# problem with find\_package()
**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/problem-with-find-package/2266
**Category:** Usage
**Created:** [November 30, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/problem-with-find-package/2266 "2020-11-30T14:05:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@kondachaitanya1993](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/kondachaitanya1993)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/problem-with-find-package/2266/1 "2020-11-30T14:05:19Z")
## i am completely new to use cmake. i am facing an issue with debugging the following error.
Observed:
```auto
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:30 (find_package):
find_package called with incorrect number of arguments
was not found. Please specify vsomeip_DIR
-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
```
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## CMakeLists.txt content:
```cmake
cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.7)
project (vSomeIPHelloWorld)
find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
include_directories(${VSOMEIP_INCLUDE_DIRS})
add_library(vsomeip_hello_world_service INTERFACE)
target_sources(vsomeip_hello_world_service INTERFACE
"${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/hello_world_service.hpp"
)
target_include_directories(vsomeip_hello_world_service INTERFACE
"${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
)
add_library(vsomeip_hello_world_client INTERFACE)
target_sources(vsomeip_hello_world_client INTERFACE
"${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/hello_world_client.hpp"
)
target_include_directories(vsomeip_hello_world_client INTERFACE
"${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
)
if (NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Android")
# This will get us acces to
# VSOMEIP_INCLUDE_DIRS - include directories for vSomeIP
# VSOMEIP_LIBRARIES - libraries to link against
find_package(${VSOMEIP_NAME})
if (NOT ${VSOMEIP_NAME}_FOUND)
message("${VSOMEIP_NAME} was not found. Please specify vsomeip_DIR")
endif()
add_executable (hello_world_service hello_world_service_main.cpp)
target_link_libraries(hello_world_service vsomeip_hello_world_service ${VSOMEIP_LIBRARIES} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
add_executable (hello_world_client hello_world_client_main.cpp)
target_link_libraries(hello_world_client vsomeip_hello_world_client ${VSOMEIP_LIBRARIES} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
endif()
```
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Kindly help me in resolving the issue.
---
### Author:  [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/problem-with-find-package/2266/2 "2020-11-30T14:12:32Z")
> [@kondachaitanya1993](#):
>
> ```auto
> find_package(${VSOMEIP_NAME})
>
> ```
The error message indicates that you’ve called `find_package` with the wrong number of arguments. What is the value of the `VSOMEIP_NAME` variable?
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### Author:  [@kondachaitanya1993](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/kondachaitanya1993)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/problem-with-find-package/2266/3 "2020-11-30T14:16:24Z")
i don’t know how to check the variable value.
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### Author:  [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/problem-with-find-package/2266/4 "2020-11-30T14:19:09Z")
You can use something like:
```cmake
message("-->${VSOMEIP_NAME}<--")
```
with the arrows there to help pinpoint the value.
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### Author:  [@kondachaitanya1993](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/kondachaitanya1993)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/problem-with-find-package/2266/5 "2020-11-30T14:28:57Z")
it is displaying nothing as follows
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:30 (find\_package):
find\_package called with incorrect number of arguments
–\>\<–
was not found. Please specify vsomeip\_DIR
– Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
---
### Author:  [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/problem-with-find-package/2266/6 "2020-11-30T14:43:03Z")
That variable is then empty. You’ll need to set it to the name of the package that should be found.
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### Author:  [@kondachaitanya1993](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/kondachaitanya1993)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/problem-with-find-package/2266/7 "2020-11-30T14:46:17Z")
okay.
will try setting the variable.
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### Author:  [@kondachaitanya1993](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/kondachaitanya1993)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/problem-with-find-package/2266/8 "2020-11-30T14:49:41Z")
Thanks a lot. It is working after setting the variable value.
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### Author:  [@EliasVerstappe](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/EliasVerstappe)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2021, 10:10am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/problem-with-find-package/2266/9 "2021-03-02T10:10:46Z")
Hi @kondachaitanya1993, I have the same problem.
Could you explain how you set the variable value?
I’ve tried setting VSOMEIP\_NAME as an environment variable like this: “export VSOMEIP\_NAME=/mnt/c/Users/Elias/wsl/vsomeip/build” (notice I’m using WSL… /vsomeip/build is the directory where I’ve built the vsomeip stack).
This does not work for me, however.
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### Author:  [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/problem-with-find-package/2266/10 "2021-03-02T16:46:55Z")
That variable is a CMake variable. It doesn’t read the environment. You’ll need to add `set(VSOMEIP_NAME …)` to the CMake code, pass `-DVSOMEIP_NAME=…` on the command line, or set the variable in the GUI.
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### Author:  [@EliasVerstappe](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/EliasVerstappe)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/problem-with-find-package/2266/11 "2021-03-02T16:52:20Z")
Adding `set(VSOMEIP_NAME …)` in the CMake file indeed fixed it.
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@joseananio](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/joseananio)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/problem-with-find-package/2266/12 "2021-08-19T16:54:55Z")
For future newbies like me
`VSOMEIP_NAME` is found in your original vsomeip build folder `rootfolder/build/Config.cmake`
So
`set(VSOMEIP_NAME "vsomeip3")` in my case