[Paraview] implication of -DUSE_SYSTEM_python=OFF (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

You're absolutely right. In general, if you're building a package to
deploy on the same machine you should use-system-*=ON for as many
components are possible including Python, MPI, (and maybe even Qt).

Utkarsh

On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 12:21 PM, Su, Simon M CTR USARMY ARL (US)
<simon.m.su.ctr at mail.mil> wrote:
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> Thanks Utkarsh. Then PV compiled with USE_SYSTEM_python=OFF, none of the
> system installed python related packages (numpy, scipy, etc, etc) will work in
> PV right? And only those python packages (numpy) included in the PV superbuild
> process are available for use. Right?
>
> Thanks
> -simon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Utkarsh Ayachit [mailto:utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 12:13 PM
> To: Su, Simon M CTR USARMY ARL (US)
> Cc: paraview at paraview.org
> Subject: Re: [Paraview] implication of -DUSE_SYSTEM_python=OFF (UNCLASSIFIED)
>
> USE_SYSTEM_python=OFF will result in ParaView compile and package it's Python
> version. USE_SYSTEM_python=ON will result in ParaView using a version
> installed on your system. Thus the bundle won't be work on any other systems
> where the Python you build against isn't available.
>
> With USE_SYSTEM_python=ON, advanced CMAke options will allow you to pick which
> Python libraries and executables to use for the build (similar to what one
> sets in  a regular ParaView build).
>
> Utkarsh
>
> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Su, Simon M CTR USARMY ARL (US)
> <simon.m.su.ctr at mail.mil> wrote:
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>> Hello,
>>
>> What is the difference between -DUSE_SYSTEM_python=OFF  and
>> -DUSE_SYSTEM_python=ON superbuild PV compile?  Are there things that I
>> need to setup differently between the two type of compile to make sure
>> that PV is picking up the right python version after I deploy the binary
>> compiled?
>>
>> Thanks
>> -simon
>>
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