CMake Error "Expression did not evaluate to a known generator expression"

[pmajchrzak]

Since PR: 41e9ecf
Paddle stops build at the CMake stage

CMake command and few first lines after run:

+ cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DWITH_GPU=OFF -DWITH_MKLDNN=ON -DWITH_TESTING=ON -DWITH_PROFILER=ON -DWITH_STYLE_CHECK=OFF -DON_INFER=ON -DWITH_INFERENCE_API_TEST=ON
-- Found Paddle host system: ubuntu, version: 18.04.4
-- Found Paddle host system's CPU: 192 cores
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 4.8.5
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 4.8.5

then series of errors occurs such as:

CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-3.13/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake:1949 (file):
  Error evaluating generator expression:

    $<FILTER:,EXCLUDE,/Zc:inline>

  Expression did not evaluate to a known generator expression

Call Stack (most recent call first):

  /usr/share/cmake-3.13/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake:2111 (_ep_write_log_script)
  /usr/share/cmake-3.13/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake:2885 (ExternalProject_Add_Step)
  /usr/share/cmake-3.13/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake:3108 (_ep_add_configure_command)
  cmake/external/warpctc.cmake:40 (ExternalProject_Add)
  cmake/third_party.cmake:206 (include)
  CMakeLists.txt:274 (include)

CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-3.13/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake:1949 (file):
  Error evaluating generator expression:

    $<FILTER:,EXCLUDE,/Zc:inline>

  Expression did not evaluate to a known generator expression

Call Stack (most recent call first):
  /usr/share/cmake-3.13/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake:2111 (_ep_write_log_script)
  /usr/share/cmake-3.13/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake:2885 (ExternalProject_Add_Step)
  /usr/share/cmake-3.13/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake:3108 (_ep_add_configure_command)
  cmake/external/warpctc.cmake:40 (ExternalProject_Add)
  cmake/third_party.cmake:206 (include)
  CMakeLists.txt:274 (include)

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[luotao1]

@Avin0323 Please help see this issue

[Avin0323]

@pmajchrzak CMake version is too low, please try again with version 3.16.9.

[luotao1]

@Avin0323 Please update CMAKE_VERSION to avoid this issue.

Paddle/CMakeLists.txt

Line 15 in 4c0c55b

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)

Paddle/CMakeLists.txt

Lines 41 to 45 in 4c0c55b

	# cmake 3.12, 3.13, 3.14 will append gcc link options to nvcc, and nvcc doesn't recognize them.
	if(WITH_GPU AND (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.12) AND (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.15))
	message(FATAL_ERROR "cmake ${CMAKE_VERSION} is not supported when WITH_GPU=ON because of bug https://cmake.org/pipermail/cmake/2018-September/068195.html. "
	"You can use cmake 3.16 (recommended), 3.10, 3.11, 3.15 or 3.17. Please refer to the install document: https://cmake.org/install/")
	endif()

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