Can't install opencv from source
c++, opencv
Solution
I was having the same problem building OpenCV-2.4.0 on Debian 6.0. Looking at `release/modules/core/version_string.inc` showed the missing `"` also a missing comment `/*`, which occurred in `using zlib v1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3`. I reconfigured with `BUILD_ZLIB` and had no problems.
Problem
It's OpenCV-2.4.0 ``` cd opencv mkdir release cd release cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local -D BUILD_PYTHON_SUPPORT=ON -D BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON .. make ``` Error: ``` In file included from OpenCV-2.4.0/modules/core/src/system.cpp:460: OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:35:1: warning: missing terminating " character In file included from OpenCV-2.4.0/modules/core/src/system.cpp:460: OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:35: error: missing terminating " character OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:36:11: error: too many decimal points in number OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:36:29: error: invalid suffix "st" on integer constant OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:40:29: warning: character constant too long for its type OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:57: error: stray ‘@’ in program OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:57: error: stray ‘@’ in program OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:68:10: error: #include expects "FILENAME" or <FILENAME> OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:71: error: stray ‘\’ in program OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:71:9: warning: missing terminating " character OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:71: error: missing terminating " character OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:74:23: warning: missing terminating " character OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:1515: error: stray ‘\’ in program OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:1515:4: warning: missing terminating " character OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:1515: error: missing terminating " character OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc: In function ‘const std::string& cv::getBuildInformation()’: OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:36: error: expected ‘,’ or ‘;’ before ‘version’ OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:138: error: ‘z_stream’ was not declared in this scope OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:140: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘typedef’ OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:161: error: ‘gz_header’ was not declared in this scope OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:163: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘typedef’ OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:1505: error: ‘ZEXTERN’ was not declared in this scope OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:1505: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘const’ OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:1511: warning: no return statement in function returning non-void OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc: At global scope: OpenCV-2.4.0/release/modules/core/version_string.inc:1515: error: expected unqualified-id before ‘)’ token OpenCV-2.4.0/modules/core/src/system.cpp:462: error: expected unqualified-id before ‘return’ OpenCV-2.4.0/modules/core/src/system.cpp:465: error: ‘string’ does not name a type OpenCV-2.4.0/modules/core/src/system.cpp:474: error: ‘string’ does not name a type OpenCV-2.4.0/modules/core/src/system.cpp:503: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of ‘Exception’ with no type OpenCV-2.4.0/modules/core/src/system.cpp:503: error: expected ‘,’ or ‘...’ before ‘&’ token OpenCV-2.4.0/modules/core/src/system.cpp: In function ‘void error(int)’: OpenCV-2.4.0/modules/core/src/system.cpp:506: error: ‘exc’ was not declared in this scope OpenCV-2.4.0/modules/core/src/system.cpp:510: error: ‘exc’ was not declared in this scope OpenCV-2.4.0/modules/core/src/system.cpp:526: error: ‘exc’ was not declared in this scope OpenCV-2.4.0/modules/core/src/system.cpp: At global scope: OpenCV-2.4.0/modules/core/src/system.cpp:543: error: expected declaration before ‘}’ token make[2]: *** [modules/core/CMakeFiles/opencv_core.dir/src/system.cpp.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [modules/core/CMakeFiles/opencv_core.dir/all] Error 2 make: *** [all] Error 2 ``` What should i do?