Compiling latest Ifcopenshell v0.7.0 on windows -->failed too build occt

[CrossStyle]

I tried building Ifcopenshell v0.7.0 on windows with vs2019 x64 and I followed the command in readme.

> cd IfcOpenShell\win
> build-deps.cmd

I got the error when building occt. The log is shown below and I appreciate your help.

Cloning Open CASCADE 7.5.3 into D:\code\c++\ifc\IfcOpenshell\_deps\occt_git.
Cloning into 'D:\code\c++\ifc\IfcOpenshell\_deps\occt_git'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 286918, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (286918/286918), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (52551/52551), done.
remote: Total 286918 (delta 237532), reused 279362 (delta 230330)
Receiving objects: 100% (286918/286918), 148.99 MiB | 7.30 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (237532/237532), done.
Updating files: 100% (35453/35453), done.
Checking out Open CASCADE 7.5.3 revision V7_5_3.
HEAD is now at 7109a4ae58 0032806: Coding - get rid of unused headers [Contap to Extrema]
Updating files: 100% (10295/10295), done.
Note: switching to 'V7_5_3'.

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HEAD is now at fecb042498 Update version up to 7.5.3
Running CMake for Open CASCADE 7.5.3.
-- Selecting Windows SDK version 10.0.19041.0 to target Windows 10.0.22000.
-- The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.29.30139.0
-- The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 19.29.30139.0
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working C compiler: D:/installManual/vs_studio/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.29.30133/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe - skipped
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: D:/installManual/vs_studio/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.29.30133/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe - skipped
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Info. Detecting doxygen
-- Could NOT find Doxygen (missing: DOXYGEN_EXECUTABLE) (Required is at least version "1.8.4")
-- Info: DRAWEXE is not included due to Static build library type
-- Info: /D_WINDOWS has been removed from CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS
-- Info: /DWIN32 has been removed from CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS
-- Info: /D_WINDOWS has been removed from CMAKE_C_FLAGS
-- Info: /DWIN32 has been removed from CMAKE_C_FLAGS
-- Info: Freetype is used by OCCT
-- Found Freetype: D:/code/c++/ifc/IfcOpenshell/_deps-vs2019-x64-installed/freetype/lib/freetype.lib (found version "2.7.1")
RegularExpression::compile(): Nested *?+.
RegularExpression::compile(): Error in compile.
CMake Error at adm/cmake/occt_macros.cmake:569 (string):
  string sub-command REGEX, mode MATCH failed to compile regex
  "D:/code/c++/ifc/IfcOpenshell/_deps-vs2019-x64-installed/freetype".
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  adm/cmake/freetype.cmake:122 (CHECK_PATH_FOR_CONSISTENCY)
  CMakeLists.txt:14 (include)
  CMakeLists.txt:514 (OCCT_INCLUDE_CMAKE_FILE)


RegularExpression::compile(): Nested *?+.
RegularExpression::compile(): Error in compile.
CMake Error at adm/cmake/occt_macros.cmake:569 (string):
  string sub-command REGEX, mode MATCH failed to compile regex
  "D:/code/c++/ifc/IfcOpenshell/_deps-vs2019-x64-installed/freetype".
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  adm/cmake/freetype.cmake:123 (CHECK_PATH_FOR_CONSISTENCY)
  CMakeLists.txt:14 (include)
  CMakeLists.txt:514 (OCCT_INCLUDE_CMAKE_FILE)


-- Info: TKIVtk and TKIVtkDraw toolkits excluded due to VTK usage is disabled
-- Info: The directories of 3rdparty headers:
        D:/code/c++/ifc/IfcOpenshell/_deps-vs2019-x64-installed/freetype/include/freetype2
-- Info: The directories of 3rdparty libraries:
        D:/code/c++/ifc/IfcOpenshell/_deps-vs2019-x64-installed/freetype/lib
CMake Warning at CMakeLists.txt:781 (message):
  Could not find DLLs of used third-party products: 3RDPARTY_FREETYPE_DLL_DIR


--
Info: (16:12:12) Start collecting all OCCT header files into D:/code/c++/ifc/IfcOpenshell/_deps/occt_git/_build-vs2019-x64/inc ...
-- Info: (16:12:12) Compare FILES with files in package directories...
-- Info: (16:12:15) Create header-links in inc folder...
-- Info: (16:12:26) Checking headers in inc folder...
-- Info: (16:12:26) End the collecting
-- Info: (16:12:26) OCCT toolkits processed
-- Info: (16:12:26) OCCT configuration files prepared
-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "D:/code/c++/ifc/IfcOpenshell/_deps/occt_git/_build-vs2019-x64/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".

An error occurred

Build ended at 16:12:30.89. Time elapsed 0:16:27.12.

[aothms]

I saw one similar issue here: davisking/dlib#1948

Before looking into this in detail. Do you happen to have an old version of cmake perhaps?

[CrossStyle]

I think I only have one cmake.

[aothms]

Ah, I see it now, sorry.

RegularExpression::compile(): Nested *?+.
RegularExpression::compile(): Error in compile.
CMake Error at adm/cmake/occt_macros.cmake:569 (string):
  string sub-command REGEX, mode MATCH failed to compile regex
  "D:/code/c++/ifc/IfcOpenshell/_deps-vs2019-x64-installed/freetype".

Nested *?+
         ^

"D:/code/c++/ifc/IfcOpenshell/_deps-vs2019-x64-installed/freetype".
          ^^

Apparently a ++ is not supported in the open cascade path.

[CrossStyle]

Thank you, I will try with a different directory.

[aothms]

Reported at https://tracker.dev.opencascade.org/view.php?id=32816

[aothms]

f909adc

[CrossStyle]

Thanks again. It works