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Building MLPack from C++ source using CMake: is Julia required?

I am trying to build MLPack from its C++ source using CMake, and for some reason it is complaining that it can't find Julia.

CMake Error at /usr/local/Cellar/cmake/3.14.5/share/cmake/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:137 (message): Julia not found (missing: JULIA_EXECUTABLE) (Required is at least version "0.7.0")

Has anyone encountered a similar issue? On the MLPack build instructions, there is no mention of Julia being a required package.

Thanks, Amine

Solution

  • MLPack has Julia bindings that are set to build by default (see the CMake source). The CMake option is shown on the main GitHub README page. You can disable the Julia bindings build using the BUILD_JULIA_BINDINGS variable:

    cmake -DBUILD_JULIA_BINDINGS=OFF ..