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shibujrm

Failed to run MSBuild command - Error while generating project using cmake - Visual Studio 2015, PCL 1.8.1

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Hi

I am trying to generate a project using cmake for visual studio. When I try
to configure in cmake, the *following error message *appears:

CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:2 (project):
Failed to run MSBuild command:

C:/Program Files/MSBuild/14.0/bin/MSBuild.exe

to get the value of VCTargetsPath:

Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 14.0.25420.1

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Build started 7/5/2018 9:49:44 AM.

Project
"D:\IISTintern\VS2010\Projects\15_VS_FeatExtn\build\CMakeFiles\3.11.4\VCTargetsPath.vcxproj"
on node 1 (default targets).

D:\IISTintern\VS2010\Projects\15_VS_FeatExtn\build\CMakeFiles\3.11.4\VCTargetsPath.vcxproj(14,2):
error MSB4019: The imported project "D:\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" was not
found. Confirm that the path in the <Import> declaration is correct, and
that the file exists on disk.

Done Building Project
"D:\IISTintern\VS2010\Projects\15_VS_FeatExtn\build\CMakeFiles\3.11.4\VCTargetsPath.vcxproj"
(default targets) -- FAILED.

Build FAILED.

"D:\IISTintern\VS2010\Projects\15_VS_FeatExtn\build\CMakeFiles\3.11.4\VCTargetsPath.vcxproj"
(default target) (1) ->

D:\IISTintern\VS2010\Projects\15_VS_FeatExtn\build\CMakeFiles\3.11.4\VCTargetsPath.vcxproj(14,2):
error MSB4019: The imported project "D:\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" was not
found. Confirm that the path in the <Import> declaration is correct, and
that the file exists on disk.

0 Warning(s)

1 Error(s)

Time Elapsed 00:00:00.58

Exit code: 1

How to rectify this error? I am using Visual studio 2015 professional
edition (Windows 32 bit machine) and PCL Version is 1.8.1.
I have installed PCL using All-in-one installer.

*My cmakeLists.txt file:*

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8 FATAL_ERROR)
project(3dFeatureExtraction)
find_package(PCL 1.2 REQUIRED)
include_directories(${PCL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
link_directories(${PCL_LIBRARY_DIRS})
add_definitions(${PCL_DEFINITIONS})
add_executable (3dFeatureExtraction 3dFeatureExtraction.cpp)
target_link_libraries (3dFeatureExtraction ${PCL_LIBRARIES})

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Stephen McDowell

Re: Failed to run MSBuild command - Error while generating project using cmake - Visual Studio 2015, PCL 1.8.1

D:\IISTintern\VS2010\Projects\15_VS_FeatExtn\build\CMakeFiles\3.11.4\VCTargetsPath.vcxproj(14,2):
error MSB4019: The imported project "D:\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" was not
found. Confirm that the path in the <Import> declaration is correct, and
that the file exists on disk.

That's the problem, it's telling you it can't find that file. I don't know that this actually has anything to do with PCL.

I don't have answers, you'll have to hunt. See some of the answers here for possible fixes: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16092169/why-does-msbuild-look-in-c-for-microsoft-cpp-default-props-instead-of-c-progr

I think maybe it's because you are building on D:\ rather than C:\, so perhaps this answer in particular may help:

https://stackoverflow.com/a/16093446

If those files exist on the C:\ drive, you may be able to set those environment variables?

Please understand that these are guesses, before taking drastic measures (like trying to "fix .NET"), consult your internship mentor (s).

I suggest creating a very simple cmake project that just adds one executable (a hello world project for example), without looking for PCL or anything else. I suspect you'll get the same error with a hello world project (aka I believe this is an issue with your local development setup).

Good luck, hope that steers you in the right direction!

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shibujrm

Re: Failed to run MSBuild command - Error while generating project using cmake - Visual Studio 2015, PCL 1.8.1

Thank you so much Stephen. This link helped to resolve the issue:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/16093446

I fixed it by adding a String

VCTargetsPath

with value

$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V140

in the registry path

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSBuild\ToolsVersions\14.0

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Stephen McDowell

Re: Failed to run MSBuild command - Error while generating project using cmake - Visual Studio 2015, PCL 1.8.1

Joyous day!!! You're welcome, thank you also for posting what fixed this for you in case others hit this.

Have fun with PCL :)

On Thu, Jul 5, 2018, 4:20 AM shibujrm <[hidden email]> wrote:

Thank you so much Stephen. This link helped to resolve the issue:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/16093446

I fixed it by adding a String

VCTargetsPath

with value

$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V140

in the registry path

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSBuild\ToolsVersions\14.0

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