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Sorry to bother.

Issue Details I have installed CGAL 5.1.1 through vcpkg, openGR, libpointmatcher. And I want to compile the example: CGAL-5.1.2-examples-Point_set_processing_3. For OpenGR wrapper, I just set OpenGR_DIR(at cmake-gui) as E:/OpenGR/build and the examples related to OpenGR can run well.

But for Libpointmatcher wrapper, I set (actually it set itself automatically) libpointmatcher_DIR(at cmake-gui) as E:/libpointmatcher-1.3.1/libpointmatcher-1.3.1/build , and the complile is failed.

Selecting Windows SDK version 10.0.18362.0 to target Windows 10.0.18363.
Visual Leak Detector (VLD) is not found.
Using header-only CGAL
Targetting Visual Studio 16 2019
Target build enviroment supports auto-linking
Using VC toolset 142.
Generator uses intermediate configuration directory: $(Configuration)
Boost include dirs: E:/vcpkg/installed/x64-windows/include
Boost libraries:
USING DEBUG CXXFLAGS = '/DWIN32 /D_WINDOWS /GR /EHsc /Zi /Ob0 /Od /RTC1'
USING DEBUG EXEFLAGS = '/machine:x64 /debug /INCREMENTAL'
USING RELEASE CXXFLAGS = '/DWIN32 /D_WINDOWS /GR /EHsc /O2 /Ob2 /DNDEBUG'
USING RELEASE EXEFLAGS = '/machine:x64 /INCREMENTAL:NO'
NOTICE : the LAS reader test requires LASlib and will not be compiled.
CMake Error at E:/vcpkg/installed/x64-windows/share/cgal/CGAL_pointmatcher_support.cmake:3 (set_target_properties):
Property INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES may not contain link-type keyword
"optimized". The INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES property may contain
configuration-sensitive generator-expressions which may be used to specify
per-configuration rules.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
CMakeLists.txt:94 (include)

Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "E:/CGAL-5.1.2-examples/CGAL-5.1.2/examples/Point_set_processing_3/tt/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
See also "E:/CGAL-5.1.2-examples/CGAL-5.1.2/examples/Point_set_processing_3/tt/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log".

Environment Operating system (Windows/64 bits): Compiler: VS 2019, Cmake 3.17 CGAL version: 5.1.1

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433 yesterday I compiled libpointmatcher and done the tutorial. Today the author of CGAL suggests me to upgrade my boost version from 1.66 to 1.71 to solve this issue. So I upgrade boost version to 1.71, and then compile libnabo, then libpointmatcher.

At this time I install boost 1.71with command: $ .\bootstrap.bat $ .\b2.exe install --prefix=build address-model=64 Then install libnabo.

BUT as I begin to build libpointmatcher: Start CMake GUI, follow the same steps to configure the source and build folders for libpointmatcher, then click the Configure button.

It shows: Error in configuration process, project files may be invalid. `` Selecting Windows SDK version 10.0.18362.0 to target Windows 10.0.18363. CMake Error at C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.17/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:164 (message): Could NOT find Boost (missing: Boost_INCLUDE_DIR thread filesystem system program_options date_time) Call Stack (most recent call first): C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.17/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:445 (_FPHSA_FAILURE_MESSAGE) C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.17/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:2162 (find_package_handle_standard_args) CMakeLists.txt:118 (find_package)

Configuring incomplete, errors occurred! See also "E:/libpointmatcher-1.3.1/libpointmatcher-1.3.1/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log". See also "E:/libpointmatcher-1.3.1/libpointmatcher-1.3.1/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log". `` Could you help?

[maxGimeno]

You need to fill Boost_DIR with the path to /cmake/Boost_1_73_0

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You need to fill Boost_DIR with the path to /cmake/Boost_1_73_0

E:\boost_1_73_0\boost_1_73_0\build\lib\cmake\Boost-1.73.0

The error still exists.

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You need to fill Boost_DIR with the path to /cmake/Boost_1_73_0

What is your cmake version？I go to see the cmake-3.17/Modules/FindBoost.cmake. It seems that the max boost version that cmake 3.17 can search is 1.72.0

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For the issue about couldnot find boost, I reinstalled boost 1.71 with exe files rather than .zip file with booststrap command. Now libpointmatcher can work again.

But the issue about compiling in CGAL still exists.

[aguenette]

Now libpointmatcher can work again.

:tada:

But the issue about compiling in CGAL still exists.

I tried to compile libpointmatcher on a Windows VM, but without success. I'm not familiar enough with C++/CMake development on Windows. On the other hand, I tried to compile the example Point_set_processing_3 on Ubuntu 18.04 and it only succeeded if libpointmatcher and libnabo were compiled as shared libraries. If you want to try this, you'll have to manually change the line 358 from add_library(pointmatcher ${POINTMATCHER_SRC} ${POINTMATCHER_HEADERS} ) to add_library(pointmatcher SHARED ${POINTMATCHER_SRC} ${POINTMATCHER_HEADERS} ) in the CMakeLists file. txt file, because it seems that this is the only way to do it since the recent changes made to the file. Regarding libnabo, just enable the SHARED_LIBS variable with cmake-gui. I really hope that this will work for you. If not, something might be broken with the new CMakeLists.txt file.