How to create Project using CMake in Qt creator

[sush123]

yes i do have MinGW

[jsulm]

@sush123 That's not what I mean.
You should try to set CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM, so it points to make executable from MinGW.
In QtCreator you can do it in Projects/YOUR_KIT/Build/CMake and then add this variable (or edit when already there) and set whole path to make from MinGW.

[KroMignon]

@sush123 Did you follow the step described in documentation?

• Setting Up CMake
• Build with CMake

[mchinand]

I'm not sure why it doesn't find your version of ninja. Did you restart QtCreator after installing Ninja? Make sure your CMake Generator is set properly. Tools->Kits->(Select your Kit)->CMake generator (towards the bottom). You could try switching your Generator to 'MinGW Makefiles'.

[sush123]

Can anyone help me to find Ninja setup to install.
I tried using below link but it is disappearing after double clicking on setup file not sure why,
https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases

[jsulm]

@sush123 Do you really need Ninja? Make (which is part of MinGW) can compile several files in parallel.

[sush123]

i am not sure really need ninja or not but not able to narrow down a reason for getting error like
" 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.
-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!?"

After setting CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM, this as well

[jsulm]

@sush123 said in How to create Project using CMake in Qt creator:

After setting CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM

How, when and where did you set it?

[sush123]

Created new sample project by selecting :
Application -> Qt Widgets Application ->build system (Cmake) in dropdown->Checked Desktop Qt 5.14.0 MinGW 64-bit.

I can see project created in Qt creator which is not configured warning symbol before project name.

[jsulm]

@sush123 You need to set CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM in your projects Build settings: "Projects/Build & Run/YOUR_KIT/Build/CMake"

[sush123]

Yes i did that then it changed warning symbol into folder kind but then still i am getting this error :
Running C:\Program Files\CMake\bin\cmake.exe C:/Users/s28194/Documents/untitled4 "-GCodeBlocks - Ninja" in C:\Users\s28194\Documents\build-untitled4-Desktop_Qt_5_14_0_MinGW_64_bit-Debug.
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.
-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "C:/Users/s28194/Documents/build-untitled4-Desktop_Qt_5_14_0_MinGW_64_bit-Debug/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
CMake process exited with exit code 1.

Also Build and run icons are disabled.

[jsulm]

@sush123 You should not pass -GNinja to CMake

Other possibility would be to install Ninja and add the path to it to PATH in your projects Build settings.

[sush123]

i tried adding ninja exe path under manage kits -> Cmake -> under manual i added "pathtofindninja",
Still no changes,
i could see error symbol with "Invalid codemodel file generated by Cmake " message under projects -> Build settings

[jsulm]

@sush123 said in How to create Project using CMake in Qt creator:

kits -> Cmake

This is for CMake and not Ninja!
Please add the path containing ninja.exe to PATH in your projects Build settings.

[sush123]

@jsulm said in How to create Project using CMake in Qt creator:

PATH in

im really not finding where excatly i should add this ninja exe path in project settings.

[jsulm]

@sush123 "Projects/Build & Run/YOUR_KIT/Build/Build Environment" - edit PATH variable here (append directory containing ninja.exe).

[sush123]

i did append path C:\Qt\Qt5.14.0\Tools\mingw730_64\bin;C:\Users\s28194\Documents\ninja.exe;C:\Users\s28194\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;

still i have disabled icons for build and run at left bottom.

[jsulm]

@sush123 said in How to create Project using CMake in Qt creator:

C:\Users\s28194\Documents\ninja.exe

This is wrong. In PATH you only add directories, so:

 C:\Qt\Qt5.14.0\Tools\mingw730_64\bin;C:\Users\s28194\Documents

[sush123]

thank you so much it configured

[jsulm]

@sush123 Great I could help! :-)