c++cmakesfml

Doesn't find files when building project

I have linked the SFML and TGUI libraries in my project. I also included these libraries in another CMakeLists in this project. When I start building the project, I get a message that the files from these libraries cannot be found. And every time it seems to be connected only with TGUI. I even tried using target_include_directories to include the library header files, but it didn't help. Additionally, this project lists both libraries in the search path header.

C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\ui\include\music_list.h(3): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'TGUI/Backend/SFML-Graphics.hpp': No such file or directory
mingw32-make[3]: *** [CMakeFiles\url_player.dir\build.make:75: CMakeFiles/url_player.dir/main.cpp.obj] Error 2
mingw32-make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles\Makefile2:137: CMakeFiles/url_player.dir/all] Error 2
mingw32-make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles\Makefile2:144: CMakeFiles/url_player.dir/rule] Error 2
mingw32-make: *** [Makefile:123: url_player] Error 2

I know that libraries have been founded. Because I see the content of the message.

I include libraries like this:

set(SFML_DIR ${SFML_PATH})
find_package(SFML COMPONENTS system window graphics REQUIRED PATHS ${SFML_DIR})

set(TGUI_DIR ${TGUI_PATH})
find_package(TGUI REQUIRED PATHS ${TGUI_DIR})

I try to include this files:

#include <TGUI/Backend/SFML-Graphics.hpp>
#include <TGUI/Widgets/Panel.hpp>

CmakeLists:

add_library(ui STATIC
        src/music_list.cpp
        src/button.cpp
        ui-config/src/json-ui-config.cpp
        src/menu.cpp
)

target_include_directories(ui PRIVATE ${TGUI_INCLUDE_DIR} include ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/json ui-config/include)

target_link_libraries(ui PRIVATE tgui sfml-system sfml-graphics sfml-window sfml-main music-storage json-storage)

In Header search path I see these headers

I tried to clear the cache, reload the CMake project, relink libraries and recreate the class where the error occurs.

full commandline:

"C:\Program Files\JetBrains\CLion 2024.1.4\bin\cmake\win\x64\bin\cmake.exe" -SC:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player -BC:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug --check-build-system CMakeFiles\Makefile.cmake 0
C:/mingw/bin/mingw32-make.exe  -f CMakeFiles\Makefile2 url_player
mingw32-make[1]: Entering directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
"C:\Program Files\JetBrains\CLion 2024.1.4\bin\cmake\win\x64\bin\cmake.exe" -SC:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player -BC:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug --check-build-system CMakeFiles\Makefile.cmake 0
"C:\Program Files\JetBrains\CLion 2024.1.4\bin\cmake\win\x64\bin\cmake.exe" -E cmake_progress_start C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug\CMakeFiles 11
C:/mingw/bin/mingw32-make.exe  -f CMakeFiles\Makefile2 CMakeFiles/url_player.dir/all
mingw32-make[2]: Entering directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
C:/mingw/bin/mingw32-make.exe  -f storage\CMakeFiles\json-storage.dir\build.make storage/CMakeFiles/json-storage.dir/depend
mingw32-make[3]: Entering directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
"C:\Program Files\JetBrains\CLion 2024.1.4\bin\cmake\win\x64\bin\cmake.exe" -E cmake_depends "MinGW Makefiles" C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\storage C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug\storage C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug\storage\CMakeFiles\json-storage.dir\DependInfo.cmake "--color="
mingw32-make[3]: Leaving directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
C:/mingw/bin/mingw32-make.exe  -f storage\CMakeFiles\json-storage.dir\build.make storage/CMakeFiles/json-storage.dir/build
mingw32-make[3]: Entering directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
[  9%] Linking CXX static library json-storage.lib
cd /d C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug\storage && "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\CLion 2024.1.4\bin\cmake\win\x64\bin\cmake.exe" -P CMakeFiles\json-storage.dir\cmake_clean_target.cmake
cd /d C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug\storage && "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\CLion 2024.1.4\bin\cmake\win\x64\bin\cmake.exe" -E cmake_link_script CMakeFiles\json-storage.dir\link.txt --verbose=1
C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1\2022\COMMUN~1\VC\Tools\MSVC\1440~1.338\bin\Hostx64\x64\lib.exe /nologo /machine:x64 /out:json-storage.lib @CMakeFiles\json-storage.dir\objects1.rsp 
mingw32-make[3]: Leaving directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
[ 18%] Built target json-storage
C:/mingw/bin/mingw32-make.exe  -f music-storage\CMakeFiles\music-storage.dir\build.make music-storage/CMakeFiles/music-storage.dir/depend
mingw32-make[3]: Entering directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
"C:\Program Files\JetBrains\CLion 2024.1.4\bin\cmake\win\x64\bin\cmake.exe" -E cmake_depends "MinGW Makefiles" C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\music-storage C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug\music-storage C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug\music-storage\CMakeFiles\music-storage.dir\DependInfo.cmake "--color="
mingw32-make[3]: Leaving directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
C:/mingw/bin/mingw32-make.exe  -f music-storage\CMakeFiles\music-storage.dir\build.make music-storage/CMakeFiles/music-storage.dir/build
mingw32-make[3]: Entering directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
[ 27%] Linking CXX static library music-storage.lib
cd /d C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug\music-storage && "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\CLion 2024.1.4\bin\cmake\win\x64\bin\cmake.exe" -P CMakeFiles\music-storage.dir\cmake_clean_target.cmake
cd /d C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug\music-storage && "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\CLion 2024.1.4\bin\cmake\win\x64\bin\cmake.exe" -E cmake_link_script CMakeFiles\music-storage.dir\link.txt --verbose=1
C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1\2022\COMMUN~1\VC\Tools\MSVC\1440~1.338\bin\Hostx64\x64\lib.exe /nologo /machine:x64 /out:music-storage.lib @CMakeFiles\music-storage.dir\objects1.rsp 
mingw32-make[3]: Leaving directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
[ 36%] Built target music-storage
C:/mingw/bin/mingw32-make.exe  -f ui\CMakeFiles\ui.dir\build.make ui/CMakeFiles/ui.dir/depend
mingw32-make[3]: Entering directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
"C:\Program Files\JetBrains\CLion 2024.1.4\bin\cmake\win\x64\bin\cmake.exe" -E cmake_depends "MinGW Makefiles" C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\ui C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug\ui C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug\ui\CMakeFiles\ui.dir\DependInfo.cmake "--color="
mingw32-make[3]: Leaving directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
C:/mingw/bin/mingw32-make.exe  -f ui\CMakeFiles\ui.dir\build.make ui/CMakeFiles/ui.dir/build
mingw32-make[3]: Entering directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
[ 45%] Linking CXX static library ui.lib
cd /d C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug\ui && "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\CLion 2024.1.4\bin\cmake\win\x64\bin\cmake.exe" -P CMakeFiles\ui.dir\cmake_clean_target.cmake
cd /d C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug\ui && "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\CLion 2024.1.4\bin\cmake\win\x64\bin\cmake.exe" -E cmake_link_script CMakeFiles\ui.dir\link.txt --verbose=1
C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1\2022\COMMUN~1\VC\Tools\MSVC\1440~1.338\bin\Hostx64\x64\lib.exe /nologo /machine:x64 /out:ui.lib @CMakeFiles\ui.dir\objects1.rsp 
mingw32-make[3]: Leaving directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
[ 81%] Built target ui
C:/mingw/bin/mingw32-make.exe  -f CMakeFiles\url_player.dir\build.make CMakeFiles/url_player.dir/depend
mingw32-make[3]: Entering directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
"C:\Program Files\JetBrains\CLion 2024.1.4\bin\cmake\win\x64\bin\cmake.exe" -E cmake_depends "MinGW Makefiles" C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug\CMakeFiles\url_player.dir\DependInfo.cmake "--color="
mingw32-make[3]: Leaving directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
C:/mingw/bin/mingw32-make.exe  -f CMakeFiles\url_player.dir\build.make CMakeFiles/url_player.dir/build
mingw32-make[3]: Entering directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
[ 90%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/url_player.dir/main.cpp.obj
"C:\Program Files\JetBrains\CLion 2024.1.4\bin\cmake\win\x64\bin\cmake.exe" -E cmake_cl_compile_depends --dep-file=CMakeFiles\url_player.dir\main.cpp.obj.d --working-dir=C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\cmake-build-debug --filter-prefix="Note: including file: " -- C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1\2022\COMMUN~1\VC\Tools\MSVC\1440~1.338\bin\Hostx64\x64\cl.exe  /nologo /TP   /DWIN32 /D_WINDOWS /EHsc /Ob0 /Od /RTC1 -std:c++17 -MDd -Zi /showIncludes /FoCMakeFiles\url_player.dir\main.cpp.obj /FdCMakeFiles\url_player.dir/ /FS -c C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\main.cpp
main.cpp
C:\Users\vinog\CLionProjects\url-player\ui\include\music_list.h(3): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'TGUI/Backend/SFML-Graphics.hpp': No such file or directory
mingw32-make[3]: Leaving directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
mingw32-make[2]: Leaving directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
mingw32-make[1]: Leaving directory 'C:/Users/vinog/CLionProjects/url-player/cmake-build-debug'
mingw32-make[3]: *** [CMakeFiles\url_player.dir\build.make:78: CMakeFiles/url_player.dir/main.cpp.obj] Error 2
mingw32-make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles\Makefile2:140: CMakeFiles/url_player.dir/all] Error 2
mingw32-make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles\Makefile2:147: CMakeFiles/url_player.dir/rule] Error 2
mingw32-make: *** [Makefile:126: url_player] Error 2
Solution

  • The problem is with your url_player target, not the ui target. You passed PRIVATE to the target_include_directories command, which means that url_player does not receive the include paths you set up for ui.

    Either change the PRIVATE to PUBLIC (so it does get propagated) or add an explicit

    target_include_directories(url_player PRIVATE ${TGUI_INCLUDE_DIR})

    Also, look into modern CMake, where the include directories are part of the TGUI library target and you just link to it instead of setting up include directories separately.