installing GammaRay on Qt Creator 6.0.2

SGaist

The build folder shall be created either in the top level of your sources or outside of the sources.

qcoderpro

@SGaist
Top level of my sources? What sources!?
You mean my qtcuick project files? If so, I have a folder specified for those project. Should I put that into a folder called build and follow the instructions above?

SGaist

Since you are building GammaRay, the sources of GammaRay.

qcoderpro

I did them but get an error about cmake:

C:\Users\ME\Desktop\KDAB-GammaRay-62bd4ed\build>cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles"
'cmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Users\ME\Desktop\KDAB-GammaRay-62bd4ed\build>

jsulm

@qcoderpro Then download and install CMake and make sure the folder containing cmake.exe is in your PATH

qcoderpro

@jsulm
But I'm using CMake on Qt Creator for Qt projects. Do you mean that I should download a standalone version of CMake and install it?

jsulm

@qcoderpro If you already have CMake installed: "make sure the folder containing cmake.exe is in your PATH".
You can also use full path to cmake.exe to call it.

qcoderpro

@jsulm
I found it here: C:\Qt\Tools\CMake_64\bin\cmake.exe
Then added the path into System variables:

But still get the error!

jsulm

@qcoderpro You need to add the FOLDER to PATH NOT exe!
After adding to PATH you need to log out and login again.
But you can also use full path instead.

qcoderpro

@jsulm
Could not create named generator MinGW Makefiles

jsulm

@qcoderpro said in installing GammaRay on Qt Creator 6.0.2:

MinGW Makefiles

You use "MinGW MakeFiles", but it needs to be "MinGW Makefiles" as you can see from CMake output...

qcoderpro

@jsulm
Should we add a CMakeLists.txt fild into the build folder already!?

C:\Users\ME\Desktop\KDAB-GammaRay-62bd4ed\build>C:\Qt\Tools\CMake_64\bin\cmake.exe -G "MinGW Makefiles"
CMake Warning:
No source or binary directory provided. Both will be assumed to be the
same as the current working directory, but note that this warning will
become a fatal error in future CMake releases.

CMake Error: The source directory "C:/Users/ME/Desktop/KDAB-GammaRay-62bd4ed/build" does not appear to contain CMakeLists.txt.
Specify --help for usage, or press the help button on the CMake GUI.

C:\Users\ME\Desktop\KDAB-GammaRay-62bd4ed\build>

jsulm

@qcoderpro You also need to provide the source folder, try:

cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" PATH_TO_SOURCEFOLDER

This is also explained here: https://github.com/KDAB/GammaRay/blob/master/INSTALL.md

qcoderpro

Does it say: inside the build folder on CMD to execute: cmake.exe -G "MinGW Makefiles" C:\Qt\6.2.3\mingw_64\bin C:\Users\ME\Desktop\KDAB-GammaRay-62bd4ed ?

jsulm

@qcoderpro said in installing GammaRay on Qt Creator 6.0.2:

C:\Qt\6.2.3\mingw_64\bin

Why did you put it here?!
It is as easy as:

C:\Qt\Tools\CMake_64\bin\cmake.exe -G "MinGW Makefiles" C:\Users\ME\Desktop\KDAB-GammaRay-62bd4ed

qcoderpro

@jsulm
I have already done that: CMake Error: CMake was unable to find a build program corresponding to "MinGW Makefiles"

jsulm

@qcoderpro <from the link I gave you above:

set "PATH=c:\MinGW\mingw64\bin;%PATH%"

Did you do this step?

qcoderpro

@jsulm
I meant that in the previous steps that you asked why. I don't understand that section good enough. If it means to set the path of mingw to the %PATH% (of the System variables), that path (C:\Qt\6.2.3\mingw_64\bin) already exists there and shown in the related screenshot above.

jsulm

@qcoderpro This was plain wrong: cmake.exe -G "MinGW Makefiles" C:\Qt\6.2.3\mingw_64\bin C:\Users\ME\Desktop\KDAB-GammaRay-62bd4ed

It needs to be

cmake.exe -G "MinGW Makefiles" C:\Users\ME\Desktop\KDAB-GammaRay-62bd4ed

There is really not much to it: you need to tell CMake where the source code is. That's why you need to add the path to source code folder (C:\Users\ME\Desktop\KDAB-GammaRay-62bd4ed).

qcoderpro

@jsulm

Sorry, but this was done already. Please scroll up two posts. There I stated that and also the cmake error message! :|
CMake Error: CMake was unable to find a build program corresponding to "MinGW Makefiles"