CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM is not set.

Flaviu 0 · wrote on 7 Apr 2021, 16:38

I have tried to compile a C++ Github project, using Qt Creator 4.13.1, on Win10 64bit.

When I loaded CMakeLists.txt into Qt creator, I got:

Running C:\Program Files\CMake\bin\cmake.exe -S C:/Project/myproject/src -B C:/Users/u724776/AppData/Local/Temp/QtCreator-ugpLmP/qtc-cmake-hLotyEKG in C:\Users\u724776\AppData\Local\Temp\QtCreator-ugpLmP\qtc-cmake-hLotyEKG.
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!

How can I understand this message ? I didn't heard of "Ninja", I don't have it, why is yelling for that ? How can I overcome this error ?

JoeCFD · 4 Jul 2021, 16:46

@Flaviu-0 said in CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM is not set.:

CMake Error: CMake was unable to find a build program corresponding to "Ninja"

Your problem is not qt related.
https://ninja-build.org/manual.html

cmake uses ninja in your case. Try to install ninja and you will be all right.