[Insight-users] ITK&VTK Project in Visual C++

[Luis Ibanez]

Hi Robert,

I'm not sure I understand your question.
It seems that you have an existing VC++ application
and you want to add ITK and VTK code to it.

If this is the case, the first step is to give up
your old VC++ workspace, and define a CMakeLists.txt
file that will configure your project for using
ITK and VTK, along with all the other libraries that
your project may already be using. CMake will now
generate a workspace for you.

You should not modify this workspace directly,
any change must be done in the CMakeLists.txt file
that originated the workspace.

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In your message there seems to be a confusion between
"libraries" and "header files":

 > Adding the code to  my project won't work because at that point the
 > libraries are not yet included.



and between the VC++ workspace and the actual source
code of the application:

 > But if i then use CMake to include them i then
 > can not change the code.



Maybe you could rephrase these questions so we can
provide a better advice.


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 > Thus: How can i compile the ITK&VTK part of my
 > code in a simple manner????

One option that you may consider is to encapsulate
ITK + VTK into C++ classes that do not expose the
API of ITK nor VTK.  This is pretty much the approach
used for the VolView plugins.  In this way, you can
create a library of components that is built independently
of your application.




Regards,


    Luis



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Robert-Paul Buitendijk wrote:
> Hello
> 
> The CMakeList.txt file you send me helped a lot.
> I did find the error, the libraries are now included.
> 
> How can i make my VTK&ITK code in a efficient way.
> Adding the code to  my project won't work because at that point the
> libraries are not yet included.
> But if i then use CMake to include them i then can not change the code.
> 
> Thus: How can i compile the ITK&VTK part of my code in a simple manner????
> 
> Tnx Robert
> 
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: insight-users-admin at itk . org
> [mailto:insight-users-admin at itk . org]Namens Luis Ibanez
> Verzonden: maandag 29 september 2003 22:09
> Aan: Robert-Paul Buitendijk
> CC: insight-users at itk . org
> Onderwerp: Re: [Insight-users] ITK&VTK Project in Visual C++
> 
> 
> Hi Robert,
> 
> Can you please post your current CMakeLists.txt file ?
> 
> Note that once you generate a Visual Studio project
> from CMake, you should *NOT* modify this project from
> the VC++ IDE. All changes must be made in the original
> CMakeLists.txt file and from it the a new project file
> must be generated.
> 
> Please find attached the CMakeLists.txt file of a typical
> application that is using ITK, VTK and FTLK.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
>     Luis
> 
> 
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> Robert-Paul Buitendijk wrote:
> 
>>Hello everone
>>
>>How do I correctly write a CMakeList.txt file including the ITK&VTK
>>libraries maintaining
>>my allready written C++ file.
>>
>>The Current CMakeLIST.txt file does add the requested libraries, but i
> 
> loose
> 
>>all my info for my existing project.
>>
>>tnx in advance
>>RP
>>
>>
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