
>   kdelibs requires an out of source build. Please create a separate build \
>        directory and run 'cmake path_to_kdelibs [options]' there.
>   -- Configuring done
>
> I wasn't able to follow the list for any changes, so please bear with me if
> I missed some obvious buildchange announcement.
>
> But I'm definitely in (an even virgin) "out of source" build directory. The
> source dir is also freshly checked out (into another virgin directory).
>
> What could be causing this error? A mistake, where someone has erraneously
> committed generated cmake files into SVN? Or something I'm doing wrong on
> my part?

Please update kdelibs/CMakeLists.txt, I inserted some debug output, so you see 
what cmake considers to be the sourcedir and the builddir.
Maybe you find the problem yourself, otherwise please post the output here.

(starts with: "debug output for Kurt")

Bye
Alex
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