iCubGui does not start when installed from robotology-full-installer-2020.02-win64

[traversaro]

This could be something related to some old vcpkg dependency, or something else.
To investigate this it could be useful to:

• Try to run iCubGui from robotology-full-installer-2020.02-win64 on another laptop different from mine (done by @pattacini in iCubGui does not start when installed from robotology-full-installer-2020.02-win64 #355 (comment))
• Try to recompile icub-main from source against the dependencies installed by robotology-dependencies-installer-2020.02-win64.exe, and see if the problem persists
• Try to recompile icub-main from source against the dependencies installed by a recent vcpkg, and see if the problem persists (I guess @pattacini you already have this configuration to test?)

[pattacini]

On my system, iCubGui is working although it's quite difficult to reconstruct the history of how the dependencies have been compiled as I've updated vcpkg without rebuilding the dependencies since quite long.

My suggestion is to rely on Free Windows VM and make use of VS2019 community release in case it is needed.

[pattacini]

Another possibility is to use Windows Sandbox.

[pattacini]

Using the sandbox approach I can confirm the problem exists.

[traversaro]

Even with the fix in #354, the iCubGui still fails with:

C:\src\robotology-superbuild\build\install>iCubGui
iCubGui

C:\src\robotology-superbuild\build\install>||| clearing context
||| adding context [iCubGui]
||| configuring
||| default config file specified as iCubGui.ini
||| checking [C:\src\robotology-superbuild\build\install\iCubGui.ini] (pwd)
||| checking [C:\Users\STraversaro\AppData\Roaming\yarp\config\robots\default] (robot YARP_CONFIG_HOME)
||| checking [C:\Users\STraversaro\AppData\Roaming\yarp\robots\default] (robot YARP_DATA_HOME)
||| checking [C:\ProgramData\yarp\robots\default] (robot YARP_CONFIG_DIRS)
||| checking [robots\default] (robot YARP_DATA_DIRS)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/yarp\robots\default] (robot YARP_DATA_DIRS)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\robots\default] (robot YARP_DATA_DIRS)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/ICUBcontrib\robots\default] (robot YARP_DATA_DIRS)
||| checking [config\path.d] (robot path.d YARP_DATA_DIRS)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/yarp\config\path.d] (robot path.d YARP_DATA_DIRS)
||| found C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/yarp\config\path.d
obotology-superbuildbuildinstallshareICUBcontrib\robots\default] (robot yarp.d)
obotology-superbuildbuildinstallshareiCub\robots\default] (robot yarp.d)
||| checking [C:\Users\STraversaro\AppData\Roaming\yarp\config\contexts\iCubGui] (context YARP_CONFIG_HOME)
||| checking [C:\Users\STraversaro\AppData\Roaming\yarp\contexts\iCubGui] (context YARP_DATA_HOME)
||| checking [C:\ProgramData\yarp\contexts\iCubGui] (context YARP_CONFIG_DIRS)
||| checking [contexts\iCubGui] (context YARP_DATA_DIRS)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/yarp\contexts\iCubGui] (context YARP_DATA_DIRS)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui] (context YARP_DATA_DIRS)
||| found C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/ICUBcontrib\contexts\iCubGui] (context YARP_DATA_DIRS)
obotology-superbuildbuildinstallshareICUBcontrib\contexts\iCubGui] (context yarp.d)
obotology-superbuildbuildinstallshareiCub\contexts\iCubGui] (context yarp.d)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\iCubGui.ini] (context)
||| found C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\iCubGui.ini
freeglut (iCubimator): fgPlatformInitialize: CreateDC failed, Screen size info may be incorrect
This is quite likely caused by a bad '-display' parameter
yarp: Port /iCubGui/objects active at tcp://192.168.1.59:10005/
yarp: Port /iCubGui/textures active at tcp://192.168.1.59:10006/
yarp: Port /iCubGui/forces active at tcp://192.168.1.59:10007/
yarp: Port /iCubGui/speechText:i active at tcp://192.168.1.59:10003/
yarp: Port /iCubGui/dbgText:i active at tcp://192.168.1.59:10004/
||| finding path [geometry]
||| checking [C:\src\robotology-superbuild\build\install\skeleton.ini] (pwd)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\skeleton.ini] (context)
||| found C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\skeleton.ini
yarp: Port /iCubGui/base:i active at tcp://192.168.1.59:10008/
yarp: Port /iCubGui/torso:i active at tcp://192.168.1.59:10009/
yarp: Port /iCubGui/head:i active at tcp://192.168.1.59:10010/
yarp: Port /iCubGui/left_arm:i active at tcp://192.168.1.59:10011/
yarp: Port /iCubGui/right_arm:i active at tcp://192.168.1.59:10012/
yarp: Port /iCubGui/left_leg:i active at tcp://192.168.1.59:10013/
yarp: Port /iCubGui/right_leg:i active at tcp://192.168.1.59:10014/
||| finding path [covers/hip.obj]
||| checking [C:\src\robotology-superbuild\build\install\covers/hip.obj] (pwd)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/hip.obj] (context)
||| found C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/hip.obj
||| finding path [covers/torso.obj]
||| checking [C:\src\robotology-superbuild\build\install\covers/torso.obj] (pwd)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/torso.obj] (context)
||| found C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/torso.obj
||| finding path [covers/head.obj]
||| checking [C:\src\robotology-superbuild\build\install\covers/head.obj] (pwd)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/head.obj] (context)
||| found C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/head.obj
yarp: Port /iCubGui/inertials/rpc:i active at tcp://192.168.1.59:10015/
yarp: Port /iCubGui/inertials/measures:i active at tcp://192.168.1.59:10016/

C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/hip.obj


C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/torso.obj


C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/head.obj

[INFO]created device <multipleanalogsensorsclient>. See C++ class MultipleAnalogSensorsClient for documentation.
||| finding path [covers/upperarm_left.obj]
||| checking [C:\src\robotology-superbuild\build\install\covers/upperarm_left.obj] (pwd)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/upperarm_left.obj] (context)
||| found C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/upperarm_left.obj
||| finding path [covers/forearm_left.obj]
||| checking [C:\src\robotology-superbuild\build\install\covers/forearm_left.obj] (pwd)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/forearm_left.obj] (context)
||| found C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/forearm_left.obj
||| finding path [covers/upperarm_right.obj]
||| checking [C:\src\robotology-superbuild\build\install\covers/upperarm_right.obj] (pwd)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/upperarm_right.obj] (context)
||| found C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/upperarm_right.obj
||| finding path [covers/forearm_right.obj]
||| checking [C:\src\robotology-superbuild\build\install\covers/forearm_right.obj] (pwd)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/forearm_right.obj] (context)
||| found C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/forearm_right.obj
||| finding path [covers/upperleg_left.obj]
||| checking [C:\src\robotology-superbuild\build\install\covers/upperleg_left.obj] (pwd)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/upperleg_left.obj] (context)
||| found C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/upperleg_left.obj
||| finding path [covers/lowerleg_left.obj]
||| checking [C:\src\robotology-superbuild\build\install\covers/lowerleg_left.obj] (pwd)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/lowerleg_left.obj] (context)
||| found C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/lowerleg_left.obj
||| finding path [covers/foot_left.obj]
||| checking [C:\src\robotology-superbuild\build\install\covers/foot_left.obj] (pwd)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/foot_left.obj] (context)
||| found C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/foot_left.obj
||| finding path [covers/upperleg_right.obj]
||| checking [C:\src\robotology-superbuild\build\install\covers/upperleg_right.obj] (pwd)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/upperleg_right.obj] (context)
||| found C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/upperleg_right.obj
||| finding path [covers/lowerleg_right.obj]
||| checking [C:\src\robotology-superbuild\build\install\covers/lowerleg_right.obj] (pwd)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/lowerleg_right.obj] (context)
||| found C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/lowerleg_right.obj
||| finding path [covers/foot_right.obj]
||| checking [C:\src\robotology-superbuild\build\install\covers/foot_right.obj] (pwd)
||| checking [C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/foot_right.obj] (context)
||| found C:/src/robotology-superbuild/build/install/share/iCub\contexts\iCubGui\covers/foot_right.obj