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  • J jasoney

    @Christian-Ehrlicher Yes
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    What QtCreator version do you use?
    Can you open a command prompt and try to execute g++ (with full path and correct separators)?

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    • Christian EhrlicherC Christian Ehrlicher

      What QtCreator version do you use?
      Can you open a command prompt and try to execute g++ (with full path and correct separators)?

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      @Christian-Ehrlicher
      I am using QT Creator 10.0.2
      Running C:\Qt\Tools\mingw1120_64\bin\g++.exe --version:

      g++.exe (x86_64-posix-seh-rev3, Built by MinGW-W64 project) 11.2.0
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        @Christian-Ehrlicher
        I am using QT Creator 10.0.2
        Running C:\Qt\Tools\mingw1120_64\bin\g++.exe --version:

        g++.exe (x86_64-posix-seh-rev3, Built by MinGW-W64 project) 11.2.0
        Copyright (C) 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
        This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
        warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
        
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        Update: QMake works.

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        • J jasoney

          Update: QMake works.

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          I might just try reinstalling Qt.

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          • J jasoney

            I am trying out Qt for the first time. When I tried to build the coffee machine example, CMake gave this error, and I haven't been able to solve it.

            Running C:\cygwin64\bin\cmake.exe -S C:/Qt/Examples/Qt-6.5.1/demos/calqlatr -B C:/Qt/Examples/Qt-6.5.1/demos/build-calqlatr-Desktop_Qt_6_5_1_MinGW_64_bit-Debug in C:\Qt\Examples\Qt-6.5.1\demos\build-calqlatr-Desktop_Qt_6_5_1_MinGW_64_bit-Debug.
            -- The CXX compiler identification is unknown
            CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:5 (project):
              The CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER:
            
                C:/Qt/Tools/mingw1120_64/bin/g++.exe
            
              is not a full path and was not found in the PATH.
            
              Tell CMake where to find the compiler by setting either the environment
              variable "CXX" or the CMake cache entry CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER to the full path
              to the compiler, or to the compiler name if it is in the PATH.
            
            
            -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
            CMake process exited with exit code 1.
            
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            @jasoney said in Unable to build example projects due to CMake error:

            C:\cygwin64\bin\cmake.exe

            I'm not sure but can't you install CMake via Qt installer?

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            • jsulmJ jsulm

              @jasoney said in Unable to build example projects due to CMake error:

              C:\cygwin64\bin\cmake.exe

              I'm not sure but can't you install CMake via Qt installer?

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              Using the QT CMake installation gives me this error:

              Running C:\Qt\Tools\CMake_64\bin\cmake.exe -S C:/Qt/Examples/Qt-6.5.1/demos/coffee -B C:/Qt/Examples/Qt-6.5.1/demos/build-coffee-Desktop_Qt_6_5_1_MinGW_64_bit-Debug in C:\Qt\Examples\Qt-6.5.1\demos\build-coffee-Desktop_Qt_6_5_1_MinGW_64_bit-Debug.
              CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:5 (project):
                Running
              
                 '/cygdrive/c/Qt/Tools/Ninja/ninja.exe' '--version'
              
                failed with:
              
                 The system cannot find the file specified
              
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              • J jasoney

                Using the QT CMake installation gives me this error:

                Running C:\Qt\Tools\CMake_64\bin\cmake.exe -S C:/Qt/Examples/Qt-6.5.1/demos/coffee -B C:/Qt/Examples/Qt-6.5.1/demos/build-coffee-Desktop_Qt_6_5_1_MinGW_64_bit-Debug in C:\Qt\Examples\Qt-6.5.1\demos\build-coffee-Desktop_Qt_6_5_1_MinGW_64_bit-Debug.
                CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:5 (project):
                  Running
                
                   '/cygdrive/c/Qt/Tools/Ninja/ninja.exe' '--version'
                
                  failed with:
                
                   The system cannot find the file specified
                
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                Remove all cygwin related stuff from your PATH env var.

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                • Christian EhrlicherC Christian Ehrlicher

                  Remove all cygwin related stuff from your PATH env var.

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                  @Christian-Ehrlicher I still get the same error

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                  • J jasoney

                    @Christian-Ehrlicher I still get the same error

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                    @jasoney said in Unable to build example projects due to CMake error:

                    I still get the same error

                    Remove the build dir and run cmake again, if it still complains about it you still have a cygwin PATH somewhere - remove it.

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                    • Christian EhrlicherC Christian Ehrlicher

                      @jasoney said in Unable to build example projects due to CMake error:

                      I still get the same error

                      Remove the build dir and run cmake again, if it still complains about it you still have a cygwin PATH somewhere - remove it.

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                      @Christian-Ehrlicher Fixed it 👍 Thank you

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