An error is reported through the \visit-develop\src folder in the cmake source code

[summer7807]

After configuring the \ visit-develop \ src folder in cmake software, an error is reported: CMake Error at config-site/windows.cmake:18 (message): Please set VISIT_WINDOWS_DIR to location of 'windowsbuild' files Call Stack (most recent call first): CMakeLists.txt:751 (INCLUDE) How to resolve the above error?

[summer7807]

After that, search for ‘windowsbuild’ in the \ visit-develop \ src folder and find adding_ windowsbuild_ dir.png, set the add entry in cmake software according to the picture content, and the error is as follows: CMake Error at CMake/SetUpThirdParty.cmake:78 (MESSAGE): Base Directory for BOOST D:/visittools/build/MSVC2017/boost_minimal_headers/1.67.0 does not exist. Call Stack (most recent call first): CMake/FindVisItBoost.cmake:24 (SET_UP_THIRD_PARTY) CMakeLists.txt:1225 (INCLUDE) How to resolve the above error?

[biagas]

Which version of VisIt are you attempting to build? Which tarballs/zip files did you download? (from which location?)

[biagas]

The docs for Building on Windows have been updated to differentiate between 3.2.1 and older (source and windowsbuild all in one installer.exe), and 3.2.2 and newer (source from tgz and windowsbuild from separate .zip file); to reflect the current CMake version required, and links to downloads page have been fixed.

This should clarify how to obtain the pre-built thirdparty libraries stored in 'windowsbuild'.