[Paraview-developers] pvpython and force_offscreen_rendering on OS X

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

You can use `--force-offscreen-rendering` flag for standard ParaView
builds on OsX when using pvpython/pvserver etc. It simply implies that
there'll be no windows popped up for these command line executables.
Note, ParaView still needs access to Cocoa to create OpenGL contexts
for rendering.

Utkarsh

On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 3:02 PM, Sgouros, Thomas
<thomas_sgouros at brown.edu> wrote:
> Hello:
>
> The documentation seems ambiguous on the point, can anyone confirm for me
> how to get a version of pvpython that runs on OS X and supports the
> --force-offscreen-rendering option?
>
> My reading seems to imply that I will have to compile from the source, but
> I've been trying and failing to understand how to make the super-build
> process work. If someone can confirm for me that this is the way forward,
> I'd appreciate it.
>
> Also, when using the paraview-superbuild, when I try to install, I get this:
>
> CMake Error at
> /../paraview-superbuild/projects/apple/paraview.bundle.cmake:8 (message):
>
>   Creating the Apple package without the GUI is not supported.
>
> To which superbuild option does this refer?
>
> Thank you,
>
>  -Tom
>
>
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