KDevelop runs the wrong CMake

Question

I have two CMake versions installed: one in /usr/bin/, the latest one in /opt/.

From the command line I can specify the latest version, and the C++17 code is compiled successfully.

From KDevelop, after setting the default CMake executable to /opt/cmake, the old version is still executed.

Is there anything else to set in KDevelop to let it find the new version?

Do I have to deal with KDevelop's plugins?

System:
Linux (Debian), KDevelop 5.2.1, CMake 3.7, CMake 3.10.2, Ninja

That seems to be a directory not an executable... – Ulrich Eckhardt Mar 06 '18 at 12:28 — Ulrich Eckhardt, Mar 06 '18 at 12:28
@UlrichEckhardt - Thank you, I fixed the mistake. – Pietro Mar 06 '18 at 12:47 — Pietro, Mar 06 '18 at 12:47
Does `/opt/cmake --version` produce the expected output? – nwp Mar 06 '18 at 12:53 — nwp, Mar 06 '18 at 12:53

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 15 '21 at 21:41

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You can set the path to the CMake executable in both the global settings and the projects settings. Obviously new projects inherit the global setting but existing projects stick to their individual CMake path, even when the global setting is changed.

To change the project-specific CMake executable:

open the project settings
go to CMake tab
click on "Show Advanced"
change the "CMake executable" at the bottom

answered Jan 15 '21 at 21:41

bjhend

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It seams, that the "CMake executable" configuration isn't applied in KDevelop 5.5.0 on ubuntu 20.04. – moudi Mar 08 '22 at 13:09
I'm using the latest KDevelop 5.6.1 as AppImage from [kdevelop.org](https://www.kdevelop.org) on Ubuntu 20.04, which works for me. – bjhend Mar 08 '22 at 13:37
Ok, I probably found the issue: The configuration isn't applied when the cmake binary isn't present in the given directory on the host computer. Unfortunately this is a issue when using a docker image including the toolchain! – moudi Mar 08 '22 at 14:08

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 06 '18 at 16:42

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Temporary fix:

cd /usr/bin
sudo mv ./cmake ./cmake-old
sudo mv ./cmake-gui ./cmake-old-gui
sudo ln -s /path/to/cmake ./cmake
sudo ln -s /path/to/cmake-gui ./cmake-gui

Of course, I would like to tell KDevelop to use the version of cmake I want.

answered Mar 06 '18 at 16:42

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KDevelop runs the wrong CMake

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