Windows 10 installation not working / stuck on source installation

Question

Hi there, I am attempting to install Cadabra with the source code, because neither of the Windows 10 installations are currently working (both lead to Cadabra crashing immediately upon opening).

I am following the instructions, and I am stuck on the following step:

cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 ..

I cannot figure out what those dots .. are supposed to be. If I skip this part, and just run:

cmake --build . --config RelWithDebInfo --target install

then run

ctest

all 46 of the tests fail. Any help with this part would be greatly appreciated!

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Also, in case this may have caused the problem, I should probably also mention that when running the steps:

cd cadabra2 mkdir build cd build cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=C:/dev/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake

the last step wouldn't run, because the build folder did not contain a CMakeLists.txt file. I had to change the active directory back to C:\dev\vcpkg\cadabra2, then run:

cmake -B C:\dev\vcpkg\cadabra2\build -S . -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=C:/dev/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake

This was all on-the-fly extrapolation from the instructions, with no prior knowledge on how to use these systems. It seemed to work ok, but I am very unsure due to my inexperience.

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Ok, I've had another go at installing the program with the source code, and I'm stuck again. Here's what I am running in the "x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019" window:

C:\dev\cadabra2\build>cmake -S "C:\dev\cadabra2" -B "C:\dev\cadabra2\build" -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=C:/dev/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=C:\Cadabra -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 ..

This produces the error:

CMake Error: Error: generator platform: x64 Does not match the platform used previously: Either remove the CMakeCache.txt file and CMakeFiles directory or choose a different binary directory.

Does anyone know a way to resolve this error?

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Ok, I started from scratch. Re-installed vcpkg and cadabra, leaving the double-dots .. in this time (silly me).

I didn't run into most of the previous problems I encountered. However running ctest still leads to a 100% failure rate (output posted below). Is this normal behaviour?

I managed to fire up the notebook interface without it crashing, and I was able to process a few calculations without encountering any visible problems. Fortunately, it seems as though I can continue my work using Cadabra for now, despite these errors.

0% tests passed, 46 tests failed out of 46

Total Test time (real) = 5.90 sec

The following tests FAILED: 1 - quickstart (Failed) 2 - beginners (Failed) 3 - tensor_monomials (Failed) 4 - for_previous_users (Failed) 5 - converge (Failed) 6 - fierz (Failed) 7 - gamma_matrix_algebra (Failed) 8 - poincare_algebra (Failed) 9 - string_states (Failed) 10 - bianchi_identities (Failed) 11 - schwarzschild (Failed) 12 - kaluza_klein (Failed) 13 - scalar_manipulations (Failed) 14 - index_positions (Failed) 15 - forms (Failed) 16 - packages (Failed) 17 - manip (Failed) 18 - modules (Failed) 19 - integrals (Failed) 20 - display (Failed) 21 - dummies (Failed) 22 - explicit_implicit (Failed) 23 - trigonometric (Failed) 24 - noncovariant (Failed) 25 - algebra (Failed) 26 - components (Failed) 27 - factor (Failed) 28 - field_theory (Failed) 29 - gamma_paper (Failed) 30 - implicit (Failed) 31 - selecting (Failed) 32 - paper (Failed) 33 - programming (Failed) 34 - basic (Failed) 35 - meld (Failed) 36 - numerical (Failed) 37 - output (Failed) 38 - substitute (Failed) 39 - canonicalise (Failed) 40 - derivative (Failed) 41 - relativity (Failed) 42 - spinors (Failed) 43 - sympy_cdb (Failed) 44 - symmetry (Failed) 45 - vary (Failed) 46 - young (Failed) Errors while running CTest