Wireshark-dev: [Wireshark-dev] Can't build GTK only using CMake on Windows7

From: Robert Cragie <robert.cragie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2016 02:46:35 +0000
Following the announcement about deprecating nmake (which I have been using successfully for years), I thought I would try using CMake. I deliberately only want to build the GTK version so I use the following options with CMake:

cmake -DENABLE_CHM_GUIDES=on -DBUILD_wireshark=off -G "Visual Studio 12" ..\wireshark

CMake runs but there are some errors at the end:

CMake Error at packaging/nsis/CMakeLists.txt:199 (add_custom_command):
  Error evaluating generator _expression_:

    $<TARGET_FILE:wireshark>

  No target "wireshark"
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:2338 (ADD_NSIS_PACKAGE_TARGET)


CMake Error at packaging/nsis/CMakeLists.txt:199 (add_custom_command):
  Error evaluating generator _expression_:

    $<TARGET_FILE:wireshark>

  No target "wireshark"
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:2338 (ADD_NSIS_PACKAGE_TARGET)


CMake Error at packaging/nsis/CMakeLists.txt:199 (add_custom_command):
  Error evaluating generator _expression_:

    $<TARGET_FILE:wireshark>

  No target "wireshark"
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:2338 (ADD_NSIS_PACKAGE_TARGET)


CMake Error at packaging/nsis/CMakeLists.txt:199 (add_custom_command):
  Error evaluating generator _expression_:

    $<TARGET_FILE:wireshark>

  No target "wireshark"
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:2338 (ADD_NSIS_PACKAGE_TARGET)

I now try and build using msbuild:

msbuild /m /p:Configuration=RelWithDebInfo Wireshark.sln

I notice the following failures and there is no .exe produced:

    70>Done Building Project "C:\Users\robcra01\Documents\WiresharkBitbucket\wsbuild32\wsutil\wsutil.vcxproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
    65>Done Building Project "C:\Users\robcra01\Documents\WiresharkBitbucket\wsbuild32\wsutil\wsutil.vcxproj.metaproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
    80>Done Building Project "C:\Users\robcra01\Documents\WiresharkBitbucket\wsbuild32\docbook\generate_user-guide.xml.vcxproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
    24>Done Building Project "C:\Users\robcra01\Documents\WiresharkBitbucket\wsbuild32\docbook\generate_user-guide.xml.vcxproj.metaproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
    79>Done Building Project "C:\Users\robcra01\Documents\WiresharkBitbucket\wsbuild32\docbook\generate_developer-guide.xml.vcxproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
    86>Done Building Project "C:\Users\robcra01\Documents\WiresharkBitbucket\wsbuild32\docbook\release_notes_html.vcxproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
    23>Done Building Project "C:\Users\robcra01\Documents\WiresharkBitbucket\wsbuild32\docbook\generate_developer-guide.xml.vcxproj.metaproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
    43>Done Building Project "C:\Users\robcra01\Documents\WiresharkBitbucket\wsbuild32\docbook\release_notes_html.vcxproj.metaproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
     2>Done Building Project "C:\Users\robcra01\Documents\WiresharkBitbucket\wsbuild32\ALL_BUILD.vcxproj.metaproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
     1>Done Building Project "C:\Users\robcra01\Documents\WiresharkBitbucket\wsbuild32\Wireshark.sln" (default targets) -- FAILED.

Build FAILED.

Any ideas here?

Robert