[ARROW-7940] [C++] Unable to generate cmake build with settings other than default

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.16.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.17.0
• Component/s: C++
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Environment: Windows 10 ; Visual Studio 2019 Build Tools 16.4.5
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/24159
• Assignee: Valery Vybornov
• Reporter: Valery Vybornov
• Created: 25/Feb/20 18:12
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:57
• Resolved: 02/Mar/20 18:20

Description

Steps to reproduce:

1. Install conda-forge as described here: https://arrow.apache.org/docs/developers/cpp/windows.html#using-conda-forge-for-build-dependencies
2. Install ninja+clcache https://arrow.apache.org/docs/developers/cpp/windows.html#building-with-ninja-and-clcache
3. (git bash) git clone https://github.com/apache/arrow.git
   cd arrow/
   git checkout apache-arrow-0.16.0
4. (cmd)
   call C:\Users\vvv\Miniconda3\Scripts\activate.bat C:\Users\vvv\Miniconda3
   call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64
   call conda activate arrow-dev
5. cd arrow\cpp
   mkdir build
   cd build
6. cmake -G "Ninja" -DARROW_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DARROW_BUILD_UTILITIES=ON -DARROW_FLIGHT=ON -DARROW_GANDIVA=ON -DARROW_PARQUET=ON ..
7. cmake --build . --config Release

Expected results: Examples, utilities, flight, gandiva, parquet built.

Actual results: Default configuration and none of the above built. cmake_summary.json indicates all these features OFF. Following lines in the output of cmake:

-- Configuring done
You have changed variables that require your cache to be deleted.
Configure will be re-run and you may have to reset some variables.
The following variables have changed:
CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER= C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2019/BuildTools/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.24.28314/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe
-- Building using CMake version: 3.16.4 

Full cmake output attached

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #6508