[vtk-developers] python, postgreSQL, VTK build

Darren Weber darren.weber.lists at gmail.com
Fri Aug 29 13:55:39 EDT 2008


For the record, there's some useful information on OS X library paths in

'man dyld'


I assume the binary install of postgreSQL is not adding to one of these path
settings.


On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 8:47 AM, Darren Weber
<darren.weber.lists at gmail.com>wrote:

>
> I've got a link error when building VTK on OSX.  I've enabled postgresql
> and python wrapping.
>
> [ 73%] Built target vtk
> Scanning dependencies of target vtkpython
> [ 73%] Building CXX object
> Wrapping/Python/CMakeFiles/vtkpython.dir/vtkPythonAppInit.o
> Linking CXX executable ../../bin/vtkpython
> ld: file not found: libpq.5.dylib
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[2]: *** [bin/vtkpython] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [Wrapping/Python/CMakeFiles/vtkpython.dir/all] Error 2
> make: *** [all] Error 2
>
>
> I've used the binary installer for postgresql, which goes into
> /Library/PostgreSQL/8.3/*
>
> [ dweber at elegans ~/src/kitware/VTK_build ]$ ls
> /Library/PostgreSQL/8.3/lib/
> libecpg.6.0.dylib*  libecpg.dylib@             libecpg_compat.a
> libpgtypes.3.0.dylib*  libpgtypes.dylib@  libpq.a
> libecpg.6.dylib@    libecpg_compat.3.0.dylib*  libecpg_compat.dylib@
> libpgtypes.3.dylib@    libpq.5.1.dylib*   libpq.dylib@
> libecpg.a           libecpg_compat.3.dylib@    libpgport.a
> libpgtypes.a           libpq.5.dylib@     postgresql/
> [ dweber at elegans ~/src/kitware/VTK_build ]$
>
>
> Is this a simple problem of loading up an LD path or something so the build
> can find it?  What's the best way to do this on OSX?
>
> Thanks, Darren
>
>
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