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  • S 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

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    wrote on last edited by jsulm
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    @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?

    https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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      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.

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      • S 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.

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

        https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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          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.

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          • S 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.

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            @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.

            https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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              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

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              • S 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

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                @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.

                https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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                  @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.

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                  • S 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.

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

                    https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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                      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.

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                      • S 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.

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                        @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
                        

                        https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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                          thank you so much it configured

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                          • S sush123

                            thank you so much it configured

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                            @sush123 Great I could help! :-)

                            https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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