CMake Error: Could not create named generator XCode

Question

i have checked out llvm/clang/compiler-rt sources from official git repositories, but i'm having:

MBA-Anton:llvm_34_xcode_build asmirnov$ cmake -G XCode ../llvm_34
CMake Error: Could not create named generator XCode

LLVM sources:

MBA-Anton:llvm_34_xcode_build asmirnov$ ls ../llvm_34
CMakeLists.txt      Makefile.common     cmake           llvm.spec.in
CODE_OWNERS.TXT     Makefile.config.in  configure       projects
CREDITS.TXT     Makefile.rules      docs            test
LICENSE.TXT     README.txt      examples        tools
LLVMBuild.txt       autoconf        include         unittests
Makefile        bindings        lib         utils

Cmake version:

MBA-Anton:llvm_34_xcode_build asmirnov$ cmake -version
cmake version 2.8.11.1

Xcode generator should be supported for this cmake version according to doc and output:

MBA-Anton:llvm_34_xcode_build asmirnov$ cmake --help
...

Generators

The following generators are available on this platform:
  Unix Makefiles              = Generates standard UNIX makefiles.
  Ninja                       = Generates build.ninja files (experimental).
  Xcode                       = Generate Xcode project files.
  CodeBlocks - Ninja          = Generates CodeBlocks project files.
  CodeBlocks - Unix Makefiles = Generates CodeBlocks project files.
  Eclipse CDT4 - Ninja        = Generates Eclipse CDT 4.0 project files.
  Eclipse CDT4 - Unix Makefiles
                              = Generates Eclipse CDT 4.0 project files.
  KDevelop3                   = Generates KDevelop 3 project files.
  KDevelop3 - Unix Makefiles  = Generates KDevelop 3 project files.
  Sublime Text 2 - Ninja      = Generates Sublime Text 2 project files.
  Sublime Text 2 - Unix Makefiles
                              = Generates Sublime Text 2 project files.

omh, so stupid error. i did not expect it to be case-sensitive. Thanks! — 4ntoine, Jun 18 '14 at 06:54

score 13 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 18 '14 at 06:54

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I've never used CMake, but from what I've seen from your question it's just a question of case-sensitivity.

The generator is called Xcode and not XCode.

answered Jun 18 '14 at 06:54

trojanfoe

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 12 '18 at 09:07

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I also met this problem, it was resolved after I renamed Xcode-beta to Xcode

answered Nov 12 '18 at 09:07

andrewchan2022

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You don't need to rename the Applications you simply need to use `xcode-select -switch /path/to/Xcode/`. You can install and use as many Xcode applications as you like, however when it comes to the command line you need to tell it the **one** to use, which is where `xcode-select` comes in. – trojanfoe Jan 27 '20 at 09:57

CMake Error: Could not create named generator XCode

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