You will need to rename the directory containing bin; the share folder scripts is often very dependant on the bin (or vice versa) ... better to just keep like 'cmake' and then 'cmake-3.xx' directories containing the whole cmake package...
On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 11:47 PM Vinitha <jiji.vini...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I have downloaded cmake binaries from cmake website. As I had to keep > cmake binaries for different platforms in specific folder as per my build > system requirements, I have renamed the 'bin' folder to for eg. lin, win, > mac etc. This seems to work fine till cmake version 3.7. From this version > onwards, I get the following error while invoking cmake after renaming the > bin folder. > > *$pwd* > */home/neo/cmake/cmake-3.10.2-Linux-x86_64/lin86* > *$ * > *$./cmake --version* > *CMake Error: Could not find CMAKE_ROOT !!!* > > *CMake has most likely not been installed correctly.* > *Modules directory not found in* > > *cmake version 3.10.2* > > *CMake suite maintained and supported by Kitware (kitware.com/cmake > <http://kitware.com/cmake>).* > > > If I am renaming back to bin directory, there is no issues observed. > I have observed that, from version 3.7 onwards cmake has a new configure > flag introduced to specify bin directory name, *--bindir=DIR*. > > So now if I want to use any other name for 'bin' dir, I need to configure > and build the cmake while specifiying the bin directory name I need. > > Is there a way by using any environment variable or something I can modify > the bin directory name of the downloaded cmake binary from cmake website > and use it without the above mentioned error ? > > > Regards, > > Vinitha > -- > > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > > Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more > information on each offering, please visit: > > CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html > CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html > CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake >
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