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Asked: 2020-12-14T21:02:47+00:00 In:

cmake error ‘the source does not appear to contain CMakeLists.txt’

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I’m installing opencv in ubuntu 16.04. After installing the necessary prerequisites I used the following command:-

[email protected]:~/opencv_contrib$ mkdir build
[email protected]:~/opencv_contrib$ cd build
[email protected]:~/opencv_contrib/build$ 
[email protected]:~/opencv_contrib/build$ cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX+/usr/local -D INSTALL_C_EXAMPLES=ON -D INSTALL_PYTHON_EXAMPLES=ON -D OPENCV_EXTRA_MODULES_PATH=~/opencv_contrib/modules -D BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON ..

but it produced an error:-

CMake Error: The source directory "/home/kvs/opencv_contrib" does not appear to contain CMakeLists.txt.
Specify --help for usage, or press the help button on the CMake GUI.

I used the command provided in the folder ‘module’ documentation. How do I solve it?
I tried the answers here at stack-overflow and a few other question but still can’t figure it out.

Project Git repository here.

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    1. Kenil Vasani

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      You should do mkdir build and cd build while inside opencv folder, not the opencv-contrib folder. The CMakeLists.txt is there.

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