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

[Kurt Pfeifle]

On Wednesday 29 March 2006 20:54, Alexander Neundorf wrote:
> 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.

Oh, thanks. This is a very special, caring treatment which I normally
do not deserve  :-)       (but maybe the people deserve this for whom 
I'm trying to "learn" cmake building so I can help them better in the 
future).

> Maybe you find the problem yourself, otherwise please post the output here.
> 
> (starts with: "debug output for Kurt")

Here we go...

  kdev4-[SCR]@horizon:~/src/kde40svn/trunk/KDE/build/kdelibs> hostname -f
  nx.openusability.org
  
  kdev4-[SCR]@horizon:~/src/kde40svn/trunk/KDE/build/kdelibs> pwd
  /home/kdev4/src/kde40svn/trunk/KDE/build/kdelibs
  
  kdev4-[SCR]@horizon:~/src/kde40svn/trunk/KDE/build/kdelibs> echo $(cd ../../kdelibs;pwd)
  /home/kdev4/src/kde40svn/trunk/KDE/kdelibs
  
  kdev4-[SCR]@horizon:~/src/kde40svn/trunk/KDE/build/kdelibs> cmake ../../kdelibs
  -- debug output for Kurt, remove ASAP again: insource -1- \
     srcdir: -/home/kdev4/src/kde40svn/trunk/KDE/kdelibs- \
     bindir: -/home/kdev4/src/kde40svn/trunk/KDE/kdelibs-
  
  kdelibs requires an out of source build. Please create a separate build directory \
     and run 'cmake path_to_kdelibs [options]' there.
  -- Configuring done
 
> Bye
> Alex

Cheers,
Kurt