Using Urho3D as a submodule

Hi, I’m trying to set up Urho3D as a submodule inside my own application according to this link:

I’ve copied CMake/Modules to the root folder and added the code to CMakeLists.txt exactly as shown there, but when I try to configure the project through cmake-gui I receive this error:

CMake Error at CMake/Modules/FindUrho3D.cmake:347 (message):
Could NOT find compatible Urho3D library in Urho3D SDK installation or
build tree. Use URHO3D_HOME environment variable or build option to
specify the location of the non-default SDK installation or build tree.
Ensure the specified location contains the Urho3D library of the requested
library type.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
CMake/Modules/UrhoCommon.cmake:230 (find_package)
CMakeLists.txt:22 (include)

I have already set URHO3D_HOME inside cmake_gui pointing to the Urho3D folder (inside Dependencies/Urho3D), but it keeps complaining that can’t find the library or SDK installation. What am I missing here?

Thanks in advance!

This is known issue.
https://github.com/urho3d/Urho3D/issues/1167

Hi Eugene, thanks for the reply. I’ve read that linked topic yesterday and it says

In the mean time though, unless you are familiar with how CMake works, I advice to stay within the currently supported use case as documented in the https://urho3d.github.io/documentation/HEAD/_using_library.html in order not to waste your time.

Since I was following the “currently supported use case”, I thought this method was actually working and that it was my fault in messing it up… so there’s no way of making it work for now?

Sorry, I misunderstood the topic because you actually don’t need to submodule Urho despite the title.
Then…

Make sure that URHO3D_HOME is set to built CMake project, you shan’t set the variable to Urho’s sources. However, in this case you don’t need (or even mustn’t) store Urho inside your project)

Ok, I guess I’ve got it… The scenario described is one of adding a dependency to the SDK, this is why there’s no need to submodule it.

Well, I guess there’s nothing that could be done for now. I will build Urho3D inside its own folder and maybe think about a workaround in the future.

Thanks!

Sorry for the delay. Personally I have not given that issue enough priority. I intentionally discourage the submodule usage with the current state of our build system to casual CMake users. However, if you are a CMake expert then that advise doesn’t apply to you. And you are welcome to submit a PR to contribute your changes if you have cracked it yourself.

Hi weitjong, thanks for the reply. It is my intention fixing it so it works as a submodule, but right now my priority is finishing my Master’s project, which is using Urho3D as its main dependency. Anyway, I guess I’ll keep studying Urho’s CMake code in my spare time during the Master’s, let’s see if I’ll be able to crack it in the meantime.