# Problem with windows\_vulkan\_sdk when installing mrtrix3 on Windows

**URL:** https://community.mrtrix.org/t/problem-with-windows-vulkan-sdk-when-installing-mrtrix3-on-windows/3300
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [February 14, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/problem-with-windows-vulkan-sdk-when-installing-mrtrix3-on-windows/3300 "2020-02-14T01:58:50Z")
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### Author: ![vanlam2308](https://community.mrtrix.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/edb3f5/32.png) [@vanlam2308](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/vanlam2308)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/problem-with-windows-vulkan-sdk-when-installing-mrtrix3-on-windows/3300/1 "2020-02-14T01:58:51Z")

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Dear MRtrix3 community,

I am trying to install MRtrix3 on my laptop running with Windows. When I put in configure, the process could not get through. The configure log file also mentioned of “Cannot find feature windows\_vulkan\_sdk”. I am attaching the log file below, hope someone could help me to figure it out.  
Thank you so much,  
Jane

```auto
REPORT: 
MRtrix build type requested: release version

REPORT: Detecting OS: windows

REPORT: Looking for compiler [g++]:
EXEC <<
CMD: g++ --version
EXIT: 0
STDOUT:
g++.exe (Rev2, Built by MSYS2 project) 9.2.0
Copyright (C) 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
>>

REPORT: g++.exe (Rev2, Built by MSYS2 project) 9.2.0

REPORT: Checking for C++11 compliance:

COMPILE /tmp/tmpd974z5bt.cpp:
---

#include <cstddef>
struct Base {
    Base (int);
};
struct Derived : Base {
    using Base::Base;
};

int main() {
  Derived D (int); // check for contructor inheritance
  return 0;
}

---
EXEC <<
CMD: g++ -c -std=c++11 -DMRTRIX_BUILD_TYPE="release version" -pthread -DMRTRIX_WINDOWS -mms-bitfields -Wa,-mbig-obj -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 /tmp/tmpd974z5bt.cpp -o /tmp/tmpd974z5bt.o
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: g++ /tmp/tmpd974z5bt.o -Wl,--sort-common,--as-needed -pthread -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition -o a.out
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: ./a.out
EXIT: 0
>>

REPORT: ok

REPORT: Checking shared library generation:
EXEC <<
CMD: g++ -c -std=c++11 -DMRTRIX_BUILD_TYPE="release version" -pthread -DMRTRIX_WINDOWS -mms-bitfields -Wa,-mbig-obj -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 /tmp/tmpdr0vmvek.cpp -o /tmp/tmpdr0vmvek.o
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: g++ /tmp/tmpdr0vmvek.o -shared -Wl,--sort-common,--as-needed -pthread -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition -o test.dll
EXIT: 0
>>

REPORT: ok

REPORT: Detecting pointer size:

COMPILE /tmp/tmp41zi7pfz.cpp:
---

#include <iostream>
int main() {
  std::cout << sizeof(void*);
  return (0);
}

---
EXEC <<
CMD: g++ -c -std=c++11 -DMRTRIX_BUILD_TYPE="release version" -pthread -DMRTRIX_WINDOWS -mms-bitfields -Wa,-mbig-obj -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 /tmp/tmp41zi7pfz.cpp -o /tmp/tmp41zi7pfz.o
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: g++ /tmp/tmp41zi7pfz.o -Wl,--sort-common,--as-needed -pthread -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition -o a.out
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: ./a.out
EXIT: 0
STDOUT:
8
>>

REPORT: 64 bit

REPORT: Detecting byte order:

REPORT: little-endian

REPORT: Checking for variable-length array support:

COMPILE /tmp/tmprcy6008l.cpp:
---

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
  int x[argc];
  return 0;
}

---
EXEC <<
CMD: g++ -c -std=c++11 -DMRTRIX_BUILD_TYPE="release version" -pthread -DMRTRIX_WINDOWS -mms-bitfields -Wa,-mbig-obj -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DMRTRIX_WORD64 /tmp/tmprcy6008l.cpp -o /tmp/tmprcy6008l.o
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: g++ /tmp/tmprcy6008l.o -Wl,--sort-common,--as-needed -pthread -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition -o a.out
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: ./a.out
EXIT: 0
>>

REPORT: ok

REPORT: Checking for non-POD variable-length array support:

COMPILE /tmp/tmpfsjhmlp_.cpp:
---

#include <string>

class X {
  int x;
  double y;
  std::string s;
};

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
  X x[argc];
  return 0;
}

---
EXEC <<
CMD: g++ -c -std=c++11 -DMRTRIX_BUILD_TYPE="release version" -pthread -DMRTRIX_WINDOWS -mms-bitfields -Wa,-mbig-obj -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DMRTRIX_WORD64 /tmp/tmpfsjhmlp_.cpp -o /tmp/tmpfsjhmlp_.o
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: g++ /tmp/tmpfsjhmlp_.o -Wl,--sort-common,--as-needed -pthread -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition -o a.out
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: ./a.out
EXIT: 0
>>

REPORT: ok

REPORT: Checking for ::max_align_t:

COMPILE /tmp/tmp3_fjgqg8.cpp:
---

#include <iostream>
#include <cstddef>
using ::max_align_t;
int main() {
  std::cout << alignof (max_align_t) << " bytes\n";
  return 0;
}

---
EXEC <<
CMD: g++ -c -std=c++11 -DMRTRIX_BUILD_TYPE="release version" -pthread -DMRTRIX_WINDOWS -mms-bitfields -Wa,-mbig-obj -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DMRTRIX_WORD64 /tmp/tmp3_fjgqg8.cpp -o /tmp/tmp3_fjgqg8.o
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: g++ /tmp/tmp3_fjgqg8.o -Wl,--sort-common,--as-needed -pthread -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition -o a.out
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: ./a.out
EXIT: 0
STDOUT:
16 bytes
>>

REPORT: 16 bytes

REPORT: Checking for std::max_align_t:

COMPILE /tmp/tmppnc1w_0_.cpp:
---

#include <iostream>
#include <cstddef>
using std::max_align_t;
int main() {
  std::cout << alignof (max_align_t) << " bytes\n";
  return 0;
}

---
EXEC <<
CMD: g++ -c -std=c++11 -DMRTRIX_BUILD_TYPE="release version" -pthread -DMRTRIX_WINDOWS -mms-bitfields -Wa,-mbig-obj -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DMRTRIX_WORD64 /tmp/tmppnc1w_0_.cpp -o /tmp/tmppnc1w_0_.o
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: g++ /tmp/tmppnc1w_0_.o -Wl,--sort-common,--as-needed -pthread -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition -o a.out
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: ./a.out
EXIT: 0
STDOUT:
16 bytes
>>

REPORT: 16 bytes
EXEC <<
CMD: pkg-config --cflags eigen3
EXIT: 0
STDOUT:
-I/mingw64/include/eigen3
>>

REPORT: Checking for Eigen3 library:

COMPILE /tmp/tmpzs6u4mwl.cpp:
---

#include <cstddef>
#include <Eigen/Core>
#include <iostream>

int main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
  std::cout << EIGEN_WORLD_VERSION << "." << EIGEN_MAJOR_VERSION << "." << EIGEN_MINOR_VERSION << "\n";
  return 0;
}

---
EXEC <<
CMD: g++ -c -std=c++11 -DMRTRIX_BUILD_TYPE="release version" -pthread -DMRTRIX_WINDOWS -mms-bitfields -Wa,-mbig-obj -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DMRTRIX_WORD64 -idirafter /mingw64/include/eigen3 /tmp/tmpzs6u4mwl.cpp -o /tmp/tmpzs6u4mwl.o
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: g++ /tmp/tmpzs6u4mwl.o -Wl,--sort-common,--as-needed -pthread -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition -o a.out
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: ./a.out
EXIT: 0
STDOUT:
3.3.7
>>

REPORT: 3.3.7
EXEC <<
CMD: pkg-config --cflags zlib
EXIT: 1
STDERR:
Package zlib was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `zlib.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'zlib' found
>>

error running "pkg-config --cflags zlib"

EXEC <<
CMD: pkg-config --libs zlib
EXIT: 1
STDERR:
Package zlib was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `zlib.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'zlib' found
>>

error running "pkg-config --libs zlib"

REPORT: Checking for zlib compression library:

COMPILE /tmp/tmp6jhscjax.cpp:
---

#include <iostream>
#include <zlib.h>

int main() {
  std::cout << zlibVersion();
  return (0);
}

---
EXEC <<
CMD: g++ -c -std=c++11 -DMRTRIX_BUILD_TYPE="release version" -pthread -DMRTRIX_WINDOWS -mms-bitfields -Wa,-mbig-obj -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DMRTRIX_WORD64 /tmp/tmp6jhscjax.cpp -o /tmp/tmp6jhscjax.o
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: g++ /tmp/tmp6jhscjax.o -Wl,--sort-common,--as-needed -pthread -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition -lz -o a.out
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: ./a.out
EXIT: 0
STDOUT:
1.2.11
>>

REPORT: 1.2.11

REPORT: Checking for "JSON for Modern C++" requirements:

COMPILE /tmp/tmpkint_uo7.cpp:
---

#include "file/json.h"
int main (int argc, char* argv[])
{
  nlohmann::json json;
  json["key"] = "value";
}

---
EXEC <<
CMD: g++ -c -std=c++11 -DMRTRIX_BUILD_TYPE="release version" -pthread -DMRTRIX_WINDOWS -mms-bitfields -Wa,-mbig-obj -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DMRTRIX_WORD64 -I/home/huuhu/mrtrix3/core /tmp/tmpkint_uo7.cpp -o /tmp/tmpkint_uo7.o
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: g++ /tmp/tmpkint_uo7.o -Wl,--sort-common,--as-needed -pthread -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition -lz -o a.out
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: ./a.out
EXIT: 0
>>

REPORT: ok
EXEC <<
CMD: pkg-config --cflags libtiff-4
EXIT: 1
STDERR:
Package libtiff-4 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `libtiff-4.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'libtiff-4' found
>>

error running "pkg-config --cflags libtiff-4"

EXEC <<
CMD: pkg-config --libs libtiff-4
EXIT: 1
STDERR:
Package libtiff-4 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `libtiff-4.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'libtiff-4' found
>>

error running "pkg-config --libs libtiff-4"

REPORT: Checking for TIFF library:

COMPILE /tmp/tmpo55s4w__.cpp:
---

#include <iostream>
#include <tiffio.h>

int main() {
  std::cout << TIFFGetVersion();
  return (0);
}

---
EXEC <<
CMD: g++ -c -std=c++11 -DMRTRIX_BUILD_TYPE="release version" -pthread -DMRTRIX_WINDOWS -mms-bitfields -Wa,-mbig-obj -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DMRTRIX_WORD64 /tmp/tmpo55s4w __.cpp -o /tmp/tmpo55s4w__.o
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: g++ /tmp/tmpo55s4w__.o -Wl,--sort-common,--as-needed -pthread -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition -lz -ltiff -o a.out
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: ./a.out
EXIT: 0
STDOUT:
LIBTIFF, Version 4.1.0
Copyright (c) 1988-1996 Sam Leffler
Copyright (c) 1991-1996 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
>>

REPORT: LIBTIFF, Version 4.1.0
EXEC <<
CMD: pkg-config --cflags fftw3
EXIT: 1
STDERR:
Package fftw3 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `fftw3.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'fftw3' found
>>

error running "pkg-config --cflags fftw3"

EXEC <<
CMD: pkg-config --libs fftw3
EXIT: 1
STDERR:
Package fftw3 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `fftw3.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'fftw3' found
>>

error running "pkg-config --libs fftw3"

REPORT: Checking for FFTW library:

COMPILE /tmp/tmpuck76f19.cpp:
---

#include <iostream>
#include <fftw3.h>

int main() {
  std::cout << fftw_version << "\n";
  return (0);
}

---
EXEC <<
CMD: g++ -c -std=c++11 -DMRTRIX_BUILD_TYPE="release version" -pthread -DMRTRIX_WINDOWS -mms-bitfields -Wa,-mbig-obj -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DMRTRIX_WORD64 -DMRTRIX_TIFF_SUPPORT /tmp/tmpuck76f19.cpp -o /tmp/tmpuck76f19.o
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: g++ /tmp/tmpuck76f19.o -Wl,--sort-common,--as-needed -pthread -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition -lz -ltiff -lfftw3 -o a.out
EXIT: 0
>>

EXEC <<
CMD: ./a.out
EXIT: 0
STDOUT:
fftw-3.3.8-sse2-avx
>>

REPORT: fftw-3.3.8-sse2-avx

REPORT: Checking for Qt moc:
EXEC <<
CMD: moc -v
EXIT: 0
STDOUT:
moc 5.14.1
>>

REPORT: moc (version 5.14.1)

REPORT: Checking for Qt qmake:
EXEC <<
CMD: qmake -v
EXIT: 0
STDOUT:
QMake version 3.1
Using Qt version 5.14.1 in C:/msys64/mingw64/lib
>>

REPORT: qmake (version 5.14.1)

REPORT: Checking for Qt rcc:
EXEC <<
CMD: rcc -v
EXIT: 0
STDOUT:
rcc 5.14.1
>>

REPORT: rcc (version 5.14.1)

REPORT: Checking for Qt:

source file "qt.h":
---
#include <QObject>

class Foo: public QObject {
  Q_OBJECT;
  public:
    Foo();
    ~Foo();
  public slots:
    void setValue(int value);
  signals:
    void valueChanged (int newValue);
  private:
    int value_;
};
---

source file "qt.cpp":
---
#include <iostream>
#include "qt.h"

Foo::Foo() : value_ (42) { connect (this, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(setValue(int))); }

Foo::~Foo() { std::cout << qVersion() << "\n"; }

void Foo::setValue (int value) { value_ = value; }

int main() { Foo f; }
---

project file "qt.pro":
---
CONFIG += c++11
QT += core gui opengl svg
HEADERS += qt.h
SOURCES += qt.cpp
---
EXEC <<
CMD: qmake
EXIT: 0
STDOUT:
Info: creating stash file C:\msys64\tmp\tmp6gyyb0vk\.qmake.stash
STDERR:
C:/msys64/mingw64/share/qt5/mkspecs/common/windows-vulkan.conf:1: Cannot find feature windows_vulkan_sdk
>>

ERROR: unexpected error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/tmp/tmp6gyyb0vk/Makefile.Release'

  See the file 'configure.log' for details. If this doesn't help and you need
  further assistance, please post on the MRtrix3 community forum
  (http://community.mrtrix.org/), and make sure to include the full contents of
  the 'configure.log' file.

```

---

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### Author: ![jdtournier](https://community.mrtrix.org/user_avatar/community.mrtrix.org/jdtournier/32/2594_2.png) [@jdtournier](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/jdtournier)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2020, 10:17am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/problem-with-windows-vulkan-sdk-when-installing-mrtrix3-on-windows/3300/2 "2020-02-14T10:17:13Z")

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I had the vulkan error recently, but I think that’s just a warning – it still seemed to complete successfully. But I haven’t come across the next error about the missing makefile. I’ll look into it when I next get the chance.

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### Author: ![vanlam2308](https://community.mrtrix.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/edb3f5/32.png) [@vanlam2308](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/vanlam2308)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/problem-with-windows-vulkan-sdk-when-installing-mrtrix3-on-windows/3300/3 "2020-02-14T15:26:12Z")

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Thank you so much for your help!  
Best,

Jane

---

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### Author: ![jdtournier](https://community.mrtrix.org/user_avatar/community.mrtrix.org/jdtournier/32/2594_2.png) [@jdtournier](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/jdtournier)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/problem-with-windows-vulkan-sdk-when-installing-mrtrix3-on-windows/3300/4 "2020-02-16T15:40:31Z")

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OK, problem fixed and merged to `master` in [this pull request](https://github.com/MRtrix3/mrtrix3/pull/1954). Try pulling in the latest changes, hopefully that’ll fix the issue:

```auto
git pull
./configure
./build

```

---

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### Author: ![vanlam2308](https://community.mrtrix.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/edb3f5/32.png) [@vanlam2308](https://community.mrtrix.org/u/vanlam2308)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2020, 7:44am UTC](https://community.mrtrix.org/t/problem-with-windows-vulkan-sdk-when-installing-mrtrix3-on-windows/3300/5 "2020-02-18T07:44:19Z")

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Oh it worked perfectly! Thank you so much for your help!  
Van