Building using CMake - Windows: Difference between revisions

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 ### First check the <tt>MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT</tt> variable. If it is not set, chances are that there will be a lot of <tt>-NOTFOUND</tt> errors. Instead of trying to fix every error individually, set that variable to the location of the directory structure that is presented above. Then press the <tt>"Configure"</tt> button again.
 ### Also check the lines with a checkbox. These are build options and may impact the feature set of the built program.
-### Change the <tt>CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX</tt> to <tt>${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/install/msvc100/SimGear</tt> because <tt>C:/Program Files</tt> is likely unwritable to ordinary Windows users and will integrate better with the above directory structure (this is mandatory for SimGear if you don't want to solve errors by hand).
+### Click [[File:CMake GUI Add entry.png]] to create a new entry with:
+###* '''Name:''' <tt>CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX</tt>
+###* '''Type:''' PATH
+###* '''Value:''' <tt>${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/install/msvc100/SimGear</tt>
 ## Repeat the process from step 5, until the <tt>"Generate"</tt> button is enabled.
 ## Press the <tt>"Generate"</tt> button.