VTK/Obtaining

First, you must install Git and CMake and optionally Boost (for many of the Infovis functionalities). In linux:

sudo yum install boost*

In windows, Download Boost

Linux & Mac

• Clone the VTK repository:

git clone http://vtk.org/VTK.git VTK

• Create a build directory, say ~/VTK/build. Go into that directory and configure VTK with:

 ccmake ../VTK

• Press c (to configure, depending on your options you may have to do this twice)
• Press g (to generate & quit)

• Build VTK:

 make

Windows

• Open 'Git bash' (should be a shortcut on your desktop or start menu after installing git.

• Clone the VTK repository:

git clone http://vtk.org/VTK.git VTK

• Open the CMake GUI and set the paths to "Where is your source code?" and "Where to build the binaries?"
• Click Configure
• Select your IDE under "Specify the generator for this project" and click Finish.
• Open the project in your IDE.
• Build the project.