Install fail on windows because of some cmake errors

[liebebaby]

I try to install foonathan_memory_vendor on windows11 and I got the following error:

It seems like some cmake errors occurred. I tried master branch and also tried for-windows-installers branch, and got the same error. Anyone can help me?

[liebebaby]

I use Visual Studio 2022, should I change it to Visual Studio 2019? But that's too inconvenient for me. I think Visual Studio is forward compatible，so I think what is done by VS 2019 can always be done by VS 2022.

[MiguelCompany]

The issue here is that your compiler's output does not match with what the CMake expects.

As you can see here, the CMake script is searching for align_of<type,N> in the compiler output. In your screenshot, the first two letters have been replaced with another character

[liebebaby]

The issue here is that your compiler's output does not match with what the CMake expects.

As you can see here, the CMake script is searching for align_of<type,N> in the compiler output. In your screenshot, the first two letters have been replaced with another character

Thank you，now I understand that it's because "align_of_matched" is false.

But it's still hard for me to understand why it is false. It seems that my compiler is not compatible right？ should I change to VS 2019? what do you mean by "the first two letters have been replaced with another character"?

[MiguelCompany]

what do you mean by "the first two letters have been replaced with another character"?

I mean this:

Is it possible for you to tell the compiler to report errors in English?

The compiler output in that case would be something like:

<source>(10): error C2338: static_assert failed: 'this should fail, the purpose of this is to generate a compile error on this type that contains the alignment value on this target'
<source>(10): note: the template instantiation context (the oldest one first) is
<source>(20): note: see reference to class template instantiation 'align_of<char,1>' being compiled

[liebebaby]

what do you mean by "the first two letters have been replaced with another character"?

I mean this:

Is it possible for you to tell the compiler to report errors in English?

The compiler output in that case would be something like:

<source>(10): error C2338: static_assert failed: 'this should fail, the purpose of this is to generate a compile error on this type that contains the alignment value on this target'
<source>(10): note: the template instantiation context (the oldest one first) is
<source>(20): note: see reference to class template instantiation 'align_of<char,1>' being compiled

Thank you, now I understand that it's because the compiler report errors in Chinese. But I don't know how to tell the compiler reports errors in English. I download Visual Studio Community 2022， and the compiler is MSVC 19.40.33811.0, and the default interface is Chinese as below:

[DayBeha]

same error:

PS C:\Softwares\DDS\FastDDS\foonathan_memory_vendor\build> cmake --build . --target install --config release
MSBuild version 17.10.4+10fbfbf2e for .NET Framework

  Checking Build System
  Creating directories for 'foo_mem-ext'
  Building Custom Rule C:/Softwares/DDS/FastDDS/foonathan_memory_vendor/CMakeLists.txt
  Performing download step (git clone) for 'foo_mem-ext'
  Cloning into 'foo_mem-ext'...
  HEAD is now at 0f07757 Release 0.7-3
  No update step for 'foo_mem-ext'
  No patch step for 'foo_mem-ext'
  Performing configure step for 'foo_mem-ext'
  -- Selecting Windows SDK version 10.0.22621.0 to target Windows 10.0.22631.
  -- The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.40.33811.0
  -- The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 19.40.33811.0
  -- Detecting C compiler ABI info
  -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
  -- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.40.33807/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl
  .exe - skipped
  -- Detecting C compile features
  -- Detecting C compile features - done
  -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
  -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
  -- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.40.33807/bin/Hostx64/x64/
  cl.exe - skipped
  -- Detecting CXX compile features
  -- Detecting CXX compile features - done
  -- Performing Test HAVE_CXX_ATOMIC_NOFLAG
  -- Performing Test HAVE_CXX_ATOMIC_NOFLAG - Success
  -- Getting container node sizes
  CMake Error at cmake/get_container_node_sizes.cmake:39 (message):
  -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
  See also "C:/Softwares/DDS/FastDDS/foonathan_memory_vendor/build/foo_mem-ext-prefix/src/foo_mem-ext-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log"
  .
    Unable to determine alignment of C++ type char - no error text matching
    align_of<..., ##> in compiler output |Change Dir:
    C:/Softwares/DDS/FastDDS/foonathan_memory_vendor/build/foo_mem-ext-prefix/src/foo_mem-ext-build/src/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp




    Run Build Command(s):C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual
    Studio/2022/Community/MSBuild/Current/Bin/amd64/MSBuild.exe
    cmTC_24881.vcxproj /p:Configuration=Debug /p:Platform=x64
    /p:VisualStudioVersion=17.0 /v:m && MSBuild version 17.10.4+10fbfbf2e for
    .NET Framework



      Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.40.33811 for x64
      Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
      cl /c /Zi /W3 /WX- /diagnostics:column /Od /Ob0 /D _MBCS /D WIN32 /D _WINDOWS /D TEST_TYPE=char /D "CMAKE_INTDIR=\"Debug\"" /Gm-
  /EHsc /RTC1 /MDd /GS /fp:precise /Zc:wchar_t /Zc:forScope /Zc:inline /GR /Fo"cmTC_24881.dir\Debug\\" /Fd"cmTC_24881.dir\Debug\vc143.p
  db" /external:W3 /Gd /TP /errorReport:queue "C:\Softwares\DDS\FastDDS\foonathan_memory_vendor\build\foo_mem-ext-prefix\src\foo_mem-ex
  t\cmake\get_align_of.cpp"
      get_align_of.cpp


    C:\Softwares\DDS\FastDDS\foonathan_memory_vendor\build\foo_mem-ext-prefix\src\foo_mem-ext\cmake\get_align_of.cpp(6,27):
CUSTOMBUILD : error C2338: static_assert failed: 'this should fail, the purpose of this [C:\Softwares\DDS\FastDDS\foonathan_memory_vend
or\build\foo_mem-ext.vcxproj]
    is to generate a compile error on this type that contains the alignment
    value on this target'
    [C:\Softwares\DDS\FastDDS\foonathan_memory_vendor\build\foo_mem-ext-prefix\src\foo_mem-ext-build\src\CMakeFiles\CMakeTmp\cmTC_24881
  .vcxproj]




    |
  Call Stack (most recent call first):
    cmake/get_container_node_sizes.cmake:57 (get_alignof_type)
    cmake/get_container_node_sizes.cmake:137 (unique_aligned_types)
    src/CMakeLists.txt:80 (get_container_node_sizes)


C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(254,5): error MSB8066: Cu
stom build for 'C:\Softwares\DDS\FastDDS\foonathan_memory_vendor\build\CMakeFiles\e94e2ad8b69a328aadfc757f33873e9d\foo_mem-ext-mkdir.ru
le;C:\Softwares\DDS\FastDDS\foonathan_memory_vendor\build\CMakeFiles\e94e2ad8b69a328aadfc757f33873e9d\foo_mem-ext-download.rule;C:\Soft
wares\DDS\FastDDS\foonathan_memory_vendor\build\CMakeFiles\e94e2ad8b69a328aadfc757f33873e9d\foo_mem-ext-update.rule;C:\Softwares\DDS\Fa
stDDS\foonathan_memory_vendor\build\CMakeFiles\e94e2ad8b69a328aadfc757f33873e9d\foo_mem-ext-patch.rule;C:\Softwares\DDS\FastDDS\foonath
an_memory_vendor\build\CMakeFiles\e94e2ad8b69a328aadfc757f33873e9d\foo_mem-ext-configure.rule;C:\Softwares\DDS\FastDDS\foonathan_memory
_vendor\build\CMakeFiles\e94e2ad8b69a328aadfc757f33873e9d\foo_mem-ext-build.rule;C:\Softwares\DDS\FastDDS\foonathan_memory_vendor\build
\CMakeFiles\e94e2ad8b69a328aadfc757f33873e9d\foo_mem-ext-install.rule;C:\Softwares\DDS\FastDDS\foonathan_memory_vendor\build\CMakeFiles
\2a1f702a5346bd5207fc534963c02fba\foo_mem-ext-complete.rule;C:\Softwares\DDS\FastDDS\foonathan_memory_vendor\build\CMakeFiles\f8c2e523a
a45af915a11bfe514d5e105\foo_mem-ext.rule;C:\Softwares\DDS\FastDDS\foonathan_memory_vendor\CMakeLists.txt' exited with code 1. [C:\Softw
ares\DDS\FastDDS\foonathan_memory_vendor\build\foo_mem-ext.vcxproj]

[JesusPoderoso]

Hi @DayBeha,
try to downgrade the CMake version to 3.20 or 3.22 (up to 3.27). Greater versions also change the compiler output.
VS 2022 is not currently supported.