mingw-w64 & CLion cannot compile projects with assimp successfully - c++

Question

Using CLion & mingw-w64(7.2.0) to compile https://github.com/CasterKKK/OpenGLStarter, get the following errors:
In file included from C:/PROGRA~1/MINGW-~1/X86_64~1.0-P/mingw64/x86_64-w64-mingw32/include/windows.h:70:0,
from C:/PROGRA~1/POSTGR~1/10/include/pthread.h:198,
from C:/PROGRA~1/MINGW-~1/X86_64~1.0-P/mingw64/lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/7.2.0/include/c++/x86_64-w64-mingw32/bits/gthr-default.h:35,
from C:/PROGRA~1/MINGW-~1/X86_64~1.0-P/mingw64/lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/7.2.0/include/c++/x86_64-w64-mingw32/bits/gthr.h:148,
from C:/PROGRA~1/MINGW-~1/X86_64~1.0-P/mingw64/lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/7.2.0/include/c++/ext/atomicity.h:35,
from C:/PROGRA~1/MINGW-~1/X86_64~1.0-P/mingw64/lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/7.2.0/include/c++/bits/basic_string.h:39,
from C:/PROGRA~1/MINGW-~1/X86_64~1.0-P/mingw64/lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/7.2.0/include/c++/string:52,
from C:/PROGRA~1/MINGW-~1/X86_64~1.0-P/mingw64/lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/7.2.0/include/c++/stdexcept:39,
from D:/Workspaces/CppWorkspace/OpenGLEngine/lib/assimp/include/assimp/Exceptional.h:44,
from D:/Workspaces/CppWorkspace/OpenGLEngine/lib/assimp/include/assimp/BaseImporter.h:47,
from D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBLoader.h:49,
from D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBLoader.cpp:48:
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:185:20: error: expected identifier before numeric constant
SPOT,LOCAL,INFINITE
^
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:185:20: error: expected '}' before numeric constant
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:185:20: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant
In file included from D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBLoader.cpp:49:0:
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:188:30: error: 'Assimp::COB::ChunkInfo' is not a namespace or unscoped enum
using ChunkInfo::operator=;
^
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:189:11: error: expected unqualified-id before ')' token
Light() : Node(TYPE_LIGHT),angle(),inner_angle(),ltype(SPOT) {}
^
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:194:5: error: 'LightType' does not name a type; did you mean 'Light'?
LightType ltype;
^~~~~~~~~
Light
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:200:1: error: expected class-name before '{' token
{
^
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:201:11: error: 'ChunkInfo' has not been declared
using ChunkInfo::operator=;
^~~~~~~~~
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h: In constructor 'Assimp::Camera::Camera()':
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:202:16: error: class 'Assimp::Camera' does not have any field named 'Node'
Camera() : Node(TYPE_CAMERA) {}
^~~~
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:202:21: error: 'TYPE_CAMERA' was not declared in this scope
Camera() : Node(TYPE_CAMERA) {}
^~~~~~~~~~~
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:202:21: note: suggested alternative: 'TP_TIMER'
Camera() : Node(TYPE_CAMERA) {}
^~~~~~~~~~~
TP_TIMER
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h: At global scope:
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:216:1: error: expected class-name before '{' token
{
^
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:217:11: error: 'ChunkInfo' has not been declared
using ChunkInfo::operator=;
^~~~~~~~~
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:249:1: error: expected class-name before '{' token
{
^
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:260:37: error: 'Node' was not declared in this scope
typedef std::deque< std::shared_ptr<Node> > NodeList;
^~~~
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:260:37: note: suggested alternative:
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:105:8: note: 'Assimp::COB::Node'
struct Node : public ChunkInfo
^~~~
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:260:41: error: template argument 1 is invalid
typedef std::deque< std::shared_ptr<Node> > NodeList;
^
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:260:43: error: template argument 1 is invalid
typedef std::deque< std::shared_ptr<Node> > NodeList;
^
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:260:43: error: template argument 2 is invalid
D:\Workspaces\CppWorkspace\OpenGLEngine\lib\assimp\code\COBScene.h:275:1: error: expected declaration before '}' token
} // end Assimp
^
mingw32-make.exe[3]: *** [lib\assimp\code\CMakeFiles\assimp.dir\build.make:1645: lib/assimp/code/CMakeFiles/assimp.dir/COBLoader.cpp.obj] Error 1
mingw32-make.exe[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
mingw32-make.exe[2]: *** [CMakeFiles\Makefile2:332: lib/assimp/code/CMakeFiles/assimp.dir/all] Error 2
mingw32-make.exe[1]: *** [CMakeFiles\Makefile2:89: CMakeFiles/OpenGLEngine.dir/rule] Error 2
mingw32-make.exe: *** [Makefile:163: OpenGLEngine] Error 2
But if I open and compile it with Visual Studio 2017, it works fine...
Here is the CLion's setting:
I used the command line cmake -G"Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64" .. to compile the code, and it works fine, but I cannot set Visual Studio in CLion, for it cannot find C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community even my VS 2017 is right there, which is really weird...

Answer 1

The problem is that the project on Github was never build with mingw, thus the issues you are seeing. Better stick to VS or clang compilers.