[vtk-developers] [vtkusers] ANN: VTK Wiki Examples Update

Tue Jul 20 14:37:49 EDT 2010

Bill,

Thanks for your fast reply!
I'll do it and keep it up to date, as the exchange goes with Karthik.

Arnaud

On 07/20/2010 02:32 PM, Bill Lorensen wrote:
> Arnaud,
>
> Add another example with a different name. Make a note in the
> description regarding the version needed. We'll try to accommodate the
> different versions of VTK. This is a works in progress, but I think we
> need to address it.
>
> Bill
>
> On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Arnaud GELAS
> <arnaud_gelas at hms.harvard.edu>  wrote:
>    
>> Hi,
>>
>> Are examples to build with the release version of vtk? or the current
>> version from the repository?
>>
>> For instance, I would like to update the examples for vtkDistanceWidget with
>> the latest change of Karthik (see his last commit), can I proceed?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Arnaud
>>
>> On 07/20/2010 01:56 PM, Aashish Chaudhary wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 1:28 PM, David Gobbi<david.gobbi at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>      
>>> It wouldn't have to be two-way communication if the master image is
>>> the one on the wiki (i.e. just as the wiki copy of the code is the
>>> master copy).
>>>
>>>        
>> true.
>>
>>      
>>> But, yes, you would need two-way communication to get all the images
>>> on the wiki in the first place.  Or a whole lotta manpower, to upload
>>> the images manually.
>>>
>>>        
>> There is some advantage if we can find a way via a program or a script.
>>   Soon we will try to get the images on the wiki.
>>
>>      
>>>   David
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Aashish Chaudhary
>>> <aashish.chaudhary at kitware.com>  wrote:
>>>        
>>>> We talked about it .. basically two way communication between Wiki and
>>>> Git
>>>> repository.
>>>> There are some issues but I think for the regression  images we should
>>>> have
>>>> it. I think that would be really valuable for the users.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 12:36 PM, David Gobbi<david.gobbi at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>          
>>>>> This is quite awesome.  I hate to be the guy who asks for more when
>>>>> given a feast, but could the master regression images be on the wiki
>>>>> too?
>>>>>
>>>>>   David
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Bill Lorensen
>>>>> <bill.lorensen at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>            
>>>>>> Folks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> David Doria, Aashish Chaudhary, Zack Galbreath, and I are excited to
>>>>>> announce the next phase of the VTK Wiki Examples.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We have established a process to automatically synchronize the
>>>>>> examples at: http://vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Examples with a git repository
>>>>>> at http://gitorious.org/vtkwikiexamples. The process includes nightly
>>>>>> compiles of each C++ example on several systems and running most C++
>>>>>> examples
>>>>>> as tests. Many of the tests that produce images are regression tested
>>>>>> against a baseline image.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Highlights:
>>>>>>   Over 500 c++ examples
>>>>>>   Over a dozen python examples (we need more!)
>>>>>>   Almost 5 java examples (we need more!)
>>>>>>   and over 5 tcl examples (we need more!)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   Over 380 c++ tests
>>>>>>   Over 200 Image regression tests
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There are three ways to obtain the examples:
>>>>>> 1) Go to an example page, cut and paste the example with its
>>>>>>    CMakeLists.txt file.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2) Clone the git repository:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> git clone git://gitorious.org/vtkwikiexamples/wikiexamples.git
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 3) Or download a tarball and extract the examples
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://gitorious.org/vtkwikiexamples/wikiexamples/archive-tarball/master
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The wiki is the holder of the master copy of each example. As
>>>>>> examples
>>>>>> are added by the VTK community, these examples will automatically be
>>>>>> placed in the git repository, compiled every night and tested.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For general information on the Wiki Examples go to:
>>>>>> http://vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Examples
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We have instructions for:
>>>>>> Example Users: http://vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Examples/Instructions/ForUsers
>>>>>> Example Developers:
>>>>>> http://vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Examples/Instructions/ForDevelopers
>>>>>> Example Administrators:
>>>>>> http://vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Examples/Instructions/ForAdministrators
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please feel free to add examples to this grass roots effort to ease
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> VTK learning experience.
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>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> | Aashish Chaudhary
>>>> | R&D Engineer
>>>> | Kitware Inc.
>>>> | www.kitware.com
>>>>
>>>>          
>>
>>
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>> | Aashish Chaudhary
>> | R&D Engineer
>> | Kitware Inc.
>> | www.kitware.com
>>
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