[Paraview] How to create a vtkModule in Paraview

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

Just to make sure I am understanding the current state correctly, The
vtkAddon <https://github.com/lorensen/vtkAddon/blob/master/module.cmake> module
works fine, but your custom module doesn't. Is that correct? If so, may be
you want share a stripped down version of the module so we can spot what's
missing by building locally.

Utkarsh

On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 2:52 PM, Simon-Pierre Desjardins <
sp_desjardins at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Utkarsh,
>
>
> I have tried adding the path to my external module via
> PARAVIEW_EXTERNAL_MODULE_ROOTS in cmake. I am able to compile the module in
> VS2015 but it only creates a .dll file. Usually, at least from what I've
> seen with the other modules, a library is also created which is needed to
> use the plugins in the modules. I have checked all the documentation and
> did a really simple module containing only a single plugin.
>
>
> Here is an overview of what it looks like:
>
>
> module.cmake:
>
>
> vtk_module(vtkSPXModule
>   GROUPS
>     StandAlone
>   DEPENDS
>     vtkCommonCore
>     vtkCommonDataModel
>     vtkCommonExecutionModel
>     vtkCommonMisc
>     vtkPVVTKExtensionsRendering
>     vtkFiltersGeneral
>     TEST_DEPENDS
>     vtkTestingCore
>     KIT
>     vtkRemote
>   )
>
>
> and the Cmakelist.txt:
>
>
> set(Module_SRCS
>   TestPlugin.cxx
>   )
>
>
> vtk_module_library(vtkSPXModule ${Module_SRCS})
>
>
> I referred myself to this example that seemed to work
> https://github.com/lorensen/vtkAddon/blob/master/module.cmake
>
>
> Overall, to make sure it's clear, I am able to compile the module and I'm
> able to see it in my solution. The problem is more so linked to the
> creation of the .lib that isn't being done. Any idea what could cause that?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Simon-Pierre
>
> ------------------------------
> *De :* Utkarsh Ayachit <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com>
> *Envoyé :* 5 juin 2017 11:02
> *À :* Simon-Pierre Desjardins
> *Cc :* paraview at paraview.org
> *Objet :* Re: [Paraview] How to create a vtkModule in Paraview
>
> Simon,
>
> While plugins can have internal modules, it's really not designed to share
> those with other plugins. You have two options:
>
> 1. combine both plugins into a single one.
> 2. make the module a standard ParaView/VTK module that added via
> PARAVIEW_EXTERNAL_MODULE_ROOTS CMake variable, then the two plugins can use
> the module just liek any other ParaView/VTK module.
>
> Utkarsh
>
> On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 3:03 PM, Simon-Pierre Desjardins <
> sp_desjardins at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I created a custom plugin that I want to use in a second plugin. To do
>> so, I want to create a module with the custom plugin to be able to use it
>> in my second one.
>>
>> I tried creating the module following the instructions on
>> http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Module_Development but it did not work.
>>
>>
>> Basically, I am able to compile my module and create a .dll with it but I
>> can't seem to be able to create the .lib and .ext necessary.
>>
>> I also added my module in the VTKModule.cmake. I'm unsure why it is not
>> generating a .lib since I can see the line add_library in the cmake file
>> generated for vtkmodules with my module name.
>>
>>
>> Could anyone try to help me figure out what I'm missing?
>>
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>>
>> Simon-Pierre Desjardins
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm compiling using Visual studio 2015 and Windows 10 64bits
>>
>>
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