[Paraview] error loading server-side plugin

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

Jean,

Are you sure the plugin wasn't compiled with Qt-enabled ParaView? Did
you try manually browse and load the plugin and load it? I wonder if
the dialog is referring to another version of the plugin.

Utkarsh

On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 7:56 AM, Favre  Jean <jfavre at cscs.ch> wrote:
> Folks
>
> I have a paraview installed on a server, without the GUI compiled, i.e. only pvserver, and pvbatch.
>
> Without any error, I can use my desktop pvpython, and do
>
> from paraview.simple import *
> paraview version 4.1.0
> Connect("pilatus25.abc.abc.ch")
> Connection (cs://pilatus25.abc.abc.ch:11111) [2]
> LoadPlugin("/apps/pilatus/ParaView/4.1-gallium/lib/paraview-4.1/libEyeDomeLightingView.so", ns=globals())
> # this, or any other plugin
>
> I can also use the Python shell in my desktop paraview to load the remote plugin with LoadPlugin()
>
> the problem comes when I use the tools->Manage Plugins->Remote Plugins->Load Selected.
>
> I get a QT error:
>
> ERROR: In /scratch/abc/ParaView-v4.1.0/ParaViewCore/ClientServerCore/Core/vtkPVPluginLoader.cxx, line 302
> vtkPVPluginLoader (0x24cb5e0): libvtkpqComponents-pv4.1.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
>
> of course on the server side, paraview was not compiled with QT. However, as said, I can load the remote plugin in pvpython, or the paraview python shell, and I can use these plugings with success.
>
> Is there a way to fix the error and use the "Manage Plugins" menu for server-side plugins when the server has no QT?
>
> -----------------
> Jean
> CSCS
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