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0015030CMakeCMakepublic2014-07-20 13:162016-06-10 14:31
ReporterChristopher Yeleighton 
Assigned ToKitware Robot 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionmoved 
Platformx86_64OSopenSUSEOS Version13.1
Product VersionCMake 2.8.11.2 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0015030: Error messages from configure_file do not show the root of the problem
DescriptionIn general, when a system-level exception happens, the exception should be reported via a system facility like perror. I currently get:

/usr/share/kde4/apps/cmake/modules/FindKDE4Internal.cmake(1491): configure_file(${kde_cmake_module_dir}/kde4_cmake_uninstall.cmake.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake @ONLY )
CMake Error at /usr/share/kde4/apps/cmake/modules/FindKDE4Internal.cmake:1491 (configure_file):
  configure_file Problem configuring file
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  /usr/share/cmake/Modules/FindKDE4.cmake:95 (find_package)
  CMakeLists.txt:30 (FIND_PACKAGE)

This is not enough to identify the cause of the failure.
Steps To Reproducemkdir -p b/cmake_uninstall.cmake/kde4_cmake_uninstall.cmake.in &&
cd b &&
cmake ../libkexiv2-4.13.1
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2014-07-20 13:16Christopher YeleightonNew Issue
2014-07-21 09:56David ColeNote Added: 0036420
2014-07-21 10:06Brad KingNote Added: 0036421
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotNote Added: 0042587
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotStatusnew => resolved
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotResolutionopen => moved
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotAssigned To => Kitware Robot
2016-06-10 14:31Kitware RobotStatusresolved => closed

Notes
(0036420)
David Cole   
2014-07-21 09:56   
In your reproduce case, there is a directory named the same as what the output of configure_file is supposed to be... (which is a file, not a directory)

What error message would you expect to see in such a case?

It is clear to me from the reported error, that there is some sort of problem with either "${kde_cmake_module_dir}/kde4_cmake_uninstall.cmake.in" or "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake" -- upon inspection of those two paths, you should be able to figure *something* out.
(0036421)
Brad King   
2014-07-21 10:06   
Several code paths within the configure_file implementation:

 http://cmake.org/gitweb?p=cmake.git;a=blob;f=Source/cmConfigureFileCommand.cxx;hb=v3.0.0#l113 [^]

already report their own errors which are then followed by the generic 'Problem configuring file' message. There must be some code paths that can fail without producing a more detailed message.
(0042587)
Kitware Robot   
2016-06-10 14:29   
Resolving issue as `moved`.

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