SOFA Build Warnings: FindBoost, cxxopts, and Sofa.GL Issues

[Anuv-git]

I’m currently configuring and building SOFA on Windows using CMake 4.2.0 and Visual Studio 16 2019. During the configuration process, I encountered several warnings and messages related to dependency fetching and plugin availability.I've pasted below all the messages I've encountered on cmake while building wiith errors (red ones) highlighted using bold text.

**-- Precompiled headers: disabled (SOFA_BUILD_WITH_PCH_ENABLED is OFF).**
Install prefix: C:/Sofa_Lib
**INFOFetching WinDepPack
Fetching dependency WinDepPack in C:/Sofa/build/external_directories/fetched/WinDepPack**
Checkout reference master from repository https://github.com/sofa-framework/WinDepPack.git 
Adding library Sofa.Config
Adding library Sofa.Type
CMake Warning (dev) at Sofa/framework/Config/cmake/SofaMacrosConfigure.cmake:450 (find_package):
  Policy CMP0167 is not set: The FindBoost module is removed.  Run "cmake
  --help-policy CMP0167" for policy details.  Use the cmake_policy command to
  set the policy and suppress this warning.

Call Stack (most recent call first):
  Sofa/framework/Type/CMakeLists.txt:80 (sofa_find_package)
This warning is for project developers.  Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.

**CMake Warning (dev) at Sofa/framework/Config/cmake/SofaMacrosConfigure.cmake:450 (find_package):
  Policy CMP0167 is not set: The FindBoost module is removed.  Run "cmake
  --help-policy CMP0167" for policy details.  Use the cmake_policy command to
  set the policy and suppress this warning.

Call Stack (most recent call first):
  Sofa/framework/Type/CMakeLists.txt:92 (sofa_find_package)
This warning is for project developers.  Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.**

Adding library Sofa.Geometry
Adding library Sofa.Topology
Adding library Sofa.Helper
Adding library Sofa.LinearAlgebra
Found Eigen3: D:/eigen-3.4.1/install/include/eigen3 (Required is at least version "3.3.5") 
Adding library Sofa.DefaultType
Found Eigen3: D:/eigen-3.4.1/install/include/eigen3 (Required is at least version "2.91.0") 
Adding library Sofa.Core
Adding library Sofa.Simulation
Adding library Sofa.Simulation.Core
Adding library Sofa.Simulation.Common
Adding library Sofa.Simulation.Graph
Adding library Sofa.SimpleApi
Adding library Sofa.Testing
**Sofa.Testing: DEPENDENCY googletest NOT FOUND. SOFA_ALLOW_FETCH_DEPENDENCIES is ON, fetching googletest...
Sofa.Testing: adding subdirectory C:/Sofa/build/external_directories/fetched/googletest
Fetching dependency googletest in C:/Sofa/build/external_directories/fetched/googletest**
Checkout reference v1.14.0 from repository https://github.com/google/googletest 
Adding subproject googletest from sources at C:/Sofa/build/external_directories/fetched/googletest
Adding library Sofa.Framework
Adding module Sofa.Component
Adding module Sofa.Component.ODESolver
Adding module Sofa.Component.ODESolver.Forward
Adding module Sofa.Component.ODESolver.Backward
Adding module Sofa.Component.IO
Adding module Sofa.Component.IO.Mesh
Adding module Sofa.Component.Playback
Adding module Sofa.Component.SceneUtility
Adding module Sofa.Component.Topology
Adding module Sofa.Component.Topology.Container
Adding module Sofa.Component.Topology.Container.Constant
Adding module Sofa.Component.Topology.Container.Dynamic
Adding module Sofa.Component.Topology.Container.Grid
Adding module Sofa.Component.Topology.Mapping
Adding module Sofa.Component.Topology.Utility
Adding module Sofa.Component.Visual
Adding module Sofa.Component.LinearSystem
Adding module Sofa.Component.LinearSolver
Adding module Sofa.Component.LinearSolver.Iterative
Adding module Sofa.Component.LinearSolver.Ordering
Adding module Sofa.Component.LinearSolver.Direct
Adding module Sofa.Component.LinearSolver.Preconditioner
Adding module Sofa.Component.Mass
Adding module Sofa.Component.Diffusion
Adding module Sofa.Component.Mapping
Adding module Sofa.Component.Mapping.Linear
Adding module Sofa.Component.Mapping.NonLinear
Adding module Sofa.Component.Mapping.MappedMatrix
Adding module Sofa.Component.StateContainer
Adding module Sofa.Component.SolidMechanics
Adding module Sofa.Component.SolidMechanics.Spring
Adding module Sofa.Component.SolidMechanics.FEM
Adding module Sofa.Component.SolidMechanics.FEM.Elastic
Adding module Sofa.Component.SolidMechanics.FEM.HyperElastic
Adding module Sofa.Component.SolidMechanics.FEM.NonUniform
Adding module Sofa.Component.SolidMechanics.TensorMass
Adding module Sofa.Component.Constraint
Adding module Sofa.Component.Constraint.Lagrangian
Adding module Sofa.Component.Constraint.Lagrangian.Model
Adding module Sofa.Component.Constraint.Lagrangian.Correction
Adding module Sofa.Component.Constraint.Lagrangian.Solver
Adding module Sofa.Component.Constraint.Projective
Adding module Sofa.Component.AnimationLoop
Adding module Sofa.Component.MechanicalLoad
Adding module Sofa.Component.Collision
Adding module Sofa.Component.Collision.Geometry
Adding module Sofa.Component.Collision.Detection
Adding module Sofa.Component.Collision.Detection.Algorithm
Adding module Sofa.Component.Collision.Detection.Intersection
Adding module Sofa.Component.Collision.Response
Adding module Sofa.Component.Collision.Response.Mapper
Adding module Sofa.Component.Collision.Response.Contact
Adding module Sofa.Component.Setting
Adding module Sofa.Component.Controller
Adding module Sofa.Component.Engine
Adding module Sofa.Component.Engine.Analyze
Adding module Sofa.Component.Engine.Generate
Adding module Sofa.Component.Engine.Select
Adding module Sofa.Component.Engine.Transform
Adding module Sofa.Component.Haptics
Adding module Sofa.GUI.Component
Adding library Sofa.GUI.Common
**Sofa.GUI.Common: DEPENDENCY cxxopts NOT FOUND. SOFA_ALLOW_FETCH_DEPENDENCIES is ON, fetching cxxopts...
Fetching dependency cxxopts in C:/Sofa/build/external_directories/fetched/cxxopts**
Checkout reference v3.1.1 from repository https://github.com/jarro2783/cxxopts 
Adding subproject cxxopts from sources at C:/Sofa/build/external_directories/fetched/cxxopts
**CMake Warning at Sofa/GUI/Common/CMakeLists.txt:60 (message):
  -- Sofa.GUI.Common: Sofa.GL dependent features disabled.**


Adding plugin Sofa.GUI.Batch
Adding plugin MultiThreading
**Sofa.GL not found; disabling VolumetricRendering plugin**
Adding application SceneChecking
Adding application runSofa
**Write Plugin list at C:/Sofa/build/bin/plugin_list.conf.default**
Configuring done (6.5s)
Generating done (2.3s)

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When trying to build solution using VS 2019, I'm getting errors such as

Error	C7510	'const_iterator': use of dependent type name must be prefixed with 'typename' (compiling source file C:\Sofa\src\Sofa\Component\Engine\Generate\src\sofa\component\engine\generate\ExtrudeSurface.cpp)	Sofa.Component.Engine.Generate	C:\Sofa\src\Sofa\Component\Engine\Generate\src\sofa\component\engine\generate\ExtrudeSurface.inl	79	

Error	LNK1181	cannot open input file '..\..\..\lib\Release\Sofa.Component.Engine.Generate.lib'	Sofa.Component.Engine	C:\Sofa\build\Sofa\Component\Engine\LINK	1	

I would appreciate guidance on whether these CMake warnings and build errors are expected under the current setup, and how to properly resolve the typename and missing library issues to successfully build SOFA on Windows.

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Hi @Anuv-git

What is compiler and the compiler version ?

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