Assimp with cmake - cmake

Question

I want to include assimp to my project using CMake. I have Ubuntu 14.04 LTE and QTCreator.
Project contain of main.cpp and linked libraries stored in libs directory.
Main CMakeLists.txt
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
project(test)
find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED)
# libs contain external libaries
add_subdirectory (libs)
include_directories(
libs/glfw-3.0.4/include
libs/assimp-3.1.1/include/
)
set(allLibs
${GLFW_LIBRARIES}
${OPENGL_LIBRARY}
GLEW_LIB
assimp
)
add_executable(test
main/main.cpp
)
target_link_libraries(Manipulator glfw assimp ${allLibs} )
CMakeList.txt inside libs directory
### GLFW ###
add_subdirectory (glfw-3.0.4)
include_directories(
glfw-3.0.4/include/GLFW/
glew-1.11.0/include/
assimp-3.1.1/include/
)
set(OPENGL_LIBRARY
-lGL -lGLU -lXrandr -lXext -lX11 -lrt
${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
${GLFW_LIBRARIES}
)
### GLEW ###
set(GLEW_SOURCE
glew-1.11.0/src/glew.c
)
add_library( GLEW_LIB STATIC
${GLEW_SOURCE}
)
target_link_libraries(GLEW_LIB
${OPENGL_LIBRARY}
)
### ASSIMP ###
# Zlib
add_subdirectory( assimp-3.1.1/contrib/zlib )
# Boost workaround
include_directories( assimp-3.1.1/code/BoostWorkaround )
add_definitions( -DASSIMP_BUILD_BOOST_WORKAROUND )
# Compile AssImp
add_subdirectory( assimp-3.1.1/code )
And I receive following error.
CMake Error at libs/assimp-3.1.1/code/CMakeLists.txt:725 (INSTALL):
install TARGETS given no ARCHIVE DESTINATION for static library target
"assimp".
This point's me to this
INSTALL( TARGETS assimp # 725 line
LIBRARY DESTINATION ${ASSIMP_LIB_INSTALL_DIR}
ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${ASSIMP_LIB_INSTALL_DIR}
RUNTIME DESTINATION ${ASSIMP_BIN_INSTALL_DIR}
COMPONENT ${LIBASSIMP_COMPONENT})
How to correctly link this library?

Answer 1

This is a CMakeList.txt that I use to build my project.
All external libraries were stored in libs directory. Main file was stored in main directory.
cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6)
project (Project name)
find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED)
#Adding external CMakeList.txt files
add_subdirectory(libs/glfw-3.1)
#add GLEW as STATIC library
add_library(GLEW STATIC libs/glew-1.11.0/src/glew.c libs/glew-1.11.0/include/GL/glew.h)
#add include directories
include_directories(
${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
common/
libs/glfw-3.1/include/
libs/glew-1.11.0/include/
libs/glm/
libs/assimp-3.1.1/include/
libs/CImg_162/CImg.h
)
# set variables that are needed
set(ZLIB_LIBRARIES zlibstatic)
set(ENABLE_BOOST_WORKAROUND ON)
set(BUILD_STATIC_LIB ON)
set(BUILD_ASSIMP_TOOLS ON)
set(ASSIMP_BUILD_STATIC_LIB ON)
add_subdirectory(libs/assimp-3.1.1)
#Add my own liblary
add_subdirectory(common)
set(extLibs
${extLibs}
${GLFW_LIBRARIES}
)
add_executable (openGL main/main.cpp
Source/vertexShader.vs
Source/fragmentShader.fs
)
target_link_libraries(openGL common assimp GLEW glfw ${GLFW_LIBRARIES})
CMakelist.txt from Common looks like this:
add_library(common model.cpp)
This should work on Ubuntu 14.04. If some libraries are missing try to follow steps from this tutorial tutorial