New version of Simbody is not pulled automatically on ALL_BUILD->Build

[tkuchida]

Pulled master branch to refresh ~1-month-old build. Ran CMake, ALL_BUILD->Build, and RUN_TESTS_PARALLEL->Build for OpenSim (VS Community 2015 Update 3); 3 tests segfaulted (testAnalyzeTool, testMuscles, and testStatesTrajectory). Checked testStatesTrajectory: segfault occurred at line 503. Ran CMake and ALL_BUILD->Build for dependencies; something was downloaded and built but didn't note whether it was BTK, docopt, and/or simbody. Re-ran CMake, ALL_BUILD->Build, and RUN_TESTS_PARALLEL->Build for OpenSim; same 3 tests segfaulted. Confirmed that AppVeyor tests are passing and that the current build image is using VS Community 2015 Update 3. Opened solution for dependencies and ran ALL_BUILD->Rebuild to force rebuild, then re-ran ALL_BUILD->Build and RUN_TESTS_PARALLEL->Build for OpenSim; all tests now pass.

Possible improvements:

• Check the Simbody installation before building OpenSim (ALL_BUILD->Build) to ensure the expected version of Simbody has been built/installed.
• The latest versions of (all) the dependencies should be pulled and built when ALL_BUILD->Build is run for dependencies.

[chrisdembia]

Sorry about the hassle. It would be really nifty to automate the process of updating the dependencies.

A temporary workaround would be to check if the dependencies/CMakeLists.txt file is updated when you pull from master; if so, dependencies likely need to be rebuilt. We can also send an email to the dev team if we change the verion of Simbody we depend on.

[tkuchida]

A temporary workaround would be to check if the dependencies/CMakeLists.txt file is updated when you pull from master; if so, dependencies likely need to be rebuilt.

Thanks; I will try to remember that one. Why did some but not all of the dependencies update when I selected ALL_BUILD->Build in the dependencies solution? I didn't realize that was a possibility. Am I always supposed to be selecting ALL_BUILD->Rebuild when building dependencies?

[chrisdembia]

Why did some but not all of the dependencies update when I selected ALL_BUILD->Build in the dependencies solution? I didn't realize that was a possibility.

I think the superbuild stuff tries to check if the dependency is up to date, but doesn't always get it right.

Am I always supposed to be selecting ALL_BUILD->Rebuild when building dependencies?

I think this is a good idea.

[tkuchida]

ALL_BUILD->Rebuild resulted in a failure:

1>  CMake Error at C:/Users/tkuchida/GitHub/opensim-core-dependencies-build/BTK/tmp/BTK-gitclone.cmake:21 (message):
1>    Failed to remove directory:
1>    'C:/Users/tkuchida/GitHub/opensim-core/dependencies/BTK'

This bug filed on cmake.org reports the same error and suggests killing the TGitCache.exe process. After killing the process and selecting ALL_BUILD->Build, BTK downloaded and built.