[Paraview-developers] [EXTERNAL] Re: CMake Version

[Dan Lipsa]

http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView:Build_And_Install#Prerequisites

has the correct minimum version required for cmake 2.8.8.

Dan


On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 12:10 PM, Scott, W Alan <wascott at sandia.gov> wrote:

>  I am hearing that it makes sense to leave current minimum cmake version
> for VTK.  That is OK with me.  It is also always good to know that you can
> always use latest/ greatest Cmake.  But, that isn’t true for all packages
> (and I believe latest Cmake has been incompatible in the past).  Let’s
> update the ParaView wiki to show what Cmake version is used for the
> builds?  Surprisingly, upgrading Cmake versions isn’t trivial for some of
> us that build somewhere around a dozen platforms, and I don’t like having
> to guess what version to use...
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> Thanks all!
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> Alan
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> *From:* Paraview-developers [mailto:
> paraview-developers-bounces at paraview.org] *On Behalf Of *David E DeMarle
> *Sent:* Friday, January 09, 2015 8:53 AM
> *To:* Marcus D. Hanwell
> *Cc:* paraview-developers at paraview.org
> *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Re: [Paraview-developers] CMake Version
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> If there isn't a compelling reason I think we should remain
> conservative, and it sounds like there is not in this case (especially
> for a dependency that is pretty optional for many of our users).
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> Agreed. One factor in the minimum required decision is what the popular
> Linux distros have readily on hand.
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>  You
> can generally always use the latest CMake if you choose, but making
> that the minimum makes it harder for others to compile and use our
> code (often using the packaged CMake).
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> Agreed again. The "faraway" submission in the dependencies track of the
> vtk dashboard exists to verity that CMake master works for VTK.
> Unfortunately it didn't submit today so someone needs to shove it.
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> Marcus
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