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CMake Error: Cannot find source file: testing_main.cc，gtest

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cmake, python
Domain
build-system, testing-qa

Research direction

Start with the recursive clone instructions and inspect the CMake configuration references to src/third/gtest, src/testing_main.cc, and src/third_party/vlfeat/vl. Compare those paths with the 0.5.1 release contents and reproduce the build to determine whether the submodules or source references are missing; done means a clean checkout configures without these missing-source errors.

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Description

I cloned the repository code:

git clone --recursive https://github.com/mapillary/OpenSfM

And installed the required dependencies. However, I encountered issues with missing files during the build process:

  1. Missing src/third/gtest
    The entire library file was not downloaded.

  2. Missing src/testing_main.cc

3.Missing source "No SOURCES given to target: src/third_party/vlfeat/vl

I found the gtest files in the 0.5.1 release version, but I couldn't find testing_main.cc.

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