[Paraview-developers] pvpython and force_offscreen_rendering on OS X

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

Okay, I misspoke again :). pvpython should indeed have this command
line option. Maybe someone with access to a mac can see why this isn't
working. I can try out on my home mac later tonight and get back to
you if no one responds before then.

On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 4:07 PM, Sgouros, Thomas
<thomas_sgouros at brown.edu> wrote:
> Thank you. I'm chasing this issue, actually. Perhaps I've misdiagnosed it?
>
> $ LightViz --paraview /Applications/ParaView-5.4.1.app --data
> ../mat-viz-mofTFF-90L-9.1lpm-100rpm
>
>
> ===============================================================================
>
> | Execute:
>
> | $ "/Applications/ParaView-5.4.1.app/Contents/bin/pvpython"
>
> | -dr
>
> | --force-offscreen-rendering
>
> | "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/light-viz/server/pvw-light-viz.py"
>
> | --content
>
> | "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/light-viz/dist"
>
> | --port
>
> | 8080
>
> | --data
>
> | "../mat-viz-mofTFF-90L-9.1lpm-100rpm"
>
> ===============================================================================
>
>
> Got unknown argument: --force-offscreen-rendering
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 4:02 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit
> <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>>
>> I misspoke. Not pvpython, the option is only available for pvserver,
>> pvbatch and not pvpython.
>>
>> No, XQuartz is not it. If you're logged in, you have access to the Cocoa
>> server.
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 3:58 PM, Sgouros, Thomas
>> <thomas_sgouros at brown.edu> wrote:
>> > $ /Applications/ParaView-5.4.1.app/Contents/bin/pvpython
>> > --force-offscreen-rendering
>> > Got unknown argument: --force-offscreen-rendering
>> >
>> > What does "access to Cocoa" mean in this context? How would I go about
>> > giving it that access? All I could think of was to run the XQuartz
>> > server at
>> > the same time, but I don't see any way to tell pvpython to look there.
>> >
>> > Thank you,
>> >
>> >  -Tom
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 3:36 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit
>> > <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> 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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