Cmake is Unable to Configure Project for Visual Studios 10 amd64

Question

I am trying to get CMAKE to create a project for msvc 10 express edition for x64 architecture. I have both MSVC 2010 Express and Windows SDK 7.1 installed.

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Answer 1

I had similar issues on Win7, and was getting the same error - The C compiler "cl.exe" is not able to compile a simple test program.

The solution that worked for me :

1. On Windows Donot run cmake on the cygwin terminal.
2. Run it from the command prompt, AND also ensure that you have admin rights, In windows 7 you can start command prompt as administrator by going to Start->All programs->Accessories-> (Right Click on Command Prompt) and Select "Run as administrator"

Then run cmake <your source> Worked like a charm for me.

Answer 2

I found that my x64 compilers were destroyed by installing SP 1. Try this update to restore them :

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4422