I've been using CLion with a certain repository of mine for a while now. Suddenly (or maybe not suddenly, but I can't figure out the cause), I get this error message in the CMake console:
Cannot generate into /path/to/the/project/dir
It is already used for unknown project
Please either delete it manually or select another generation directory
I tried several things:
- Deleting the build directories
- Deleting .idea and opening the directory as a new project
- Ensuring there are no other instances of CLion in the background
- Checking the file ownership and permissions
... but to no effect. However, cloning the repository into a new folder does not result in this situation.
What could be the cause of this problem?
Notes:
- CLion 2022.1 EAP 3
- Devuan GNU/Linux Chimaera (~= Debian Bullseye)
- non-root user