[Paraview-developers] CMake Version

[David E DeMarle]

We want to document two things.

1) What version ranges the ParaView source code is compatible with.
2) What specific versions were the Kitware binaries built so that people
can build and distribute plugins that work with them.

On Friday, January 23, 2015, Scott, W Alan <wascott at sandia.gov> wrote:

>  Dan,
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> OK, now we are saying that we have two locations that we document what
> versions of packages we use.  There are actually three, if you include
> inside the superbuild itself.  I strongly feel that there should be one
> location that everyone can go to when they want to know what version of
> packages are to be used.  Currently, these two locations are:
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> http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView:Build_And_Install#Prerequisites
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> http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView_Binaries
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> Alan
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> p.s. – not trying to shoot the messenger here – thanks for the reply.  My
> point is just that we should document the version of what builds with
> ParaView one place, having gone through weeks of hell building cgns.
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> *From:* Dan Lipsa [mailto:dan.lipsa at kitware.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, January 12, 2015 8:57 PM
> *To:* Scott, W Alan
> *Cc:* David E DeMarle; Marcus D. Hanwell; paraview-developers at paraview.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Paraview-developers] [EXTERNAL] Re: CMake Version
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> http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView:Build_And_Install#Prerequisites
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> has the correct minimum version required for cmake 2.8.8.
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> Dan
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> On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 12:10 PM, Scott, W Alan <wascott at sandia.gov> wrote:
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> 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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