[Compile or cmake problems]

No you don't have do, and it's not same error, you are trying to compile into souces directory. You must create a directory, for example build, enter there and run cmake from there.

Still getting same/similar error :

wow@wow:~/build$  cmake ../server_core -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../build && make && make install
-- Detected 64-bit platform
-- UNIX: Using jemalloc
-- UNIX: Using default configuration directory
-- UNIX: Using default library directory
CMake Error at cmake/platform/unix/settings.cmake:22 (configure_file):
  configure_file attempted to configure a file:
  /home/wow/server_core/cmake_uninstall.cmake into a source directory.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  cmake/macros/CheckPlatform.cmake:15 (include)
  CMakeLists.txt:51 (include)


-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

I'm using " cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../build && make && make install " line to compile, source files are located in server_core folder and as u said i made build folder.

[Compile or cmake problems]

Like you said, you need gcc 4.7, update your ancient linux to debian 7 or similar modern linux, because for sure you will lack other requirements.

Hello, I'm having same issue but i'm using latest libraries. Here's error :

cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../build && make && make install
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 4.7.2
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 4.7.2
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc -- works
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- works
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Detected 64-bit platform
-- UNIX: Using jemalloc
-- UNIX: Using default configuration directory
-- UNIX: Using default library directory
CMake Error at cmake/platform/unix/settings.cmake:22 (configure_file):
  configure_file attempted to configure a file:
  /home/wow/server_core/cmake_uninstall.cmake into a source directory.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  cmake/macros/CheckPlatform.cmake:15 (include)
  CMakeLists.txt:51 (include)


-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

I did what instructions said for those who are doing this first time but as you see i failed :S 

Help?