configure.hpp missing error while using cppad, but this file does not exist

[jumanamp]

No description provided.

[bradbell]

This file is created by the cmake command; see
https://coin-or.github.io/CppAD/doc/cmake.htm
and the file
https://github.com/coin-or/CppAD/blob/master/cppad/configure.hpp.in

[bradbell]

Please close this bug if the comments above solved the problem for you.

[jumanamp]

Thanks, I didnt use cmake as I have to manually enter all parameters. I had directly done ../configure and make install in a build folder. With that approach the file was not created. Is there a reason?

[bradbell]

The configure script is deprecated and does not work as well as cmake; see
https://coin-or.github.io/CppAD/doc/autotools.htm
I see the problem here, the commands
mkdir build
cd build
../configure
create the file
build/cppad/configure.hpp
and does not copy it to the source directory

Is there a problem with running the cmake comand on your system ? In its simplest form, I do
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..

You could also try running
https://github.com/coin-or/CppAD/blob/master/bin/run_cmake.sh
and see if that works for you. Some times the simplest thing to do is to modify that script

[tkralphs]

This has also come up in building the COIN-OR Optimization Suite (see coin-or/coinbrew#20 (comment)). I see that there is an attempt at a fix in your latest master, but it is also broken. I open #49 for that, so I guess that issue now supersedes this one.

[bradbell]

I think this problem has been fixed and so am closing the issue. Please re-open the issue if it is still a problem.