Trouble building rtaudio in Ubuntu 16.04

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Rack’s rtaudio dependency requires cmake 3.10. I’m trying to build rack in a Docker image built on Ubuntu 16.04. I get this error message:

cd rtaudio && mkdir -p build
cd rtaudio/build && cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/Rack/dep/." -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib -DRTAUDIO_BUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON -DRTAUDIO_API_ALSA=ON -DRTAUDIO_API_JACK=OFF -DRTAUDIO_API_PULSE=OFF -DRTAUDIO_API_OSS=OFF ..
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:2 (cmake_minimum_required):
  CMake 3.10 or higher is required.  You are running version 3.5.1

When I build the docker image, I apt-get install cmake without specifying a version. I’ve tried specifying apt-get install cmake=3.10 to no avail.

Any idea how to get cmake 3.10 (or higher) on Ubuntu 16.04? Will I have to build it instead of installing it?

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You could install a binary. https://cmake.org/download/

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Thanks, I’ll try that.

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I had the same problem solved with a

sudo yum install

:muscle:

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Would I need to install yum first, or is it already there?

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A quick scan of the internet suggests that installing yum on Ubuntu is a sin against four different gods. I lack the religious training to evaluate such things.

I was able to install cmake 3.10 in my docker image by adding this to my Dockerfile:

ADD https://cmake.org/files/v3.10/cmake-3.10.3-Linux-x86_64.sh /cmake-3.10.3-Linux-x86_64.sh
RUN mkdir /opt/cmake \
  && sh /cmake-3.10.3-Linux-x86_64.sh --prefix=/opt/cmake --skip-license \
  && ln -s /opt/cmake/bin/cmake /usr/local/bin/cmake
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sorry you should use

apt get install cmake

or something related on Ubuntu! current cmake should be 3.11 (I’m on Debian!)

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On Ubuntu 16.04 that command installs cmake 3.5.1, which is how the failure happened in the first place.

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I’m on an old distro (Fedora 23) and occasionally run into this problem. I resolved the issue by building the latest cmake myself and installing it to the /opt directory (NOT to anywhere in the /usr hierarchy). Then when I need it I’ll invoke it (or link it) from that path.

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Just run into this myself. I’m compiling cmake now.

This dependency is going to be an issue for pretty much anyone building on Ubuntu.

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I don’t see a workaround other than sending a patch to RtAudio that downgrades the CMake requirement. They might not accept it.

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No, I can’t think of a good solution either.

EDIT: Actually someone else has already submitted exactly such a PR to rtaudio

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In the instructions for how to build Rack on Ubuntu 16.04, include instructions for how to install a sufficient version of cmake.

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You can just change the required CMake version in the CMakeLists.txt of rtaudio definition, as rtaudio does not need this version to build. This then should also a be problem for rtmidi.