cmake version_error ai_generated true

CMake Error: CMake version 3.x required but 3.y found

ID: cmake/cmake-version-mismatch

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88%Fix Rate
90%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
3 active — — —

Root Cause

Project requires newer CMake than installed.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 92% success Install required CMake version via pip or snap 
    pip install cmake>=3.28
  2. 88% success Use cmake-init or Docker with correct CMake version

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Edit cmake_minimum_required to match old version 82% fail

    May use features unavailable in old version

  2. Downgrade project code to old CMake syntax 75% fail

    Maintenance burden