[SOLVED] CMake could not find the VTKConfig.cmake

Issue

I'm trying to compile a program in CMake but I'm getting this error.

By not providing "FindVTK.cmake" in CMAKE_MODULE_PATH this project has
asked CMake to find a package configuration file provided by "VTK", but
CMake did not find one.

Could not find a package configuration file provided by "VTK" (requested
version 6.1) with any of the following names:

VTKConfig.cmake
vtk-config.cmake

I can't find the relevant files (VTKConfig.cmake or vtk-config.cmake) on the machine but do have VTKConfig.cmake.in (which also doesn't work). Does anyone know where I can download the file from, or what I might be doing wrong.

Solution

It seems like you just have the VTK source code but haven't built it yet. VTKConfig.cmake.in is a template used by CMake to generate the VTKConfig.cmake file in the build and install directory. Look at http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Building to see how to build VTK.

Answered By - andybauer

Answer Checked By - Marie Seifert (WPSolving Admin)