SlicerCustomAppTemplate Build failed

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OS: Windows.10
Cmake version 3.22.2
VStudio version: 17.0.5 2022
Python 3:10 (64-bit)

hello there,
I tried to build the SlicerCustomAppTemplate as it is as steps say in https://www.kitware.com/slicercat-creating-custom-applications-based-on-3d-slicer/ and I get so many “Failed” and errors …

Slicer version I installed in my pc is 4.11 and the version I built (according to Windows — 3D Slicer documentation) is 4.13, will that gonna cause me a problem in any way?

I get this warning in CMake:

> CMake Warning (dev) at G:/W/SR/slicersources-src/CMake/SlicerMacroExtractRepositoryInfo.cmake:87 (message):
>   Skipping repository info extraction: directory [G:/W/S] is not a GIT
>   checkout
> Call Stack (most recent call first):
>   G:/W/SR/slicersources-src/CMake/SlicerVersion.cmake:99 (SlicerMacroExtractRepositoryInfo)
>   G:/W/SR/slicersources-src/CMakeLists.txt:332 (include)
> This warning is for project developers.  Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.

and first error was:

9>------ Build started: Project: bzip2, Configuration: Release x64 ------
9>Creating directories for 'bzip2'
9>Building Custom Rule G:/W/SR/slicersources-src/CMakeLists.txt
9>Performing download step (git clone) for 'bzip2'
9>Cloning into 'bzip2'...
9>fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/commontk/bzip2.git/': Could not resolve host: github.com
9>Cloning into 'bzip2'...
9>fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/commontk/bzip2.git/': Could not resolve host: github.com
9>Cloning into 'bzip2'...
9>fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/commontk/bzip2.git/': Could not resolve host: github.com
9>-- Had to git clone more than once:
9>CMake Error at slicersources-build/bzip2-prefix/tmp/bzip2-gitclone.cmake:31 (message):
9>  Failed to clone repository: 'https://github.com/commontk/bzip2.git'
9>
9>
9>          3 times.
9>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(242,5): error MSB8066: Custom build for 'G:\W\SR\CMakeFiles\6cf71889da89bd29a67e3c1b07672240\bzip2-mkdir.rule;G:\W\SR\CMakeFiles\6cf71889da89bd29a67e3c1b07672240\bzip2-download.rule;G:\W\SR\CMakeFiles\6cf71889da89bd29a67e3c1b07672240\bzip2-update.rule;G:\W\SR\CMakeFiles\6cf71889da89bd29a67e3c1b07672240\bzip2-patch.rule;G:\W\SR\CMakeFiles\6cf71889da89bd29a67e3c1b07672240\bzip2-configure.rule;G:\W\SR\CMakeFiles\6cf71889da89bd29a67e3c1b07672240\bzip2-build.rule;G:\W\SR\CMakeFiles\6cf71889da89bd29a67e3c1b07672240\bzip2-generate_project_description.rule;G:\W\SR\CMakeFiles\6cf71889da89bd29a67e3c1b07672240\bzip2-install.rule;G:\W\SR\CMakeFiles\f17b097b3d5dff0a140c4b8814ae85bb\bzip2-complete.rule;G:\W\SR\CMakeFiles\bd5e72b23bb3644be4e169074b908c95\bzip2.rule;G:\W\SR\slicersources-src\CMakeLists.txt' exited with code 1.
9>Done building project "bzip2.vcxproj" -- FAILED.

Here is the CMake configure output: CMake configure output - Google Docs
and the Build Output: SlicerCustomAppTemplate Build Output - Google Docs

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Did you just download the SlicerCustomAppTemplate code as zip and uncompressed? In that case you should do a proper Git clone instead.

Slicer version I installed in my pc is 4.11 and the version I built (according to Windows — 3D Slicer documentation) is 4.13, will that gonna cause me a problem in any way?

No.

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No, I followed the instructions in “BUILD.md” file in VSCode editor after executing the two lines code in Step1 here https://www.kitware.com/slicercat-creating-custom-applications-based-on-3d-slicer/ so I can be able to have a Cmakelists.txt file for the build!

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OK thanks! The errors also suggest that the script was not able to access github (fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/commontk/bzip2.git/': Could not resolve host: github.com). Either a momentary issue on the server or your own internet connection. Maybe firewall issues but I never had that with github connections. I suggest trying again until this specific error is gone and it either succeeds or another type of error happens.

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Oooookay, appreciate your reply… let me try again and see!