Hello Freecad forum community,
I am tryin to build Freecad from source
I have been using https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Compile_on_Windows as a reference and recently ran into an unexpected problem.
I have successfully configured using CMake
I opened FreeCAD.sln in MSVS
I ran a build process on ALL_BUILD and completed successfully
Now I am unsure how to go forwared,
I expected that I could simply go into the build file, into bin and find a freecad.exe to run but its not there.
what is the next step? how do I open the newly built freecad from the build file
thanks!
Trying to build from source on Windows (was:help with freecad build)
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Trying to build from source on Windows (was:help with freecad build)
Last edited by Kunda1 on Sat May 07, 2022 5:24 am, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: renamed thread for more clarity
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Re: Trying to build from source on Windows (was:help with freecad build)
I usually build the Install solution after a successful ALL_BUILD build with a custom install folder. I did the LibraryCopy at the beginning as far as I recall to copy the necessary files from the LibPack to the Install folder.
Re: Trying to build from source on Windows (was:help with freecad build)
I finally got it to work by opening MSVS as administrator.
I guess I didn't have writing privilege's to the bin folder
I feel like an idiot
thanks for your help
I guess I didn't have writing privilege's to the bin folder
I feel like an idiot
thanks for your help
Re: Trying to build from source on Windows (was:help with freecad build)
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