Re: help needed compiling libssh with msvc

[Simon <simonhf@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 8:08 AM, Andreas Schneider <asn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wednesday 08 February 2012 07:56:24 you wrote:
>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:24 AM, Andreas Schneider <asn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> > On Tuesday 07 February 2012 19:19:36 you wrote:
>> >> So I've successfully built, tested, and 'installed' openssl to
>> >> c:\source-simon\openssl-build. So far so good.
>> >>
>> >> I then cd into c:\source-simon\libssh-build and run cmake-gui and
>> >> configure the following:
>> >> - Where is the source code: C:/source-simon/libssh
>> >> - Where to build the binaries: C:/source-simon/libssh-build
>> >> - OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR: C:/source-simon/openssl-build/include
>> >> - Uncheck 'WITH_GCRYPT'
>> >> - Uncheck 'WITH_ZLIB' (for the time being)
>> >>
>> >> When I click on 'Configure' then I get:
>> >>
>> >> Could NOT find OpenSSL (missing:  OPENSSL_LIBRARIES)
>> >> Could NOT find GCrypt, try to set the path to GCrypt root folder in
>> >> the system variable GCRYPT_ROOT_DIR (missing:  GCRYPT_INCLUDE_DIR
>> >> GCRYPT_LIBRARIES)
>> >> CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:61 (message):
>> >>   Could not find OpenSSL or GCrypt
>> >> Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
>> >>
>> >> What is it still asking for GCrypt even though I unchecked it? I
>> >> understand that either openssl *or* libgcrypt in necessary, or?
>> >>
>> >> Here's what my folders look like:
>> >>
>> >> c:\>tree source-simon
>> >> C:\SOURCE-SIMON
>> >> ├───libssh
>> >> │   ├───build
>> >> │   ├───cmake
>> >> │   │   └───Modules
>> >> │   ├───CMakeFiles
>> >> │   │   └───CMakeTmp
>> >> │   │       ├───CMakeFiles
>> >> │   │       ├───cmTryCompileExec.dir
>> >> │   │       │   └───Debug
>> >> │   │       └───Debug
>> >> │   ├───doc
>> >> │   ├───examples
>> >> │   ├───include
>> >> │   │   └───libssh
>> >> │   ├───src
>> >> │   │   └───threads
>> >> │   └───tests
>> >> │       ├───benchmarks
>> >> │       ├───client
>> >> │       ├───sftp_stress
>> >> │       └───unittests
>> >> ├───libssh-build
>> >> │   └───CMakeFiles
>> >> │       └───CMakeTmp
>> >> │           ├───CMakeFiles
>> >> │           ├───cmTryCompileExec.dir
>> >> │           │   └───Debug
>> >> │           └───Debug
>> >> ├───openssl-0.9.8t
>> >> ...
>> >> └───openssl-build
>> >>     ├───bin
>> >>     ├───include
>> >>     │   └───openssl
>> >>     └───lib
>> >>
>> >> I've tried creating OPENSSL_LIBRARIES and/or OPENSSL_LIBRARY but I get
>> >> the same errors.
>> >>
>> >> I have MSVC Prof 10 installed on a 64bit Windows 2008 R2 Standard.
>> >> I've tried selecting both 'Current Generator: Visual Studio 10' and
>> >> 'Current Generator: Visual Studio 10 Win64'. But same error.
>> >>
>> >> Please help!
>> >
>> > Set OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR to C:\SOURCE-SIMON\openssl-build
>>
>> Thanks. I set OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR and got new behaviour from cmake-gui.
>> Same error, but the key disappears after I press configure. On closer
>> inspection then the key is there if I check 'Advanced' view. Any more
>> ideas?
>
> I've downloaded the offical openssl win32 binaries, installed them, run cmake
> to create VS2010 files and compiled it without a problem. If something is
> wrong check your cmake log files.

So you ran cmake.exe without any options? In which folder?

Eventually I will want to build openssl from source. So I guess this
is the bit which is going wrong for some reason. For now I will revert
to using the binaries as per your instructions.

> I'm not a Windows user nor a Windows developer. I just make sure that it
> compiles and works on Windows form time to time. Windows is just a pain for
> me.

The only reason I used cmake-gui is because that's what the INSTALL
file suggested to use. Trying to follow instructions...

> You're a Windows developer, aren't you? :)

Hehe... Windows, Unix, embedded... I don't care / Ich bin ein Mädchen
für alles :-)

--
Simon