[Paraview] Client-Server Fails on Altix

[Berk Geveci]

To be on the safe side, I would try:

* Client/server built from the exact same source
* Both set to the same VTK_USE_64BIT_ID (I recommend off)

-berk


On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 3:35 PM, Kent Eschenberg <eschenbe at psc.edu> wrote:
> The client is 32-bit and the server is 64-bit, with VTK_USE_64BIT_ID off and
> on, respectively.
>
> However ... I've had no problem using this same client system and pvserver
> on another 64-bit system with VTK_USE_64BIT_ID on.
>
> The client and server that work together run CentOS. The other server with
> the new problem runs SUSE. All use PV CVS but downloaded at slightly
> different times.
>
> Suggestions welcome!
> Kent
> Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
>
> Berk Geveci wrote:
>>
>> Are you running the client on the same machine? By any chance, do the
>> client and server have different VTK_USE_64BIT_IDS set?
>>
>> -berk
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Kent Eschenberg <eschenbe at psc.edu>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> The interactive version of PV works fine but when using pvserver (1 or 4
>>> processes) all attempts to add to the display (e.g., a source of box or
>>> sphere) only yields this message:
>>>
>>> ERROR: In .../ParaView3/Servers/Common/vtkPVDataInformation.cxx, line 971
>>> vtkPVDataInformation (0x9e93040): Error parsing data set type.
>>>
>>> I also get the now-expected warnings about being unable to connect to an
>>> X
>>> server.
>>>
>>> System: SGI Altix 4700, Itanium2 ia64
>>> OS: enhanced version of SuSE
>>> Compiler: g++ 4.1.2
>>> Cmake: 2.6.0
>>> ParaView: from CVS around June 13
>>> Qt: 4.3.5
>>> Mesa: 7.0.1
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>