build error by using cmake on mingw in windows

[demiaowu]

cmake version 3.8.0-rc2
googletest 1.8.0

Detail error infromation as follows.
$ cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-std=gnu++11

W/bin/g++.exe -- works
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/MinGW/bin/gcc.exe
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/MinGW/bin/gcc.exe -- works
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Could NOT find PythonInterp (missing: PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
-- Looking for pthread.h
-- Looking for pthread.h - found
--Looking for pthread_create
-- Looking for pthread_create - not found
-- Looking for pthread_create in pthreads
-- Looking for pthread_create in pthreads - not found
-- Looking for pthread_create in pthread
-- Looking for pthread_create in pthread - found
-- Found Threads: TRUE
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: F:/Libs/googletest

$ mingw32-make

Scanning dependencies of target gtest
[ 25%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/gtest.dir/src/gtest-all.cc.obj
In file included from F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h:40:0,
from F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h:58,
from F:\Libs\googletest\src\gtest-all.cc:39:
F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h:1782:3: error: 'AutoHandle' does not name a type
AutoHandle thread_;
^
F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h: In function 'int testing::internal::posix::StrCaseCmp(const char*, const char*)':
F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h:2318:25: error: 'stricmp' was not declared in this scope
return stricmp(s1, s2);
^
In file included from F:\Libs\googletest\src\gtest-all.cc:43:0:
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc: At global scope:
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc:637:3: error: 'AutoHandle' does not name a type
AutoHandle write_handle;
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc:639:3: error: 'AutoHandle' does not name a type
AutoHandle child_handle;
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc:644:3: error: 'AutoHandle' does not name a type
AutoHandle event_handle_;
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc: In member function 'virtual int testing::internal::WindowsDeathTest::Wait()':
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc:656:36: error: 'child_handle_' was not declared in this scope
const HANDLE wait_handles[2] = { child_handle_.Get(), event_handle_.Get() };
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc:656:57: error: 'event_handle_' was not declared in this scope
const HANDLE wait_handles[2] = { child_handle_.Get(), event_handle_.Get() };
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc:670:3: error: 'write_handle_' was not declared in this scope
write_handle_.Reset();
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc: In member function 'virtual testing::internal::DeathTest::TestRole testing::internal::WindowsDeathTest::AssumeRole()':
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc:720:3: error: 'write_handle_' was not declared in this scope
write_handle_.Reset(write_handle);
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc:721:3: error: 'event_handle_' was not declared in this scope
event_handle_.Reset(::CreateEvent(
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc:777:3: error: 'child_handle_' was not declared in this scope
child_handle_.Reset(process_info.hProcess);
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc: In function 'int testing::internal::GetStatusFileDescriptor(unsigned int, size_t, size_t)':
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc:1230:3: error: 'AutoHandle' was not declared in this scope
AutoHandle parent_process_handle(::OpenProcess(PROCESS_DUP_HANDLE,
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc:1233:7: error: 'parent_process_handle' was not declared in this scope
if (parent_process_handle.Get() == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc:1249:26: error: 'parent_process_handle' was not declared in this scope
if (!::DuplicateHandle(parent_process_handle.Get(), write_handle,
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc:1264:26: error: 'parent_process_handle' was not declared in this scope
if (!::DuplicateHandle(parent_process_handle.Get(), event_handle,
^
In file included from F:\Libs\googletest\src\gtest-all.cc:45:0:
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc: In function 'void testing::internal::SleepMilliseconds(int)':
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:179:6: error: redefinition of 'void testing::internal::SleepMilliseconds(int)'
void SleepMilliseconds(int n) {
^
In file included from F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h:40:0,
from F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h:58,
from F:\Libs\googletest\src\gtest-all.cc:39:
F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h:1448:13: note: 'void testing::internal::SleepMilliseconds(int)' previously defined here
inline void SleepMilliseconds(int n) {
^
In file included from F:\Libs\googletest\src\gtest-all.cc:45:0:
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc: At global scope:
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:183:1: error: 'AutoHandle' does not name a type
AutoHandle::AutoHandle()
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:186:1: error: 'AutoHandle' does not name a type
AutoHandle::AutoHandle(Handle handle)
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:189:1: error: 'AutoHandle' does not name a type
AutoHandle::~AutoHandle() {
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:193:1: error: 'AutoHandle' does not name a type
AutoHandle::Handle AutoHandle::Get() const {
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:197:6: error: 'AutoHandle' has not been declared
void AutoHandle::Reset() {
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc: In function 'void testing::internal::Reset()':
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:198:29: error: too many arguments to function 'void testing::internal::Reset()'
Reset(INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE);
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:197:6: note: declared here
void AutoHandle::Reset() {
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc: At global scope:
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:201:6: error: 'AutoHandle' has not been declared
void AutoHandle::Reset(HANDLE handle) {
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc: In function 'void testing::internal::Reset(HANDLE)':
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:203:7: error: 'handle_' was not declared in this scope
if (handle_ != handle) {
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:204:21: error: 'IsCloseable' was not declared in this scope
if (IsCloseable()) {
^
In file included from F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h:40:0,
from F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h:58,
from F:\Libs\googletest\src\gtest-all.cc:39:
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:209:31: error: 'IsCloseable' was not declared in this scope
GTEST_CHECK_(!IsCloseable())
^
F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h:1297:37: note: in definition of macro 'GTEST_CHECK_'
if (::testing::internal::IsTrue(condition))
^
In file included from F:\Libs\googletest\src\gtest-all.cc:45:0:
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc: At global scope:
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:215:6: error: 'AutoHandle' has not been declared
bool AutoHandle::IsCloseable() const {
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:215:32: error: non-member function 'bool testing::internal::IsCloseable()' cannot have cv-qualifier
bool AutoHandle::IsCloseable() const {
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc: In function 'bool testing::internal::IsCloseable()':
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:218:10: error: 'handle_' was not declared in this scope
return handle_ != NULL && handle_ != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc: At global scope:
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:221:1: error: redefinition of 'testing::internal::Notification::Notification()'
Notification::Notification()
^
In file included from F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h:40:0,
from F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h:58,
from F:\Libs\googletest\src\gtest-all.cc:39:
F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h:1470:3: note: 'testing::internal::Notification::Notification()' previously defined here
Notification() : notified_(false) {
^
In file included from F:\Libs\googletest\src\gtest-all.cc:45:0:
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:229:6: error: redefinition of 'void testing::internal::Notification::Notify()'
void Notification::Notify() {
^
In file included from F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h:40:0,
from F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h:58,
from F:\Libs\googletest\src\gtest-all.cc:39:
F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h:1479:8: note: 'void testing::internal::Notification::Notify()' previously defined here
void Notify() {
^
In file included from F:\Libs\googletest\src\gtest-all.cc:45:0:
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:233:6: error: redefinition of 'void testing::internal::Notification::WaitForNotification()'
void Notification::WaitForNotification() {
^
In file included from F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h:40:0,
from F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h:58,
from F:\Libs\googletest\src\gtest-all.cc:39:
F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h:1487:8: note: 'void testing::internal::Notification::WaitForNotification()' previously defined here
void WaitForNotification() {
^
In file included from F:\Libs\googletest\src\gtest-all.cc:45:0:
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc: In constructor 'testing::internal::Mutex::Mutex()':
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:242:45: error: cannot convert 'CRITICAL_SECTION* {aka _CRITICAL_SECTION*}' to 'RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION*' in initialization
critical_section(new CRITICAL_SECTION) {
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:243:48: error: cannot convert 'RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION*' to 'LPCRITICAL_SECTION {aka CRITICAL_SECTION*}' for argument '1' to 'void InitializeCriticalSection(LPCRITICAL_SECTION)'
::InitializeCriticalSection(critical_section);
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc: In destructor 'testing::internal::Mutex::~Mutex()':
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:253:46: error: cannot convert 'RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION*' to 'PCRITICAL_SECTION {aka CRITICAL_SECTION*}' for argument '1' to 'void DeleteCriticalSection(PCRITICAL_SECTION)'
::DeleteCriticalSection(critical_section);
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc: In member function 'void testing::internal::Mutex::Lock()':
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:261:43: error: cannot convert 'RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION*' to 'LPCRITICAL_SECTION {aka CRITICAL_SECTION*}' for argument '1' to 'void EnterCriticalSection(LPCRITICAL_SECTION)'
::EnterCriticalSection(critical_section);
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc: In member function 'void testing::internal::Mutex::Unlock()':
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:271:43: error: cannot convert 'RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION*' to 'LPCRITICAL_SECTION {aka CRITICAL_SECTION*}' for argument '1' to 'void LeaveCriticalSection(LPCRITICAL_SECTION)'
::LeaveCriticalSection(critical_section);
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc: In member function 'void testing::internal::Mutex::ThreadSafeLazyInit()':
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:292:27: error: cannot convert 'CRITICAL_SECTION* {aka CRITICAL_SECTION*}' to 'RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION*' in assignment
critical_section = new CRITICAL_SECTION;
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:293:54: error: cannot convert 'RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION*' to 'LPCRITICAL_SECTION {aka CRITICAL_SECTION*}' for argument '1' to 'void InitializeCriticalSection(LPCRITICAL_SECTION)'
::InitializeCriticalSection(critical_section);
^
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc: In constructor 'testing::internal::ThreadWithParamBase::ThreadWithParamBase(testing::internal::ThreadWithParamBase::Runnable*, testing::internal::Notification*)':
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:377:9: error: class 'testing::internal::ThreadWithParamBase' does not have any field named 'thread'
: thread(ThreadWithParamSupport::CreateThread(runnable,
^
In file included from F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h:40:0,
from F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h:58,
from F:\Libs\googletest\src\gtest-all.cc:39:
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc: In member function 'void testing::internal::ThreadWithParamBase::Join()':
F:/Libs/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc:386:38: error: 'thread' was not declared in this scope
GTEST_CHECK(::WaitForSingleObject(thread.Get(), INFINITE) == WAIT_OBJECT_0)
^
F:/Libs/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h:1297:37: note: in definition of macro 'GTEST_CHECK'
if (::testing::internal::IsTrue(condition))
^
CMakeFiles\gtest.dir\build.make:62: recipe for target 'CMakeFiles/gtest.dir/src/gtest-all.cc.obj' failed
mingw32-make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/gtest.dir/src/gtest-all.cc.obj] Error 1
CMakeFiles\Makefile2:66: recipe for target 'CMakeFiles/gtest.dir/all' failed
mingw32-make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/gtest.dir/all] Error 2
Makefile:128: recipe for target 'all' failed
mingw32-make: *** [all] Error 2

[Marc--Olivier]

Does passing -Dgtest_disable_pthreads=ON to CMake fix the problem? (see #975, #1060)

[demiaowu]

thank you very much