[cmake-developers] Ninja: using dependency database

[Peter Kümmel]

On 21.10.2013 16:13, Bill Hoffman wrote:
> On 10/21/2013 9:06 AM, Brad King wrote:
>>> >Therefore ninja master is needed, please update your build
>>> >server.
> Is there a way we can get a better error message telling
> people they need to upgrade ninja?
>
> http://open.cdash.org/viewConfigure.php?buildid=3067884
> Configure Output:
> -- The C compiler identification is GNU 4.2.1
> -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 4.2.1
> -- Check for working C compiler using: Ninja
> -- Check for working C compiler using: Ninja -- broken
> CMake Error at
> /home/dashboard/BotFarm/Chameleon-14/CMake/Default/CMake/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake:61
> (message):
>    The C compiler "/usr/bin/cc" is not able to compile a
> simple test program.
>    It fails with the following output:
>   ....
>    ninja: error: rules.ninja:18: unexpected variable 'deps'=
>      deps = gcc
>                ^ near here
>
>
> Is there some simple test we can do to make sure ninja is
> the right version?

We could check the output of ninja --version

>
>
> -Bill
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