[vtkusers] Need Help Compiling VTK on OS X With Python Wrappers and a Local Python Installation

[David Gobbi]

Well, ya got me then.  Even when I build 3rd party unix non-framework
stuff on the Mac, including python, I still get dylibs.  I didn't know
the mac loader would even recognize .so libraries.

   David


On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Smith, Mark E CTR USAF AFMC AEDC/ATA
<Mark.E.Smith at arnold.af.mil> wrote:
> Except that when I built my local python installation I built it for a
> unix platform using .so libraries. No frameworks. No dylibs.
>
> I think what I want is vtk built the same way, that is, for a unix
> platform.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Gobbi [mailto:david.gobbi at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 4:09 PM
> To: Smith, Mark E CTR USAF AFMC AEDC/ATA
> Cc: Berk Geveci; vtkusers at vtk.org
> Subject: Re: [vtkusers] Need Help Compiling VTK on OS X With Python
> Wrappers and a Local Python Installation
>
> Hi Mark,
>
> You're very close.  You need to set the PYTHON_LIBRARY variable like so:
>
> /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Python
>
> Or like so:
>
> /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/Python
>
> Of course using the correct path to your own python framework.
>
>   David
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Smith, Mark E CTR USAF AFMC AEDC/ATA
> <Mark.E.Smith at arnold.af.mil> wrote:
>> Yes, but the build process complains that it wants a file and not a
>> directory (at least on the PYTHON_LIBRARY setting). But since the
>> default just points to the framework directory I cannot tell what is
> the
>> correct thing to put here.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Berk Geveci [mailto:berk.geveci at kitware.com]
>> Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 3:29 PM
>> To: Smith, Mark E CTR USAF AFMC AEDC/ATA
>> Cc: vtkusers at vtk.org
>> Subject: Re: [vtkusers] Need Help Compiling VTK on OS X With Python
>> Wrappers and a Local Python Installation
>>
>> Did you try setting PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR and PYTHON_LIBRARY to point to
>> your Python build? Note that these are advanced settings so you will
>> have to turn on advanced mode in CMake.
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Smith, Mark E CTR USAF AFMC AEDC/ATA
>> <Mark.E.Smith at arnold.af.mil> wrote:
>>> I suspect that this question has been answered, but so for I have not
>>> been able to find the answer. I want to build and install VTK with
>>> Python wrappers on OS X. I must install VTK locally since I do not
>> have
>>> root access. I have a local installation of Python. When I build VTK
>> the
>>> system installation of Python and the libraries in the Python
>> framework
>>> are used. Thus, when I run my local python and attempt to import vtk
> I
>>> get an error like below.
>>>
>>> Fatal Python error: Interpreter not initialized (version mismatch?)
>>>
>>> I have LD_LIBRARY_PATH and DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH set to the path where my
>>> local Python libraries exist. I have my path set to pickup my local
>>> python executable and that is what is reported when I configure with
>>> ccmake. My local python installation does not have frameworks or
> dylib
>>> files. I am using VTK 5.4.2. Any suggestions how to solve this
>> problem?
>>>
>>> Thanks
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