Geant4 installation in windows, getting error in cmake

[ratilal.meher]

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_Geant4 Version:_v.11.2.1
_Operating System:_Windows 10
_Compiler/Version:_VS_2022
_CMake Version:_3.29.3
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CMake Error: Cannot open file for write: C:/Users/Meher/geant4-v11.2.1-build/CMakeCache.txt.tmpaac6a
CMake Error: Unable to (re)create the private pkgRedirects directory:
C:/Users/Meher/geant4-v11.2.1-build/CMakeFiles/pkgRedirects
This may be caused by not having read/write access to the build directory.
Try specifying a location with read/write access like:
cmake -B build
If using a CMake presets file, ensure that preset parameter
‘binaryDir’ expands to a writable directory.

CMake Error: : System Error: No such file or directory
CMake Error: Unable to open cache file for save. C:/Users/Meher/geant4-v11.2.1-build/CMakeCache.txt
CMake Error: : System Error: No such file or directory
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[bmorgan]

@ratilal.meher

CMake Error: Cannot open file for write: C:/Users/Meher/geant4-v11.2.1-build/CMakeCache.txt.tmpaac6a
CMake Error: Unable to (re)create the private pkgRedirects directory:
C:/Users/Meher/geant4-v11.2.1-build/CMakeFiles/pkgRedirects
This may be caused by not having read/write access to the build directory.

Have you checked that you have read/write permissions to C:/Users/Meher/geant4-v11.2.1-build? The error suggests that you don’t.

[ratilal.meher]

I have checked Sir, still its showing like this
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Selecting Windows SDK version 10.0.22621.0 to target Windows 10.0.22631.
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:29 (project):
Failed to run MSBuild command:

C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Enterprise/MSBuild/Current/Bin/amd64/MSBuild.exe

to get the value of VCTargetsPath:

MSBuild version 17.8.3+195e7f5a3 for .NET Framework

Build started 21-05-2024 21:43:23.



Project "C:\Users\Meher\geant4-v11.2.1-build\CMakeFiles\3.29.3\VCTargetsPath.vcxproj" on node 1 (default targets).

PrepareForBuild:

  Creating directory "x64\Debug\".

  Structured output is enabled. The formatting of compiler diagnostics will reflect the error hierarchy. See https://aka.ms/cpp/structured-output for more details.

  Creating directory "x64\Debug\VCTargetsPath.tlog\".

InitializeBuildStatus:

  Creating "x64\Debug\VCTargetsPath.tlog\unsuccessfulbuild" because "AlwaysCreate" was specified.

  Touching "x64\Debug\VCTargetsPath.tlog\unsuccessfulbuild".

PostBuildEvent:

  echo VCTargetsPath=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\

  :VCEnd

  VCTargetsPath=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\

FinalizeBuildStatus:

  Deleting file "x64\Debug\VCTargetsPath.tlog\unsuccessfulbuild".

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\Microsoft.CppBuild.targets(409,5): error MSB3061: Unable to delete file "x64\Debug\VCTargetsPath.tlog\unsuccessfulbuild". Access to the path 'C:\Users\Meher\geant4-v11.2.1-build\CMakeFiles\3.29.3\x64\Debug\VCTargetsPath.tlog\unsuccessfulbuild' is denied. [C:\Users\Meher\geant4-v11.2.1-build\CMakeFiles\3.29.3\VCTargetsPath.vcxproj]

Done Building Project "C:\Users\Meher\geant4-v11.2.1-build\CMakeFiles\3.29.3\VCTargetsPath.vcxproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.



Build FAILED.



"C:\Users\Meher\geant4-v11.2.1-build\CMakeFiles\3.29.3\VCTargetsPath.vcxproj" (default target) (1) ->

(FinalizeBuildStatus target) -> 

  C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\Microsoft.CppBuild.targets(409,5): error MSB3061: Unable to delete file "x64\Debug\VCTargetsPath.tlog\unsuccessfulbuild". Access to the path 'C:\Users\Meher\geant4-v11.2.1-build\CMakeFiles\3.29.3\x64\Debug\VCTargetsPath.tlog\unsuccessfulbuild' is denied. [C:\Users\Meher\geant4-v11.2.1-build\CMakeFiles\3.29.3\VCTargetsPath.vcxproj]



    0 Warning(s)

    1 Error(s)



Time Elapsed 00:00:02.16

Exit code: 1

Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
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[bmorgan]

There are still permissions issues here, all I can suggest is to delete these directories and start again. Check the permissions as you recreate things - this is nothing to do with Geant4’s build scripts, but with your system setup.