CMake was not found on the PATH

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Primary informations

Username: orsos
Cluster: baobab

Description

I would like to install an R package called nloptr that requires cmake. During installation, I encounter the following error:

------------------ CMAKE NOT FOUND --------------------

CMake was not found on the PATH. Please install CMake:

 - sudo yum install cmake          (Fedora/CentOS; inside a terminal)
 - sudo apt install cmake          (Debian/Ubuntu; inside a terminal).
 - sudo pacman -S cmake            (Arch Linux; inside a terminal).
 - brew install --cask cmake       (MacOS; inside a terminal with Homebrew)
 - sudo port install cmake         (MacOS; inside a terminal with MacPorts)

Alternatively install CMake from: <https://cmake.org/>

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Launch R/4.3.3: ml GCC/13.2.0 R/4.3.3
  2. In R, install package nloptr: install.packages("nloptr")

Expected Result

Package installation without an error.

Actual Result

ERROR: configuration failed for package ‘nloptr’, reason invoked: CMake was not found on the PATH.

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Hi @Samuel.Orso

This documentation should interest you:

https://doc.eresearch.unige.ch/hpc/applications_and_libraries#module_-_lmod

Solution for lazy people 
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(baobab)-[alberta@login1 ~]$ ml spider cmake

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  CMake:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Description:
      CMake, the cross-platform, open-source build system. CMake is a family of tools designed to build, test and package software.

     Versions:
        CMake/3.0.0
        CMake/3.4.1
        CMake/3.4.3
        CMake/3.5.2
        CMake/3.6.1
        CMake/3.6.2
        CMake/3.7.2
        CMake/3.9.1
        CMake/3.9.5
        CMake/3.9.6
        CMake/3.10.2
        CMake/3.11.4
        CMake/3.12.1
        CMake/3.13.3
        CMake/3.15.3
        CMake/3.16.4
        CMake/3.18.4
        CMake/3.20.1
        CMake/3.21.1
        CMake/3.22.1
        CMake/3.23.1
        CMake/3.24.3
        CMake/3.25.1
        CMake/3.25.2
        CMake/3.26.3
        CMake/3.27.6

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  For detailed information about a specific "CMake" package (including how to load the modules) use the module's full name.
  Note that names that have a trailing (E) are extensions provided by other modules.
  For example:

     $ module spider CMake/3.27.6
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

:joy:.

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Arf, of course :sweat_smile: Thanks!