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Issue building CPU V3.5 on Windows

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Issue type
Bug
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Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cmake
Domain
build-system

Research direction

Start with the CMake configuration output and CMakeModules/FindCBLAS.cmake, especially the call from src/backend/cpu/CMakeLists.txt. Check how the supplied OpenBLAS dependency is expected to be located on Windows and review CMakeOutput.log and CMakeError.log. Done means CPU configuration completes and generates ALL_BUILD.vcxproj so MSBuild can run.

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Description

I've been trying to build Arrayfire on Windows.

Latest Version of CMake,
Visual studio 2015 x64.

I've grabbed version 3.5 of Arrayfire from github also the dependancies.

I've compiled CUDA successfully, but am having trouble with building CPU.
Here are the outputs of the console


"Running CPU CMake Configuration"
"Generating CMAKE"
-- Could NOT find PkgConfig (missing: PKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE)
-- Checking for [mkl_rt]
-- Checking for [Accelerate]
-- Checking for [vecLib]
-- Checking for [cblas - atlas]
-- Checking for [openblas]
-- Checking for [cblas]
-- Checking for [blas]
CMake Error at CMakeModules/FindCBLAS.cmake:346 (MESSAGE):
  CBLAS library not found.  Please specify library location
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  src/backend/cpu/CMakeLists.txt:4 (FIND_PACKAGE)


-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "C:/workspace/arrayfire/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
See also "C:/workspace/arrayfire/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log".
"Running msbuild"
Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 14.0.25420.1
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

MSBUILD : error MSB1009: Project file does not exist.
Switch: ALL_BUILD.vcxproj
Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 14.0.25420.1
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

MSBUILD : error MSB1009: Project file does not exist.

It seems that PkgConfig isn't working, but I'm not sure what I can do to sort it.
I've Got an implementation of OpenBLAS which I've put in the dependancies, but I can't work out why it can't find the library

Any suggestions?

Thank you,

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