# Syntax error in custom slicer build
**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/syntax-error-in-custom-slicer-build/23184
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 28, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/syntax-error-in-custom-slicer-build/23184 "2022-04-28T18:05:28Z")
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### Author:  [@wrx15113330303](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/wrx15113330303)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/syntax-error-in-custom-slicer-build/23184/1 "2022-04-28T18:05:28Z")
Hi there, can anyone help me with this problem?
I am following the instruction in SlicerCAT([https://www.kitware.com/slicercat-creating-custom-applications-based-on-3d-slicer/](https://www.kitware.com/slicercat-creating-custom-applications-based-on-3d-slicer/)) to build a custom slicer application. I didn’t modify anything in the source code, but I have these syntax errors reported.
I am using VS 2022, CMake 3.23.1, Git 2.35.1, Slicer 4.13
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### Author:  [@cpinter](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/cpinter)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2022, 10:33am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/syntax-error-in-custom-slicer-build/23184/2 "2022-04-29T10:33:44Z")
Without speaking Chinese I can’t make heads or tails from these errors. Since I assume you understand what it ways I suggest starting to fix the top one and I’d ignore the highlighted CMake one for now.
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### Author:  [@wrx15113330303](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/wrx15113330303)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/syntax-error-in-custom-slicer-build/23184/3 "2022-04-29T10:44:22Z")
I have figured out the reason. The custom name can not contain characters like ‘-’ etc.