CMAKE on mac: command is not found

aneuryzma · 09-08-2010, 02:41 AM

I downloaded CMAKE but the installation program says I already have a newer version installed on my mac.

From terminal I run cmake or ccmake and it says that the command is not found

What should I do ?

hayne · 09-08-2010, 03:30 AM

You should use Fink or MacPorts

aneuryzma · 09-08-2010, 03:32 AM

COuld you elaborate more ? Why do I need to install it again if I already have it ?

hayne · 09-08-2010, 03:35 AM

Could you elaborate more? Are you already using Fink or MacPorts? They make installing open-source software much easier.

aneuryzma · 09-08-2010, 03:38 AM

oh ok, no I haven't them. But it seems that I already have cmake. Or bettern, the cmake installation software detects an existing version of it.

However, from terminal the command is not found.

hayne · 09-08-2010, 03:39 AM

Maybe it's merely not in your execution PATH.

aneuryzma · 09-08-2010, 03:44 AM

could you shortly tell me how I should add it ? Or just see what's inside my execution path

Also, I have no clue where cmake is installed

hayne · 09-08-2010, 09:47 AM

See this Unix FAQ

blb · 09-08-2010, 04:31 PM

If you installed the one from cmake.org it looks like it installs an app bundle, with the cmake command line binaries within that at CMake 2.8-2.app/Contents/bin . If that's the case and assuming you placed that app in /Applications, then you'd add /Applications/CMake 2.8-2.app/Contents/bin to your PATH.

09-08-2010, 02:41 AM	#1
aneuryzma Triple-A Player Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 158	CMAKE on mac: command is not found I downloaded CMAKE but the installation program says I already have a newer version installed on my mac. From terminal I run cmake or ccmake and it says that the command is not found What should I do ?

09-08-2010, 03:30 AM	#2
hayne Site Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 31,938	You should use Fink or MacPorts __________________ hayne.net/macosx.html

09-08-2010, 03:35 AM	#4
hayne Site Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 31,938	Could you elaborate more? Are you already using Fink or MacPorts? They make installing open-source software much easier. __________________ hayne.net/macosx.html

09-08-2010, 03:39 AM	#6
hayne Site Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 31,938	Maybe it's merely not in your execution PATH. __________________ hayne.net/macosx.html

09-08-2010, 09:47 AM	#8
hayne Site Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 31,938	See this Unix FAQ __________________ hayne.net/macosx.html

09-08-2010, 03:32 AM	#3
aneuryzma Triple-A Player Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 158	COuld you elaborate more ? Why do I need to install it again if I already have it ?

09-08-2010, 03:38 AM	#5
aneuryzma Triple-A Player Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 158	oh ok, no I haven't them. But it seems that I already have cmake. Or bettern, the cmake installation software detects an existing version of it. However, from terminal the command is not found.

09-08-2010, 03:44 AM	#7
aneuryzma Triple-A Player Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 158	could you shortly tell me how I should add it ? Or just see what's inside my execution path Also, I have no clue where cmake is installed

09-08-2010, 04:31 PM	#9
blb All Star Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: CO, USA Posts: 908	If you installed the one from cmake.org it looks like it installs an app bundle, with the cmake command line binaries within that at CMake 2.8-2.app/Contents/bin . If that's the case and assuming you placed that app in /Applications, then you'd add /Applications/CMake 2.8-2.app/Contents/bin to your PATH.

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