CMake build fails

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Thank you grahamb. This did not resolve the issue. See console output below:

set WIRESHARK_TARGET_PLATFORM=win64
C:\dev\wsbuild64>"C:\Program Files\CMake\bin\cmake" -DENABLE_CHM_GUIDES=on -G "Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64" ..\wireshark
– The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.0.24210.0
– The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 19.0.24210.0
– Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC /bin/x86_amd64/cl.exe
– Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC/bin/x86_amd64/cl.exe – works
– Detecting C compiler ABI info
– Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
– Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC /bin/x86_amd64/cl.exe
– Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC/bin/x86_amd64/cl.exe – works
– Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
– Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
– Detecting CXX compile features
– Detecting CXX compile features - done
– Generating build using CMake 3.6.2
– Found POWERSHELL: C:/Windows/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0/powershell.exe
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:107 (message):
The PLATFORM environment variable ([undefined]) doesn't match the generator
platform (win64)
– Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "C:/dev/wsbuild64/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".

CMakeList.txt actually says it’s the environment variable PLATFORM that has to be set in this case, not WIRESHARK_TARGET_PLATFORM.

Simply reading CMakeList.txt should make it obvious what’s needed (although not the why)

Thank you Jaap. CMake variables refer to x86 CXX path.

Also: //Name of generator platform. CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM:INTERNAL= //Name of generator toolset. CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET:INTERNAL=

Thank you again.

PLATFORM is an environment variable defined by the Visual Studio “system”, either when opening a Visual Studio Command Prompt or running any of the Visual Studio batch files (vcvars, vsvars, etc.) or using PSCX Import-VisualStudioVars, so SHOULD NOT need to be defined by the user.

Please read and follow the section of the Developers Guide I noted above, 2.2.10 to correctly set up your build environment.

You might also note that support for VS2015 is currently experimental, the “official” compiler to use, as per the Developers Guide, is VS2013, although there have been reports of success with VS2015.

Good point Graham. @neuralsea: Are you using VS2015 ?