compile error (64bit linux) [project doesn't compile in the root directory (cmake .)]

[qubodup]

The problem is basically:

$ make
make[2]: Circular resources.cfg <- resources.cfg dependency dropped.
[ 0%] Generating resources.cfg
Error copying file "/home/qubodup/src/git/fts/resources.cfg" to "/home/qubodup/src/git/fts/resources.cfg".
make[2]: *** [resources.cfg] Error 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/copy-config.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2

I hope this helps.

[Jon Ander Peñalba (jonan)]

This error occurs because you're trying to compile in the project's root directory.
Cmake recommends compiling in a different directory for many reasons (and so do we in the INSTALL file), anyhow, it's possible to fix this or even to show a message to inform the user that he should compile in a different place.

[qubodup (qubodup)]

Silly me, I had the problem and the solution is written in the INSTALL file, but somehow ls -> "CMakeLists.txt" triggers an automatic `cmake .` in my fingers :)

[qubodup (qubodup)]

blender doesn't allow building in the root directory via cmake and it blocks if the user tries it. please checkout blender and make your system behave the same way, so no accidents can happen :)

http://www.blender.org/development/coding-guides/svn-checkout-and-usage/

although I would prefer if cmake in root would be allowed and creating a new subdir would be managed by cmake :)