PointCloudLibrary / PointCloudLibrary/pcl

[custom] Unable to build from source on Windows10

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Description

I downloaded the source code and used cmake to build it as described in the build section, on windows 10 and visual studio, but the generated project is empty, image attached.

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Research direction

Start with the build section referenced in the issue and reproduce the CMake generation on Windows 10 with Visual Studio, using the attached image as the symptom reference. Determine why the generated project is empty; done means the expected project targets are generated and the source build can proceed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cmake, cpp
Domain
build-system, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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