Development troubleshooting

Subject: Development troubleshooting Thu Nov 15, 2012 11:27 am

This thread is for any errors we encounter during development (when compiling/installing/running any Thrive dependency libraries, tools, or Thrive itself). Post errors you encounter and solutions to them here, or if it's a major issue start a new thread and link to it here, so that we have a list of possible issues and fixes in one place.

Subject: Incomplete Git clone Sat Sep 28, 2013 10:35 pm

I need some help in setting up my programmer environment. I am new to the forum and am wishing to contribute as a programmer.

Before you read the information below, I think I may know the main source of the problem that is preventing me from running the program. It involves Git not copying the contents of the googletest and luabind directories in the contrib folder. When I look for the contents in the GitHub website, the folders are "shortcuts," or whatever the equivalent name is for Git-related stuff, and the folders link me to other repositories. I believe my main problem is that I don't know how to include the contents of the destinations of the "shortcuts" when doing a Git clone. If you know how I can do this (and whether that is actually the real problem), please tell me as soon as you can. Thanks.

Now for a verbose description of what I did in case you need more information:

I followed the "readme.txt" file verbatim, but the set up is not working properly.

When I run "setup.ps1," it seems to run fine. There are a boatload of warnings, mostly related to classes having only private methods, but I doubt that's the issue.

Then, when I proceed onto the next step, after installing Code::Blocks, and hit "Configure," the log is as follows:

Code:: Looking for OGRE...
Could NOT find PkgConfig (missing: PKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE)
Found Ogre Byatis (1.8.1)
Found OGRE: optimized;C:/MinGW/OgreSDK/lib/release/libOgreMain.dll.a;debug;C:/MinGW/OgreSDK/lib/debug/libOgreMain_d.dll.a
Looking for OGRE_Paging...
Found OGRE_Paging: optimized;C:/MinGW/OgreSDK/lib/release/libOgrePaging.dll.a;debug;C:/MinGW/OgreSDK/lib/debug/libOgrePaging_d.dll.a
Looking for OGRE_Terrain...
Found OGRE_Terrain: optimized;C:/MinGW/OgreSDK/lib/release/libOgreTerrain.dll.a;debug;C:/MinGW/OgreSDK/lib/debug/libOgreTerrain_d.dll.a
Looking for OGRE_Property...
Found OGRE_Property: optimized;C:/MinGW/OgreSDK/lib/release/libOgreProperty.dll.a;debug;C:/MinGW/OgreSDK/lib/debug/libOgreProperty_d.dll.a
Looking for OGRE_RTShaderSystem...
Found OGRE_RTShaderSystem: optimized;C:/MinGW/OgreSDK/lib/release/libOgreRTShaderSystem.dll.a;debug;C:/MinGW/OgreSDK/lib/debug/libOgreRTShaderSystem_d.dll.a
Could NOT find PkgConfig (missing: PKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE)
CMake Warning (dev) at CMakeLists.txt:94 (add_subdirectory):
  The source directory

   C:/Thrive/Thrive/contrib/googletest

  does not contain a CMakeLists.txt file.

  CMake does not support this case but it used to work accidentally and is
  being allowed for compatibility.

  Policy CMP0014 is not set: Input directories must have CMakeLists.txt. Run
  "cmake --help-policy CMP0014" for policy details. Use the cmake_policy
  command to set the policy and suppress this warning.
This warning is for project developers. Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.

CMake Warning (dev) at CMakeLists.txt:156 (add_subdirectory):
  The source directory

   C:/Thrive/Thrive/contrib/luabind

  does not contain a CMakeLists.txt file.

  CMake does not support this case but it used to work accidentally and is
  being allowed for compatibility.

  Policy CMP0014 is not set: Input directories must have CMakeLists.txt. Run
  "cmake --help-policy CMP0014" for policy details. Use the cmake_policy
  command to set the policy and suppress this warning.
This warning is for project developers. Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.

Could NOT find Doxygen (missing: DOXYGEN_EXECUTABLE)
Configuring done

On the list that popped up, Boost_DIR, CMAKE_CODEBLOCKS_EXECUTABLE, and OPENAL_INCLUDE_DIR were not found.

Then, after generating and opening it with Code::Blocks, trying to compile results in an error saying that the directory:

Thrive\Thrive\contrib\googletest\include does not exist. It mentions the flag [-Werror], which I believe means that it is only a warning, but warnings are strictly being treated as errors.

It then says recipe for target 'CMakeFiles/ThriveLib.dir/src/game.cpp.obj' failed
and recipe for target 'CMakeFiles/ThriveLib.dir/all' failed
and recipe for target 'all' failed.

I checked the directory Thrive\Thrive\contrib\googletest\include, and it was correct in saying that no such file or directory existed. When I checked the GIT repository, it seems like \googletest is some sort of shortcut that fails to be cloned with the rest of Thrive.

For more information, directories in my C:\MinGW folder are currently: bin, cmake, i686-w64-mingw32, include, install, lib, libexec, liscenses, OgreSDK, share, and temp.
Also, there is a file called mingw32env.cmd

If anyone knows what's going on and what is wrong, please tell me. Thanks.

I am currently stuck. I don't know the ins and outs of the project, and I cannot yet run it.

If you need more information, please tell me what you need.

Subject: Re: Development troubleshooting Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:59 am

Ah, yes, the git submodules are not cloned automatically, which is a real shortcoming of git. If you are using git from the command line, go into the project directory and do this:

Code:: git submodule init
git submodule update

If you are using TortoiseGit, I think the context menu inside a git clone offers a "Submodule Update". For other clients, you'll have to look for something related to submodules.

Subject: Thank you. One more issue... Sun Sep 29, 2013 11:21 am

Ah, submodules. That's what they're called. Anyway, no red text appeared in CMake, but there were a bunch of checkboxes. I assume I should leave them unchecked, but it might be better to make that more clear in the readme.

Anyway, I ran Code::Blocks, and built with no errors and no warnings. However when opening "Thrive.exe," a message box says "The program can't start because OgreMain_d.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix the problem."

I will look for OgreMain_d.dll and edit this post if I progress. If you have any insight, though, please tell me. Thanks.

Subject: Re: Development troubleshooting Sun Sep 29, 2013 11:33 am

You'll need to select the "install" target in Code::Blocks. I believe that should be selectable in a dropdown near the build button. The install target will copy all necessary files to the "dist" subdirectory of the build directory. In there, you will find the executable as "bin/Thrive.exe".

Subject: Thank you Sun Sep 29, 2013 11:42 am

Thanks to your help, I have managed to fully install the program. That being said, I think there is currently a bug in the program because there are a whole bunch of tiny cellular objects, and the framerate starts at about 0.3 fps and slowly lowers to 0.03 fps, and then it stops working.

However, the program runs now, so that's good. Thank you so much for your help!

EDIT: I ran it again, and the framerate improved 100-fold. I'm not sure what was up the first time.

Now that I believe the problem is solved, I'm considering deleting all my posts but editing the first post to include the problems I had and the solutions. Should I do that?

EDIT (Reply to following post):

Thanks. I was using the master branch, so I switched as you suggested. I cloned straight from the prototype branch If you want me to fork it instead, please tell me, because that is not what I'm assuming. The version I have is now more similar to the latest "release," but with some annotating meshes surrounding the cells. Thank you for all your help. I will catch up on all the progress and see where I can help.

Subject: Re: Development troubleshooting Sun Sep 29, 2013 12:01 pm

Great to hear that it works. By the way, which branch did you check out? The latest one is the "prototype" branch.

I've added a hint about the submodules and the install target in the mingw_setup/readme.txt file. I think you can leave your posts here for now, unless a moderator has any objections.

The Entity, System, Component layout for the project seems to be a good idea, but due to a lack of a "getting started" tutorial, I am struggling with mundane things such as how to set the position of the player in setup.lua.

Can I be informed of the proper way to do that?

Subject: Re: Development troubleshooting Wed Oct 02, 2013 2:13 am

A short tutorial covering the basics will hopefully be coming this week. To get you started though, have a look at the setupEmitter function, specifically the function call to "rigidBody:setDynamicProperties". The corresponding C++ function is "RigidBodyComponent::setDynamicProperties", documented in the file "bullet/rigid_body_system.h".

Note that this should usually only be used to set the initial transformation and velocity. Fiddling with those values while the physics engine is already running might lead to strange outcomes. If you want to move a rigid body, you can refer to the script in "microbe_stage/movement_organelle.lua" and look for the calls to applyCentralImpulse and applyTorque.

Subject: Thank you Wed Oct 02, 2013 10:41 pm

Ah, the correct command to initialize the position of the player is:

player.rigidBody:setDynamicProperties(position, orientation, velocity, angular velocity)

In the future, how am I going to be able to find out that Microbe has a rigidBody variable? I can search through the code and find "self.rigidBody" used every so often, but a comment with a list of useable variables would be nice.

Anyway, thank you for your help.

Subject: Re: Development troubleshooting Thu Oct 03, 2013 2:17 am

SuperLala wrote:: If you want me to fork it instead, please tell me, because that is not what I'm assuming.

Sorry, I didn't see the edit until just now. Yes, please fork the repository and then work in a clone of your fork. You can then make pull requests to get your changes back into the main repository.

SuperLala wrote:: In the future, how am I going to be able to find out that Microbe has a rigidBody variable?

That's the thing about Lua (or any dynamically typed language, really). There's no easy way to know. We could document the attributes a class has, but in my experience, this documentation will quickly grow outdated and useless because unlike with C++ and Doxygen, there's no automated way to find undocumented stuff.

The best advice I can give you right now is to look at the constructor (__init) and see what this function puts into the "self" table. In case of the Microbe class, that's not quite straightforward because it uses a loop for some initialization in order to avoid code duplication.

Subject: Thanks Thu Oct 03, 2013 9:20 am

Thanks for letting me know. I hope I am able to get familiar with the preexisting code soon because what we're trying to achieve is difficult enough, already.

Subject: Minor CMake issue! Mon Oct 07, 2013 1:23 pm

Hey!
I'm trying to build the codeblocks project from my cloned forked prototype repo and following the readme and overcoming some other problems i've gotten it to work.. almost!

A number of the CMakeLists files have the command add_sources which my CMake is telling me isn't a cmake command and googling gets me no wiser!

I tried replacing the commands with include_directory commands and just listing the directory the desired files were in, which resulted in the build succeeding but the resulting project doesn't seem to be set up properly.

Can anyone tell me how i get that command to work, or how i replace it?

Example of the command used:
Thrive\src\util\CMakeLists.txt

Code:: add_sources(
${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/make_unique.h
${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/pair_hash.h
)

Subject: Re: Development troubleshooting Mon Oct 07, 2013 2:14 pm

crovea wrote:: A number of the CMakeLists files have the command add_sources which my CMake is telling me isn't a cmake command and googling gets me no wiser!

The add_sources command is not a native CMake command. It's defined in the file cmake_modules/add_to_project.cmake, which is included in the main CMakeLists.txt at line 31. What version of CMake are you using? Could you post the complete output of CMake, preferrably with a fresh, empty build directory?

Subject: Re: Development troubleshooting Mon Oct 07, 2013 4:25 pm

I should be using the newest prototype repo version, however my readme seems outdated and using rebase tells me i'm up to date (maybe im doing it wrong).
My line 31:

Code:: include(add_to_project)

so as it should be i suppose. Here's my cmake error

Code:: The C compiler identification is GNU 4.7.3
The CXX compiler identification is GNU 4.7.3
Check for working C compiler: B:/MinGW/bin/gcc.exe
Check for working C compiler: B:/MinGW/bin/gcc.exe -- works
Detecting C compiler ABI info
Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
Check for working CXX compiler: B:/MinGW/bin/g++.exe
Check for working CXX compiler: B:/MinGW/bin/g++.exe -- works
Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:1 (add_sources):
Unknown CMake command "add_sources".

CMake Warning (dev) in CMakeLists.txt:
No cmake_minimum_required command is present. A line of code such as

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)

should be added at the top of the file. The version specified may be lower
if you wish to support older CMake versions for this project. For more
information run "cmake --help-policy CMP0000".
This warning is for project developers. Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.

Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

Subject: Re: Development troubleshooting Mon Oct 07, 2013 4:29 pm

I meant the CMake version, not the version of the codebase.

Also, could you open the file cmake_modules/add_to_project.cmake and add the following line anywhere:

Code:: message("Including add_to_project")

Then rerun CMake and see if you see the "Including add_to_project" line somewhere in the output.

Subject: Re: Development troubleshooting Mon Oct 07, 2013 4:33 pm

I should be using the newest prototype repo version, however my readme seems outdated and using rebase tells me i'm up to date (maybe im doing it wrong).
My line 31:

Code:: include(add_to_project)

so as it should be i suppose. Here's my cmake error

Code:: The C compiler identification is GNU 4.7.3
The CXX compiler identification is GNU 4.7.3
Check for working C compiler: B:/MinGW/bin/gcc.exe
Check for working C compiler: B:/MinGW/bin/gcc.exe -- works
Detecting C compiler ABI info
Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
Check for working CXX compiler: B:/MinGW/bin/g++.exe
Check for working CXX compiler: B:/MinGW/bin/g++.exe -- works
Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:1 (add_sources):
  Unknown CMake command "add_sources".

CMake Warning (dev) in CMakeLists.txt:
  No cmake_minimum_required command is present. A line of code such as

   cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)

  should be added at the top of the file. The version specified may be lower
  if you wish to support older CMake versions for this project. For more
  information run "cmake --help-policy CMP0000".
This warning is for project developers. Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.

Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

EDIT: Ah i managed to update with a rebase now, but didn't help my problem

Subject: Re: Development troubleshooting Mon Oct 07, 2013 4:36 pm

Cmake version 2.8.11.2

I added

Code:: message("Including add_to_project")

to the end of add_to_project_cmake cleared the cache and rerun and the message did NOT appear in the debug window.

EDIT: here's my entire cmakelist:

Code:: # Based on a file from the Ogre Wiki Tutorial Framework
#
#
# Modified as part of the Thrive project
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)

project(Thrive)

###################
# Cache Variables #
###################

# Ogre SDK
SET(OGRE_SDK ""
   CACHE STRING "Path to the Ogre SDK"
)

###############
# CMake Setup #
###############

# Configure search path for cmake modules
list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules
)

# Import utility functions
include(add_to_project)
include(utils)

# Search path for dynamic libraries at runtime. Only relevant for Linux.
set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH ".")

# Assure a proper build type
if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
  set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE
   "Debug"
   CACHE STRING "Choose the type of build, options are: None (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS or CMAKE_C_FLAGS used) Debug Release."
   FORCE
   )
endif ()

# Install into dist subdirectory
set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/dist"
   CACHE STRING "Install path" FORCE
)

#############
# Find OGRE #
#############

find_package(OGRE REQUIRED)

# OGRE Plugins used
set(OGRE_PLUGINS
   Plugin_BSPSceneManager
   Plugin_OctreeSceneManager
   Plugin_OctreeZone
   Plugin_ParticleFX
   Plugin_PCZSceneManager
   RenderSystem_GL
)

#######
# OIS #
#######

find_package(OIS REQUIRED QUIET)

##############
# Find Boost #
##############

set(BOOST_COMPONENTS
   chrono
   date_time
   filesystem
   thread
   system
)

find_package(Boost COMPONENTS ${BOOST_COMPONENTS} REQUIRED QUIET)

###############
# Google Test #
###############

add_subdirectory(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/contrib/googletest
)

include_directories(
   SYSTEM
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/contrib/googletest/include
)

##########
# Bullet #
##########

find_package(Bullet REQUIRED QUIET)

include_directories(SYSTEM ${BULLET_INCLUDE_DIRS})

############
# irrKlang #
############

#No longer used

#find_package(irrKlang REQUIRED QUIET)

#include_directories(SYSTEM ${IRRKLANG_INCLUDE_DIRS})

##########
# OpenAL #
##########

find_package(OpenAL REQUIRED QUIET)

include_directories(SYSTEM ${IRRKLANG_INCLUDE_DIR})

#######
# Lua #
#######

include_directories(
   SYSTEM
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/contrib/lua/lua/src
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/contrib/luabind/
)

if(WIN32)
   add_definitions(-DLUA_BUILD_AS_DLL)
endif()

add_subdirectory(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/contrib/lua/
)

set(LUA_FOUND TRUE)
set(LUA_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/contrib/lua/lua/src)
set(LUA_LIBRARIES lua)
#set(BUILD_SHARED_LUABIND ON)
#set(INSTALL_LUABIND ON)
set(LIB_DIR bin)
add_definitions(-DLUABIND_CPLUSPLUS_LUA)

add_subdirectory(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/contrib/luabind/
)

######################
# Configure Compiler #
######################

include_directories(SYSTEM
   ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}
   ${OIS_INCLUDE_DIRS}
   ${OGRE_INCLUDE_DIRS}
)

include_directories(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src
)

# Compile using c++11
set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=gnu++0x")

find_package(Threads)

##################
# Compile Thrive #
##################

# Collect sources from sub directories
add_subdirectory(src)
get_property(SOURCE_FILES GLOBAL PROPERTY SOURCE_FILES)

# Set extensive warning flags
include(compiler_flags)
set_source_files_properties(
   ${SOURCE_FILES}
   PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS ${WARNING_FLAGS}
)

# Compile library
add_library(ThriveLib STATIC ${SOURCE_FILES})

target_link_libraries(ThriveLib
   ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
   ${OGRE_LIBRARIES}
   ${OIS_LIBRARIES}
   ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
   ${BULLET_DYNAMICS_LIBRARY}
   ${BULLET_COLLISION_LIBRARY}
   ${BULLET_MATH_LIBRARY}
   ${BULLET_SOFTBODY_LIBRARY}
   ${IRRKLANG_LIBRARIES}
   luabind
)

set_target_properties(ThriveLib PROPERTIES
   OUTPUT_NAME Thrive
)

# Compile executable
add_executable(Thrive
#WIN32
${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/Main.cpp)

target_link_libraries(Thrive ThriveLib)

#################
# Compile tests #
#################

# Collect sources from sub directories
get_property(TEST_SOURCE_FILES GLOBAL PROPERTY TEST_SOURCE_FILES)

set_source_files_properties(
   ${TEST_SOURCE_FILES}
   PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS ${WARNING_FLAGS}
)

add_executable(RunTests ${TEST_SOURCE_FILES})
target_link_libraries(RunTests ThriveLib gtest_main)

#################
# Documentation #
#################

set(DOC_OUTPUT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/doc CACHE PATH "Documentation output directory.")
set(DOC_INPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/doc")

set( DOXYGEN_CONFIG_FILE
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/doxygen.cfg.in
)

find_package(Doxygen)

if(DOXYGEN_FOUND)
   configure_file(${DOXYGEN_CONFIG_FILE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/doxygen.cfg @ONLY)
   add_custom_target(doc
   ${DOXYGEN_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/doxygen.cfg
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/doc
   COMMENT "Generating API documentation with Doxygen" VERBATIM
   SOURCES ${DOXYGEN_CONFIG_FILE}
   )
endif()

###########
# Install #
###########

# Executable
install(TARGETS Thrive
   RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
   LIBRARY DESTINATION bin
)

install(EXPORT lua
   DESTINATION bin
)

# OGRE config and media

install(FILES
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/ogre_cfg/resources.cfg
   DESTINATION bin
)

install(FILES
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/ogre_cfg/plugins.cfg
   DESTINATION bin
   CONFIGURATIONS Release
)

install(FILES
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/ogre_cfg/plugins_d.cfg
   DESTINATION bin
   CONFIGURATIONS Debug
   RENAME plugins.cfg
)

install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/models
   DESTINATION ./
   CONFIGURATIONS Release Debug
)

install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/materials
   DESTINATION ./
   CONFIGURATIONS Release Debug
)

install(DIRECTORY
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/fonts
   DESTINATION ./
   CONFIGURATIONS Release Debug
)

install(DIRECTORY
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/scripts
   DESTINATION ./
   CONFIGURATIONS Release Debug
)

# Install Runtime Libraries
if(WIN32)

   if (SYSTEM_DLLS)
   INSTALL(FILES
   ${SYSTEM_DLLS}
   DESTINATION bin
   )
   endif()

   INSTALL(FILES
   ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
   DESTINATION bin
   )

# INSTALL(FILES
# ${IRRKLANG_LIBRARIES_DLL}
# DESTINATION bin
# )

   foreach(OGRE_PLUGIN ${OGRE_PLUGINS})
   # Release
   install(FILES
   ${OGRE_PLUGIN_DIR_REL}/${OGRE_PLUGIN}.dll
   DESTINATION bin/plugins
   CONFIGURATIONS Release
   )
   # Debug
   install(FILES
   ${OGRE_PLUGIN_DIR_DBG}/${OGRE_PLUGIN}_d.dll
   DESTINATION bin/plugins
   CONFIGURATIONS Debug
   )
   endforeach()

   install(FILES
   ${OGRE_PLUGIN_DIR_REL}/OgreMain.dll
${OGRE_PLUGIN_DIR_REL}/RenderSystem_GL.dll
${OGRE_PLUGIN_DIR_REL}/OIS.dll
   #${OGRE_PLUGIN_DIR_REL}/cg.dll
DESTINATION bin
CONFIGURATIONS Release
)

install(FILES
   ${OGRE_PLUGIN_DIR_DBG}/OgreMain_d.dll
${OGRE_PLUGIN_DIR_DBG}/RenderSystem_GL_d.dll
${OGRE_PLUGIN_DIR_DBG}/OIS_d.dll
   #${OGRE_PLUGIN_DIR_DBG}/cg.dll
DESTINATION bin
CONFIGURATIONS Debug
)

elseif(UNIX)

   SeparateLibrariesByBuildType(
   "${OGRE_LIBRARIES}"
   OGRE_MAIN_DBG
   OGRE_MAIN_REL
   )
   InstallFollowingSymlink(
   ${OGRE_MAIN_REL}
   bin
   Release
   False
   )
   InstallFollowingSymlink(
   ${OGRE_MAIN_DBG}
   bin
   Debug
   False
   )

   foreach(OGRE_PLUGIN ${OGRE_PLUGINS})
   SeparateLibrariesByBuildType(
   "${OGRE_${OGRE_PLUGIN}_LIBRARIES}"
   OGRE_PLUGIN_LIB_DBG
   OGRE_PLUGIN_LIB_REL
   )
   # Release
   InstallFollowingSymlink(
   ${OGRE_PLUGIN_LIB_REL}
   bin/plugins
   Release
   True
   )
   # Debug
   InstallFollowingSymlink(
   ${OGRE_PLUGIN_LIB_DBG}
   bin/plugins
   Debug
   True
   )
   endforeach()

endif()

###############################################################################
# CPack
###############################################################################

configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cpack/zip.cmake.in
  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cpack/zip.cmake" @ONLY
)

add_custom_target(zip
   COMMAND cpack --config "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cpack/zip.cmake"
   DEPENDS Thrive
)

Subject: Re: Development troubleshooting Mon Oct 07, 2013 4:38 pm

Oh, wait a second. I might have an idea where the problem is. What do you give CMake as source directory? My guess is that you give it the "src" subdirectory of your repository clone, but it should actually be the root directory (the parent directory of src).

Subject: Re: Development troubleshooting Mon Oct 07, 2013 4:41 pm

Ah yes of course thank you! why didn't i think of changing that! i get a different error now tho with missing ogre library.

I didn't get any errors in the powershell script when it installed ogre so thats a bit odd. I'll try and install the SDK manually..

Code:: The C compiler identification is GNU 4.7.3
The CXX compiler identification is GNU 4.7.3
Check for working C compiler: B:/MinGW/bin/gcc.exe
Check for working C compiler: B:/MinGW/bin/gcc.exe -- works
Detecting C compiler ABI info
Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
Check for working CXX compiler: B:/MinGW/bin/g++.exe
Check for working CXX compiler: B:/MinGW/bin/g++.exe -- works
Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
Looking for OGRE...
OGRE_PREFIX_WATCH changed.
Found PkgConfig: D:/Users/Crovea/Downloads/pkg-config/bin/pkg-config.exe (found version "0.26")
checking for module 'OGRE'
  package 'OGRE' not found
Could not locate OGRE
CMake Error at cmake_modules/FindPkgMacros.cmake:112 (message):
  Required library OGRE not found! Install the library (including dev
  packages) and try again. If the library is already installed, set the
  missing variables manually in cmake.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  cmake_modules/FindOGRE.cmake:219 (findpkg_finish)
  CMakeLists.txt:63 (find_package)

Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

EDIT: Not as simple as i hoped; how do i point cmake to my sdk correctly?
EDIT2: I managed to install pkg-config (which involved a lot of random dll files and adding it to path and isn't that mostly a unix thing?) reducing my error to only the ogre part as the posted error now suggest
EDIT3: I downloaded complete ogre library with source and added

Code:: add_subdirectory(
${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ogre_src_v1-8-1
)

to CMakeList which resolved the ogre problem. Now it's complaining freetype

Code:: CMake Error at ogre_src_v1-8-1/CMake/Utils/MacroLogFeature.cmake:100 (MESSAGE):


  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  -- The following REQUIRED packages could NOT be located on your system.

  -- Please install them before continuing this software installation.

  -- If you are in Windows, try passing -DOGRE_DEPENDENCIES_DIR=<path to
  dependencies>


  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  + freetype: Portable font engine <ILLEGAL LINK>


  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  ogre_src_v1-8-1/CMake/Dependencies.cmake:234 (MACRO_DISPLAY_FEATURE_LOG)
  ogre_src_v1-8-1/CMakeLists.txt:194 (include)

My initial attempts to add it didn't work (it doesn't have a cmake file included) and i'm heading to bed. Thanks for the help so far, and if you know how i can resolve the new issue, i'd appriciate it

Subject: Re: Development troubleshooting Tue Oct 08, 2013 2:34 am

This sounds very much like something went wrong with setting up the build environment, as you really shouldn't need to install Ogre manually. Could you try running the setup script once more and upload the output to something like pastebin.com so I can have a look?

Subject: Re: Development troubleshooting Tue Oct 08, 2013 4:23 am

I added some transcript code to setup.ps1 ogre_dependencies/install.ps1 and ogre/install.ps1
which resulted in this output, which doesn't seem to print all that it should but there is errors with

Code:: param(
[string]$MINGW_ENV
)

which must be the problem as it seems to be the thing linking to mingw which is where ogre is put
pastebin.com/RtcdTMSP

Subject: Re: Development troubleshooting Tue Oct 08, 2013 4:28 am

The error with "param" might be caused by the transcript code you inserted. Make sure that the "param" line is the very first of the script, otherwise PowerShell will not recognize it properly.

Subject: Re: Development troubleshooting Tue Oct 08, 2013 4:41 am

It's still giving the same error of param, here's how i structured the start of the install.ps1's.
However there was a whitespace in front of one of them so i'm running the script again now, maybe that was the error

Code:: param(
[string]$MINGW_ENV
)

$ErrorActionPreference="SilentlyContinue"
Stop-Transcript | out-null
$ErrorActionPreference = "Continue"
Start-Transcript -path B:\output.txt -append

EDIT: Whitespace was not the problem

Subject: Re: Development troubleshooting Tue Oct 08, 2013 5:12 am

That's strange, because param is a built-in of PowerShell so either there's still something off about the script formatting, or your PowerShell version is really old. Could you maybe commit the changes you made (best in a separate branch) and push them to your GitHub fork so I can take a look?

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