CloudComPy Installation

[KeithC123]

I am reasonably proficient at using Python, however my experience with CMake is non-existent. I have been attempting to install this repo, but have been so far unsuccessful. My most promising attempts generate several errors during the build, and produces this error when attempting to install:

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-- Install configuration: "Release"
-- Installing: C:/CloudCompare/./envCloudComPy.bat
-- Installing: C:/CloudCompare/./checkenv.py
-- Installing: C:/CloudCompare/README.md
-- Installing: C:/CloudCompare/License.txt
CMake Error at CloudCompare/libs/CCAppCommon/cmake_install.cmake:43 (file):
  file INSTALL cannot find
  "D:/GitHub/Build/CloudCompare/libs/CCAppCommon/Release/CCAppCommon.dll":
  File exists.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CloudCompare/libs/cmake_install.cmake:37 (include)
  CloudCompare/cmake_install.cmake:37 (include)
  cmake_install.cmake:59 (include)

My questions are as follows:

• Do I need to download the repo recursively, or only the files that are part of the CloudComPy repo specifically.

• Do I add the files in the binary zip file to the downloaded repo, or do I place them in the install folder directly.

• Am I supposed to build this on an existing installation of CloudCompare. If so:
  • Can I build it with the cloud compare installer or
  • Do I have to build it with using cmake and the CloudCompare repo

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[daniel]

Any question about CloudCompy should be asked on the project github's page: https://github.com/CloudCompare/CloudComPy (as an 'issue').

This is different project managed by Paul Rascle (and not a plugin of CloudCompare by the way).