# Paraview build error

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-build-error/1345
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [February 23, 2019, 10:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-build-error/1345 "2019-02-23T10:25:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![vrkssai](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/e19b73/32.png) [@vrkssai](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vrkssai)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2019, 10:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-build-error/1345/1 "2019-02-23T10:25:03Z")

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I get the following error when trying to build paraview using make : “Failed to convert servermanager XML”

Error portion :----  
CMake Error at /scratch/software/paraview/CMake/ParaViewClient.cmake:547 (message):  
Failed to convert servermanager XML

CMake Error at /scratch/software/paraview/CMake/ParaViewClient.cmake:547 (message):  
Failed to convert servermanager XML

CMake Error at /scratch/software/paraview/CMake/ParaViewClient.cmake:547 (message):  
Failed to convert servermanager XML

make[2]: \*\*\* [Plugins/AcceleratedAlgorithms/AcceleratedAlgorithms\_doc.xslt] Error 1  
make[2]: \*\*\* [Plugins/ArrowGlyph/ArrowGlyph\_doc.xslt] Error 1  
make[2]: \*\*\* [Plugins/AnalyzeNIfTIReaderWriter/AnalyzeNIfTIIO\_doc.xslt] Error 1  
make[1]: \*\*\* [Plugins/AcceleratedAlgorithms/CMakeFiles/AcceleratedAlgorithms\_doc.dir/all] Error 2  
make[1]: \*\*\* Waiting for unfinished jobs…  
make[1]: \*\*\* [Plugins/AnalyzeNIfTIReaderWriter/CMakeFiles/AnalyzeNIfTIIO\_doc.dir/all] Error 2  
make[1]: \*\*\* [Plugins/ArrowGlyph/CMakeFiles/ArrowGlyph\_doc.dir/all] Error 2  
CMake Error at /scratch/software/paraview/CMake/ParaViewClient.cmake:547 (message):  
Failed to convert servermanager XML

make[2]: \*\*\* [Plugins/BagPlotViewsAndFilters/BagPlotViewsAndFilters\_doc.xslt] Error 1  
make[1]: \*\*\* [Plugins/BagPlotViewsAndFilters/CMakeFiles/BagPlotViewsAndFilters\_doc.dir/all] Error 2  
make: \*\*\* [all] Error 2

I would be glad if someone pointed out what is missing.

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### Author: ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-build-error/1345/2 "2019-02-23T18:54:57Z")

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Here is an MR which should at least give more information when the failure happens: [https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/merge\_requests/3063](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/merge_requests/3063)